Hello from the Ottawa River - And Reflections on City Life

So Friday I decided to head out on a kayaking weekend with my friend Leslie. This was the first time in about 8 years that I went camping again, and I had a ball sleeping under the stars. A fabulous weekend in nature makes you think about life a little bit, so here are a few snapshots of what's been going through my head in the last few days. In particular, I have been thinking about our lifestyles in the city and some of the stark contrasts with the experiences of this weekend. City snapshot ...
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{Bad Credit Auto Loan Tips - Everything Borrowers Should Realize}

(FreePressRelease) Charlotte, NC (August 11, 2010):A lot of people require cars for their everyday lifestyle. Unfortunately, the majority of these people with bad credit are unable to purchase the car of their desires. People with bad credit can get help in terms of a bad credit auto loan package in order to own a car. All you have to do is decide what loan suits your requirement. Requirements of people differ as also there are a variety of car loan options. What you want to aim for is finding ...
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Budget Travel Tips For Your Thanksgiving Road Trip

Your annual road trip to Grandma's with your family is not the time to be wasting money on unnecessary items or services. Road trips the type of vacation where saving money is possible and easy to do. Follow these simple steps and your Thanksgiving road trip will be one of the best and cheapest you have ever taken. One of the biggest areas where money can be saved is on food. Pack snacks and maybe even a picnic meal or two before leaving home. Rest stops are great to stretch your legs and ...
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Home Based Travel Business - How to Make it Work for You

Running a home based travel business is the wave of the future. Though it may seem simple to run a home based travel business, you need to know what kind of home based travel business you want to run and what types of situations you will deal with in running a home based travel business. Basically, there are two types of home based travel agents - referral agents and booking and selling agents. Referral agents do not book nor do they sell any travel products, they just run a home based travel ...
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Hello from the Ottawa River

On July 23 and 24 my friend Leslie and I went on a weekend adventure: a learn-how-to-kayak weekend on the Ottawa River. We had a great time, combining sports and relaxation on a weekend away from the city. As you know, wherever I am, I keep my eyes open for interesting travel-related story ideas, and one story idea decidedly hit me right in the face when we started socializing with the other weekend vacationers. There was a group of 36 people who had all come on a bus from Toronto to go ...
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The Short Movie that Will Change Your Life

Imagine if there was a production company that could potentially pay you for every time you referred someone to watch their movie. What if something so simple was able to provide you with a reliable, LIFELONG MONTHLY INCOME and it was backed by a DEBT FREE, INC500 LISTED CORPORATION? Every hour of every day, thousands of people worldwide are watching a short 7 minute animated movie online and their lives are changing for the better, forever. All over the globe, people are now receiving ...
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Shopping for a Mortgage, Avoid Three Common Mistakes

Shopping for a Mortgage, Avoid Three Common Mistakes Buying a home or refinancing one is perhaps the largest financial transaction you will ever make in your life, so you want to be sure to avoid any mistakes that may cost you in the long run. When you are deciding on a mortgage, you certainly don't want to make your decision by flipping a coin. You will have to do as much research as you possibly can, so that you will understand all of the jargon the people in the mortgage industry will throw ...
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Planning For Road Trip Travel

Whether you are a seasoned pro or a novice newcomer to the world of interstate travel, planning a road trip can be more time-intensive than you think. If you are about to embark on a cross country adventure or a coastal tour of the Atlantic, there are a few important things to consider before you hit the road. With a little planning and forethought, your trip should go off without a hitch. Preparation for a road trip should start weeks in advance. Beyond saving up your money for the trip, you ...
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5 Ways to Choose Your Hotel

You are planning a holiday abroad for your family, and want everyone to have a good time. You surf the internet for hotel descriptions, but from the pictures that you see and what you read, all hotels project a perfect image of themselves. How can you tell which ones are better? You have never been there and know no one at your destination. At the same time, you don't want a hotel room that will bust your budget. How do you choose? Check Independent Hotel Ratings Well, the first step you ...
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Travel Will Create 144 Million New Jobs By The Year 2005!

This has in turn created one of the hottest and most lucrative business opportunities in the World! John Naisbitt, the world's leading authority on trends, defines in his book 'Global Paradox', one of today's most important trends - Travel - currently at $4.9 TRILLION annually, the world's largest industry. It employs 10.6% of the world's workforce and is growing 23% faster than the world economy! Travel will create 144 MILLION new jobs by the year 2005. According to Opportunity Magazine in ...
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