The Concierge stands by the front entrance of the hotel, smiling a greeting as you wander in and out of your hotel. If you’re like me (and have no clue what a concierge does, let alone how to use one), you shyly smile while simultaneously trying to avoid eye contact.
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You planned the ultimate “staycation” and explored all the local wonders you could find this summer. And who can blame you? Travelling during high season can be expensive and crowded if you’re going to a popular destination. So while my friends are off on their summer holidays, I bask in
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Between hotels, flights and restaurants, vacations are expensive endeavours, and occasionally come with some major pitfalls. In addition to the dozens of street scams you’ll find at your destination, from fake room service menus to fake purse and jewelry shops, shysters have gotten more sophisticated and familiarizing yourself with these
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“If we bought this car, I would never spill my yogurt down the seat cracks,” vowed my five-year-old solemnly. “If we bought this car, I would never let you eat yogurt in this car,” I deadpanned back. We were taking a road trip in a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, and my
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July 8 2015 Let’s tackle the elephant in the room first. Fact: traveling with teenagers can be fun. Yes, it’s true. Whether by car, ship or plane, exploring your backyard or wandering around the globe with teens can be much more fun than toodling around with a toddler in tow. No diapers,
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You know the type: she floats past you at hotel check-in and is greeted by name.  Her company covers all her travel expenses, and as a sweet bonus, she earns zillions of air miles and loyalty points. She always gets a room upgrade, and every year,  she gives the nanny
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Parents, it’s time to up your relationship game. Between the scheduling, chauffeuring and never ending snack prep, it’s easy to lose sight of how you and your partner used to connect. Let’s face it, parenting can be a major buzz kill. That doesn’t mean you ought to ship the young’uns
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I’m by no means a festival addict, but I’ve been to a wide variety of music festivals since discovering them in high school. I wasn’t much more than a kid myself when I attended my first all weekend festival … but would I take my kids to a music festival?
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“We should have bought American dollars when the dollar was par,” my husband said to me recently, after watching yet another news anchor bemoaning the state of the plummeting Canadian dollar. With four stateside trips planned over the upcoming few months, we were feeling the pinch each time we went
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If you have missed out on the distinct pleasure of traveling with kids who need car seats, count yourself lucky. It is a logistical nightmare. If you are traveling through more than one country, you will encounter more than one set of transportation laws tempting you to just call the
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