Jen Mallia



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Jen Mallia is an Edmonton writer who is passionate about travel, Netflix, and raising good humans (not always in that order!) She has written for numerous print and on-line publications, and is always on the lookout for the next great story--around the corner or across the globe! You can follow her adventures on Instagram and Twitter: @jen_mallia

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Costa Mesa Getaway Sweepstakes!

Posted on: April 4, 2016

Win a Costa Mesa Getaway! If we were crafting the perfect fantasy weekend getaway, it would include the following: sun, shopping, delicious food and, what the heck…a  day at a Disneyland theme park. It would look almost exactly like this Orange County giveaway from Travel Costa Mesa, actually. Check out this amazing prize
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Will Disney In-Demand Pricing Cut the Crowds at the Happiest Place on Earth?

Posted on: February 29, 2016

Disney In-Demand Pricing is striving to cut line ups and crowds at the American Disney theme parks. After an Edmonton man was charged $1100 for a New Year’s Eve Uber ride across the city, people got familiar with the term “surge pricing” in a big way. The law of supply
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Hot Springs Eternal – Check out these Hot Spots for a Hot Soak around the World!

Posted on: February 8, 2016

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of submersing your tired body in warm thermal springs. If the ambient temperature is icy, I find the joy of the springs all the more decadent. My bathtub is having trouble cutting it on these dark winter nights, even if I turn the furnace
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Curiouser and curiouser: Alice in Wonderland at the Shaw Festival

Posted on: January 18, 2016

The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake has been the summer home of many talented theatre folks and countless curtain rises since it launched over half a century ago. The beautiful setting and broad repository of plays draw dedicated fans and curious newcomers year after year. This year a new, musical adaptation
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Super Ways to Get Grown-Up Time on Your Next Family Vacation

Posted on: January 13, 2016

It’s nice to have your kids with you on holiday, but sometimes you need a break! Here are some Super Ways to Get Grown-Up Time on Your Next Family Vacation. My husband and I stand in the foyer of my parent’s rented condo, suitcases still in hand, slightly stunned by
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Take WestJet Year-Round to London from Calgary and Toronto!

Posted on: January 7, 2016

Take WestJet Year-Round to London! Is London calling? WestJet answers with year-round flights from Calgary and Toronto. Starting in May, the non-stop flights will depart three times a week from Calgary and daily from Toronto. WestJet announced summer seasonal flights from Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and St. John’s in September, the
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Ski for $15 on Sport Chek National Ski Day!

Posted on: December 16, 2015

Strap on your skis and get swooshing for Sport Chek National Ski Day! CIBC and Alpine Canada Alpin are pleased to present this annual event. Resorts from coast to coast will be offering $15 lift tickets (available for purchase from now until January 8, 2016) for skiing on January 9,
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Into the Woods: Chasing Stories on The German Fairytale Route

Posted on: December 6, 2015

Are you sitting comfortably? All right then, let’s begin… Once upon a time, in a land far away was a magical fairy tale road running through many beautiful forests and woods. Along the road lay many wonderful things, as many stories had been built upon it. People came from all
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To Winnipeg with Love: A Manitoba Homecoming for James Bond

Posted on: November 4, 2015

London, Tokyo, Tangier…Winnipeg? 007’s Manitoban roots are showing! Here’s what you need to know about how Manitoba is a home away from home for the suave, dashing, international spy who loves us, James Bond. It may be easier to picture Bond, James Bond on the banks of the Seine than
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Hotel Foster Dogs: Bringing Home Love on Four Feet

Posted on: October 26, 2015

Hotel foster dogs are helping travelers rethink the idea of  “souvenir.” What’s the best thing you ever brought home from a trip? There are many happy reminders of trips past scattered throughout our home: a vial of teeny tiny seashells carefully collected from a Cuban beach, the enormous glass hooka we
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