Magically Free Shuttle January 8, 2009
Posted by yp2m in Car, Free stuff, Hotels, SOHO, Sightseeing, Travel, car rental, freebies, kids, money, saving money.Tags: airport, coupon, disney, orlando, staples, vacation, wdw
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When it comes to running a small business, either from home or in an office, it is vital that you fully stock your business with supplies. I’ve shared a Staples $20 off coupon with you before but it comes with a $150 minimum purchase. It’s not hard to rack up the bill, especially if your business needs a new external hard drive or a new printer. Even school supplies can easily make up for the $150 minimum. Here’s the coupon anyways: 5991592125470472. Use it online or by phone.
Any of you planning a Walt Disney World vacation? If so and you are planning to stay onsite at one of the WDW resorts then get free shuttle service from Orlando airport to your Disney resort. This is called the Disney Magical Express and is available to guests staying at all the WDW resort hotels. To get this service, simply ask for it by name when reserving your WDW vacation. Reservations made prior to 30 days from departure will get special luggage tags sent to you. Disney will automatically transfer your luggage from the airport to the resort.
While in Florida, rent a mid-size SUV from Dollar for only $37.99 per day. Or in Tampa, get a mid-size SUV for only $169.00 per week from Alamo.
Sail for less than $35 per night November 9, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel.Tags: caribbean, carnival, cruise, deals, princess, rccl, sail, sale
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Don’t let Paloma scare you from taking a cruise. This late-season hurricane is beating Cuba down and is forecasted to hit the Cayman Islands next. But come next week, itHurricane season usually starts about June 1st and finishes its last punch by the end of November. Cruising anytime after December 1st in the Caribbean is the best. Visitors to our site already has already taken advantage of the Orbitz yearend sale on cruises where you can save up to 80% off. Lets take a look at some of the deals:
This is the season to sail the Caribbean. If you don’t know where to go, just check back with us as we tell you where to shop and what to see on each island.
Free Cruise and Air November 6, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Activities, Fall 2008/2009, Free stuff, Hotels, Lifestyle, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, beach, cruise, freebies, golf, money, museums, saving money.Tags: air, america, carnival, cruise, free, holland, miles, oceanview, rewards, shell, Travel
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What would you prefer, a trip that you would have to pay for or a free trip? I think most of us would prefer the latter. I am redeeming my Air Miles for a possible cruise and airfare. Affliated with Air Miles are two cruise lines, Holland America and Carnival. Unfortunately I am too late for the Holland America cruise that departed on October 18, 2008 and returned with memories. Carnival on the other hand has a whole list of cruises that are eligible for point redemption. The one I’m interested in is the one that sails February 7th from Port Canaveral. If the port city sounds familiar, it should because that’s where the space shuttle launches into space from. Visiting the Cape (Canaveral) is really something else. If you love rockets, space voyages and the shuttle, be sure to stop by and spend a day there. And if you’re lucky, you might arrive on the same day as a night launch. The cruise sails to Belize City, Costa Maya and Nassau, Bahamas. Belize is known for world-class snorkelling and scuba. Costa Maya is beach, beach and more beach. And Nassau has golf, shopping and the Atlantis Resort.
The folks at Air Miles are really helpful, as they instructed me to take the cruise and the air for all the points I have. It’s not totally free because you are still responsible for port charges, taxes, air and security fees. And if you have sailed on Carnival before, they will look up if there are any promotions or specials for past passengers. In this case, my wife has sailed with Carnival before and we were entitled to a free 2-cabin upgrade. They also offered an Oceanview cabin for lower air miles than an Inside cabin so the total air miles required was only 6832 for two plus $700.08 fees. The airfare required 6480 air miles and $259 fees.
With this free trip in mind, it gives me added incentive to shop at Safeway’s, buy gas at Shell and bank at the Bank of Montreal.
Hotel Season here again October 3, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Fall 2008/2009, Free stuff, Hotels, Sightseeing, Travel, saving money.Tags: canmore, deals, fairmont, free, Hotels, indian, montreal, providence, summer
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It looks like it’s hotel season again. Every hotel in Calgary seems to be booked up. My friend from North Carolina is in town and he had to stay up by Motel Village on 16th Ave while his coworker stayed at the very plush Fairmont Palliser hotel downtown.
If you are planning a trip, consider staying at a Starwood hotel. Sheraton for instance has a deal, stay 2 nights and get the 3rd night free. Don’t know where to go? With the Indian summer, I think anywhere in Canada is nice this time of year. Perhaps, Montreal is where you should go.
Or if you hurry, before October 4th, stay at the Marriott Courtyard Providence and get the VIP treatment. Quote promo code P53 or enter it in the Corporate/Promotional box online to get breakfast for two, a $25 gas card, discount offers for shopping and a deluxe room.
Closer to home, check out the Rocky Mountain Two Night Getaway in Canmore at the Falcon Crest Lodge. For $179 per person, you get a 5 course dinner and Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show, two nights deluxe accomodations, cruise to Devil’s Gap with Lake Minnewanka boat tours and free passes to Banff Upper Hot Springs.
