Countdown: Time to Go Slow
Posted on December 1, 2007 - Filed Under Life, Travel, shopping | Leave a Comment
The Mad Gringo is all about going slow. I don’t mean driving 40 in a 60 either, I mean chilling out and relaxing. Preferably on a beach somewhere down south with a cold beer in hand watching some of the locals play volleyball in skimpy bikinis. Sounds like a good philosophy and [...]
Read More..>>Hotel Reservations
Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Life, Travel | Leave a Comment
When we went up to Halifax last weekend, we used the Hotel Reservations website to find the best deal on a hotel in the city. The best deal turned out to be one of the hotels we normally stay in anyway, but there were some other good choices that we didn’t know about. The [...]
Read More..>>Motorcycle Touring
Posted on November 14, 2007 - Filed Under Entertainment, Fun, Travel | Leave a Comment
If you own your own motorcycle and have wanted to take it on vacation, that probably hasn’t been an option since you’d have to spend days just riding to get there and back. With Discover America, the tour fee includes transporting your own bike to and from the tour location.
Motorcycle touring and vacations in [...]
UK Travel Agency
Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
If you plan to travel this holiday season it’s best to plan now so you can save some money and get cheap flights. If you’re a procrastinator though, don’t worry, Holiday Hypermarket has great last minute deals as well. Whether you’re planning a trip to a nearby city or the other side [...]
Read More..>>Some Bad Weather Coming
Posted on November 2, 2007 - Filed Under Travel, Weather | Leave a Comment
Looks like the remnants of a hurricane are headed our way but most likely will be downgraded to just a ‘bad fall storm’ with winds gusting up to 100 km/h starting tomorrow afternoon. Lots of rain and possible thundershowers as well. That sucks, it looks like we’ll have to cancel our trip if that’s the [...]
Read More..>>Branson Getaways
Posted on October 24, 2007 - Filed Under Fun, Travel | Leave a Comment
Branson Getaways in Missouri is holding a contest to celebrate it’s 10th Year Anniversary. Up for grabs is a week long Branson Vacation package and an autographed Alvarez RD8 guitar signed by the Branson Entertainers. The prize package is valued at $2,916 and the winner will be announced on December 15, 2007. I’ve filled [...]
Read More..>>Save money on Gas
Posted on June 29, 2007 - Filed Under Life, Travel | Leave a Comment
Here’s a good little deal for my US readers (possibly valid in Canada as well but I couldn’t find a listing for it.
For just $25 you can purchase a book of 10 coupons which can be redeemed for 10 $10 gas cards from the gas station of your choice. That’s $100 worth of gas [...]
Caribbean Fun in the Sun
Posted on June 12, 2007 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
Now is the time to take your Caribbean vacation! CVOA has villas on all the best islands, including St. Thomas villas and Aruba villas. Why not take a vacation now and enjoy yourself? I think you’ll be glad you did when you’re sitting on the beach soaking up [...]
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