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My sister Kim, was invited to The Martha Stewart Show- #thetechshow because of her famously popular blog Mommyknows.com! She invited me in turn to come along. I waited 5 whole seconds before I accepted! NYC? Are you kidding me? Any excuse. Since it was my sister’s first time in NYC, we hit some touristy locations. [...]

Stay tuned for London, UK updates.

OOOOh, gorgeous day in London! Sunshine. Staying at a very swanky apt, sorry FLAT, thanks to my dear friends the Gutterman’s. Thanks Scott and Kathy …….and Quintess! Arrived at five am completely “knackered” as the British would say. Little refresher nap and off to explore.
Happy to see my honey after [...]

Travel Tip #1 - Tears

May. 5, 2009 1 Comment Posted under: General, Travel Tips

When dealing with friendly Canadian Embassy staff in a foreign country, TEARS are your friend.
Actually, Ro told me to make it sound as dire a situation as possible and look sad so that they would be sure to give me a new Passport ASAP. As it turned out, that Monday morning as I was getting [...]

Before you leave home,  or actually, before you book plane tickets and make travel arrangements, you’ll want to check to make sure your passport is NOT expired. Sounds pretty basic, that’s what I would have thought!!! What an absolute nightmare.