Distance: 378km Location: Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia Date: December 25-29, 2022 Up front: This V6, mid-range, mid-size pickup could get you a top-of-the-line V6 Camry for the same money. With that in mind, the interior is best described as utilitarian with a couple of convenience features that fit the interior Read more…
Washington, D.C.’s main monoliths of power, culture, and history all lie in an inverse T-shaped park stretching two miles from end to end. From the Lincoln Memorial in the west to the Capitol in the east to the White House in the north, this half-kilometre wide grassy avenue was the Read more…
Distance: 248km Dates: 3-4 May, 2024 Location: New York, New Jersey Up front: There are too many standard features to list, but I will list a couple of my favourites. The 5-Series of yesteryear used to have with upper back support, but it’s only available in the X7 and 7-Series Read more…
Route: Calgary to VancouverPlane: A320-200, ex-Alaska AirlinesDate: Jan 10, 2025Price paid: $242 + $150 eUpgrade, including a previous flight in business class from Ottawa Comfort Four retired Alaska Airlines A320-200s made their way to Air Canada’s fleet in mid-2023. As of 2025, Air Canada still hasn’t refurbished the plane, so Read more…
Celebrating 900 posts. By being thrifty about the way I spend and strategic about long weekends, I find myself traveling about once every four to eight weeks. My friends often ask me how to save money while traveling and AirBnB comes up a lot. Of course, it depends on what Read more…
Manufactured in the 1950’s and 60’s during the UK’s height of industrial achievement and just before the fall of Empire (of which I was a part of), the iconic red double-deckers served the streets of London until about 2005 when they were retired from service. I was excited to be Read more…
Spam doesn’t have to be boring old pork. It could be turkey, or other types of processed pork suck as bacon and hickory smoked ham. If turkey works, I wonder if a chicken Spam was ever produced. If it were beef, the British already beat America to it with corned Read more…
The three most widely available flavours are original, 25% Less Sodium, and Lite. These are sold in supermarkets and cornerstones around the world. I checked my local Walmart and found all three available on the bottom shelf. Lite is the “healthiest” of them all with 50% less fat, 25% less Read more…
A twist on the classic tinned meat for the more adventurous, spicy flavours are great for stir fry with carbohydrates ti bring out more flavour in the food. It’s also great if you’re a student and don’t have too many spices in the kitchen cabinet, the hunk of meat that Read more…
Distance: 25 kmDate: 5 January, 2025Location: Toronto Up front: The interior width of the car is much wider than it seems from the outside. The small armrest is just sufficient for comfort, seat adjustment range is adequate, and the interior of this base model is well-appointed for its $25,000 tax-inclusive Read more…