Life After 20 days September 25, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Fall 2008/2009, Geography, Lifestyle, Sightseeing, Travel, cruise.Tags: amsterdam, antartica, chile, cruise, deal, encana, explorer, holland, sailing, ship, south america
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For those of you who work for Encana, please accept my sincere regret that you cannot leave town for Christmas nor New Years. If you could, imagine getting on Holland America’s 20-day South American Holiday Explorer and Antartica Experience on December 15, 2008. Your ship departs from Santiago, Chile at 5pm and sails to the tip of South America before reaching Antartica. Long before seeing icebergs and whiteness across the horizon, you will visit Darwin Channel and the Chilean Fjords. You will marvel the glaciers, each one of them ranging from Francia, Italia and Romanche, Alemania and Amalia before sailing to Cape Horn and Drake Passage.
After sailing for 7 days, you begin to relax. After 14 days, habits begin to form. What would life be like after sailing 20 days? I think it would be heaven if you were sailing the Mediterranean or the Orient but I heard it can be hell and back, especially when the Pacific Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. This happens to be around the tip where there is no landmass to level the swells and the wind whips the sea into the worst water passage on earth.
It may sound like a deal at only $1,789 for an inside cabin but if you get seasick fast, I would skip this one. On the other hand if you always wanted to see Patagonia, this may be your chance, even if you work for Encana.
Free Golf September 23, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Activities, Biking, Fall 2008/2009, Free stuff, Hotels, Kitchen, Sightseeing, Travel, coupons, freebies, golf, money, saving money.Tags: accomodations, columbia valley, deals, fairmont, free, golf, kimberly, radium, ski
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We all know that once the leaves are on the ground that fall is around the corner. With the coming of fall, the golf season winds down and golf deals emerge. Golf courses in the Columbia valley will probably stay open for a few weeks more but as far as Calgary is concerned, most courses will close before the third week of October.
New in Kimberly are premier accomodations on Northstar Mountain Village offering ski-in/ski-out access, hot tubs, fireplaces, fitness room and fully equipped kitchens. Now if you call and make an early booking, you will receive 2 rounds of golf free at Bootleg Gap. Just call 1-800-665-1801 and quote ‘Kimberly Fall Special’. Don’t try to book online to get your free golf because this is not available for everyone. Hurry because this offer is only limited to the first 30 bookings.
Want to stay closer to Fairmont and Radium Springs? No problem. With High Country Properties, you can now stay for 3 nights and only pay for 2. Call the same number above and quote ‘Pay for 2 Stay for 3 Special’. Offer is good until October 31, 2008.
There’s a lot of golf left in this season. I hope you will take advantage of the late summer/ fall specials that I find for you.
Cruise 13-nights for less than $50 per night September 16, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Geography, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, cruise, money, saving money.Tags: croatia, cruise, dubrovnik, epheseus, greece, Italy, rccl, south america, temple, turkey, Venice
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It’s almost time to shop for a cruise. First off the presses is the 13-night South American cruise that departs from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Believe it or not, with the right connections, you can get on for as low as $649. Unfortunately, get ready for an all day ordeal as you fly south to catch your cruise. Our friends took this cruise last year and enjoyed it immensely but they didn’t care for the 14-hour flight that took them from Calgary to Seattle to Washington, D.C. then to Buenos Aires.
If you are going to take a repositioning cruise, you might want to consider a transatlantic cruise that takes you from this side of the world to somewhere in Europe. Leaving April 19, 2009, RCCL will sail from Santo Domingo to Harwich, England. Again with the right connections, you can get onboard for as little as $899.
I’m still in favor for a European cruise. Something in the vicinity of Venice, Italy or Athens, Greece would interest me right now. There a 7-night sail roundtrip leaving from Venice and sailing the Dalmatian Coast. It includes a stop in Dubrovnik where the Cravat were invented, a historical name for a tie. Also it sails past Santorini before landing in Epheseus where the Temple of Artemis stands. If you are interested in this cruise, you can get an interior cabin for as low as $699.
All of these cruises are from RCCL and you can call Enid Hey directly at (800) 859-7225, ext. 30800. Just tell her you read it here.
Thank the Croats for Wearing a Tie September 8, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Activities, Books, Geography, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, cruise, money, saving money.Tags: bookstore, city, cravat, croatia, cruise, dubrovnik, euros, history, shuttle, tie, tour
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Thank the Croats next time you have to wear a tie. Young men and girls tid kerchiefs around their loved ones’ necks as a sign of fidelity. Unfortunately for us who have to wear them to work, this was a spontaneous act of love that spread around the world like wildfire. These kerchiefs became known as cravats in the 17th century after the Croatian soldiers wore them.
If you happen to sail on a Mediterranean cruise this fall and stop at Dubrovnik in Croatia, make sure you find the Boutiques Croata. Here you will find a variety of cravats or ties as we like to call them, all priced in euros. When we visited the store last fall, we were curious to find the store to browse through the cravats but when it came to time to buying it, we failed to do so. I hardly wanted to pay more than $20 for one, let alone pay 55 euros. The Boutiques Croata was not equivalent to the Tie Rack in Vancouver nor Toronto. And there were no ties on sale neither.
Getting to the walled city from your cruise ship usually cost a mere $4 for a one way shuttle. It is a good 20 minute walk so take the shuttle unless you have plenty of time to spare. I would recommend that you purchase a good tour book from your bookstore and skip the city tour that the shore excursion offers. A round trip shuttle, a tour book and your own sense of curiosity should give you enough history about Dubrovnik.
