Hundreds of planes fly over Atlantic Canada each day. Number of jobs that generates? Pretty close to zero (there is some air traffic control). Why not let these airlines stopover in Atlantic Canada? By allowing them to use Atlantic Canada as a stopover, they would create ground support jobs and dramatically increase
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Altavistagoogle: To Mini or Not to Mini, that is the iPad Question
I ordered the iPod touch the day Steve Jobs announced it September 2007. I payed $329 and it was worth every penny. 5 years later and you can buy the bigger, better, 2 camera iPad Mini for exactly the same price (in Canada). Portability The iPod touch is portable. The full
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Bellingham (Vancouver) to Honolulu, Fall or Winter: $309, return, taxes included
Bellingham to Honolulu: $309, return, taxes included. Ironically, on a direct flight with Alaska Airlines. Most of the dates available are in November and December, but there are a few in January and February. In case you were wondering, going to Alaska would be $515. These people chose to swim:
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Needles Highway
I was nervous going thru this tunnel in Google Street View. Imagine driving a bus! View Larger Map Try this one. View Larger Map Will he make it? Will he make it? Needles Highway.
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Plattsburgh (Montreal) to Bogota, Colombia: $365
If you leave all your bags at home it is even more impressive: $305 from Plattsburgh, New York, 1 hour south of Montreal, to Bogota, Colombia, and back, for $305, all in. Unfortunately, Spirit is one of two US airlines that charges for carry-on (the other being Allegiant). So total with a bag:
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: From Montreal, Cancun is More Expensive then flying Anywhere Else: $398, return, taxes in.
Flying to Florida, Cuba and even Puerto Rico is cheaper, but they don’t have pyramids. Montreal (YUL) to Cancun (CUN): $400, return, all taxes included. (At time of writing, only US Airways via Phili). That’s cheaper than from Toronto or New York! Hotels can be quite expensive in Cancun. Consider downtown
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Travel Deals, Brought to You by Google Flights
Dear Readers, my name is Altavistagoogle, and I'm addicted to shopping for travel. My actual travel addiction was mitigated by my bank account and inability to borrow money. However, nothing stops me from shopping for travel and then sharing my finds here, on my blog. So here goes. For more
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Flying to Puerto Rico is cheap!
If the prices are higher when you click on the link, try changing the dates. However, is also very likely the prices have gone up. You don't need to book directly from the airline. Your favourite travel site/agent is fine. Keep in mind, you probably need a place to stay:
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Inflight Magazines of the World
The problem with in-flight magazines is they generally talk about stuff you are not interested in at the time you are travelling: travel. When you are in a cramped seat, being bossed around, you want to pretend you are not travelling. When you are not travelling, when you are stuck at home
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Fidel Castro is Dead (is What You Will Soon Read, maybe)
María Valverde I went to the Miami Herald’s web site for confirmation that Fidel Castro was almost dead and got seriously distracted by the news that María Valverde is starting in a new movie called Madrid 1987. She spends most of the movie locked in a bathroom, naked, with an elderly man.
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Killing Ben Laden
His book No Easy Day is not exactly a page turner, but Mark Owen’s 60 Minutes exposé is quite compelling.
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: TV2012
My Canadian Hulu, Fall 2012. As I did last year, this is my list of links, so I can easily view TV with one click. Links will be updated as I discover more shows. Links work in Canada. Short URL: j.mp/tvcan For the 2012 TV season. Funny –Modern Family City –The Office Global –30
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling
From 101 Places Not to See Before You Die came the information that there is a festival in England where people run down a hill, chasing cheese, seriously injuring themselves in the process. Surely that can’t be true. The author made that up! Well, Youtube to the rescue.
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Kobo Mini Review
I bought a $80 Kobo Mini last week. Here is my review: The good -It is pocket size (including jeans pocket) -At only 134g, it feels very lite in your hand (although, factually, it is heavier than the smaller iPod touch 88g or iPhone5 112g, but less than the iPhone4S
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Global Warming is Going to Happen
I think it is clear that the vast majority of people are aware that global warming is real. The problem is most people aren’t willing to do anything about it. Put a filter on plants, plant some trees. OK. Smaller house? Nope. Closer /fewer vacations? Nope. One car instead of
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Parking Outside New York
You don't want to park in New York City (see any Seinfeld episode). However, if you have a car, and if that is the easiest way for you to get there, you have a problem. Also, if you are taking a flight or cruise out of New York City or
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: iTunes 7 Way Better than iTunes 6.6
iTunes 7 is either way better than iTune 6.6, or exactly the same. I can't tell. Anyway, if it is exactly the same, I just discovered the full screen cover flow feature.
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: My Favourite Custom j.mp
j.mp or bit.ly .Now that Khadafy is dead, you can use both. Here are some of my favourite shortened urls (I thought I had a clever one for iPhone5, but I guess not.). Photo is from Norway in Google Streetview. -Lesley Arfin: http://j.mp/LesleyArfin -Nuclear Aftershocks On Frontline: http://j.mp/sector7g -Jessica Paré
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Progressive Quebeckers Should Vote PQ
Has the PQ erred by not having an English version of their website? Yes, obviously. Is the premier of Alberta and the the Republican USA candidate more bilingual than Pauline Marois, head of the PQ? Yup. But the fact is, if you believe in social democracy, pro-French nationalism notwithstanding, the PQ is the
Continue readingAltavistagoogle: Proof Mitt Romney is Racist
The ultimate proof Mitt Romney is a xenophobe:
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