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Showbiz

A lot of people want to be in show business. Ah, the smell of the grease paint, the roar of the crowd-or is it the other way around? Continue reading

Door to door

Here is my personal policy for dealing with door to door salespeople. I don’t. I never buy anything, or offer any information that will lead to buying something, from anybody standing on my doorstep. Continue reading

How clean is your room?

There are ways to assess the cleanliness of an establishment before you check in and ways to lessen the risks if you don’t find health threats until you are ensconced in your room. Continue reading

Special assistance while traveling

Many hotels, motels or resorts have rooms set up for guests with special needs. These rooms may be known as Special Assistance or Handicap Rooms. Continue reading

ACTA: travel association

The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies, best known by its initials ACTA, is, by far, the largest organization representing the nation’s providers of travel and is the most influential association working on behalf of travel agencies and the travelling public. Continue reading

Wills

If you don’t have a will – and many Canadians do not – you could be heading for disaster.
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Inspecting your kitchen redo

A kitchen is typically the first thing the buyer of an existing home will want to update or replace. It is also the most complex room of the home and this means any work done on it must be inspected carefully. Continue reading

Great pizza from your own oven – believe it!

Believe it or not, you can have a pizza oven in your kitchen, just as good as the ones at your favorite pizza eatery and it’s all because of improvements in ovens, fuel and venting. Continue reading

Bargain travel

A lot of us are going to hit the roads, the air lanes and the high seas in the coming months. Here’s some tips on doing so on a budget and safely. Continue reading

Finding a good travel agent

Finding a travel agency and travel agent you can trust can be as easy as finding agencies in your area that belong to the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies. Continue reading