Via Viator

What should you do when you get to where you’re going? The ease of booking, the variety of options worldwide and exceptional customer service are reason enough to consider booking via Viator. I'd like to share my experience in booking with this company. 

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Houston's 2017 Top 100 by Alison Cook

Every year notable food critic Alison Cook of The Houston Chronicle puts out her list of the Top 100 Restaurants in Houston. I've created a public Google Map with all of Alison's 2017 restaurant locations. Feel free to visit it! You can copy and save your own version of the map, revising it in accordance to your own experiences.

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Reward Miles: Stash 'Em or Cash 'Em?

To all you frequent flyers; are you someone who squanders away your miles as quickly as you earn them? Or do you store your miles with hoarder-like enthusiasm? Have you ever struggled to decide when it makes sense to use them? Perhaps my explanation and a little "cheat sheet" I created will help make it clear to anyone who hasn't fully grasped it explained another way. 

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5 Days in Montreal

Eat-See-Do, 5 days in Montreal. James and I were granted the opportunity to visit Montreal upon his repatriation into the U.S. after two years as an expat in Newfoundland. The winter weather was brutal yet beautiful and even cold we managed to take in much of this incredible city. 

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American Thanksgiving in Canada

This year my sister is joining James and I for an American Thanksgiving in Canada. In this post I'm sharing some of the similarities and differences between the two nation's celebrations. I'm also sharing my favorite recipes to serve to my loved ones. Pleases join me by reading and commenting with your favorite fall recipe! 

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Airline Anxieties: The Crying Baby

The crying baby can raise tempers and temperatures past their boiling point. As was the case on a flight I took a year ago. What I aim to provide you in this post is a viewpoint outside your own and the tools for overcoming flight disruptions. And so starts the series.... Airline Anxieties. 

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My New Love, New Mexico

There's no denying all the feels I have for this funky Southwestern state. Albuquerque and Santa Fe have quickly risen to the top of my list of favorite cities in America. How could they not? Both unique in their attractions, yet equally enlivening.

I want to know if anyone else has visited and been affected similarly. Also, leave suggestions for when I most certainly return!

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