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Planning Your First Trip to Amsterdam? The iAmsterdam Card is the Way to Go

By //  by Candace Sampson

I am often amused by how my expectation of a place I intend to visit and the reality once I get there are often in stark opposition to each other. Planning our first trip to Amsterdam is an excellent example of this.  In my head, from countless pictures I'd seen, I envisioned a calm, relaxed destination that we would enjoy at a leisurely pace. Wrong, so wrong, on so many levels.  Amsterdam, was not quite the calm place I played out in my head, and it was much bigger …

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Sustainability Without Sacrifice – Wine, Lobster & Other Creature Comforts

*This post is co-sponsored by Nobilo Wines and The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and I have been compensated for this post. All opinions remain mine Saving the planet is no longer a rallying cry for hippies, …

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Five Best Summer Hostess Gifts

An old standby for any hostess is a bottle of her favourite wine, or yours if you have ulterior motives and if her usual wine selection leaves you parched. Traditional gift options range from flowers to jars of …

10 Spring Cleaning Tips – Let The Sunlight In

Despite the fact that we've been stuck in a polar vortex and it's very hard for some of us to believe, spring is just around the corner. It's true. Check your calendar if you don't believe me. When the warm weather …

Five Best Holiday Hostess Gifts

‘Tis the season for entertaining and going to parties and racking your brain for a gift that shows genuine appreciation for your hostess. Riffling the back of the drinks cupboard for the bottle of Jägermeister won at a …

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Stick or Quit: When to Let Your Child Abandon an Extracurricular Activity

We've covered the many benefits of kids participating in sports and arts based extracurricular activities in Top 10 Benefits of Sports-Based Extracurricular Activities and Top 10 Reasons Your Kids Need Arts-Based …

Everything You Know About Winter Tires is Wrong And What You Need to Do About It!

I was recently invited to attend a Kal Tire driving event in Edmonton and obviously, I surmised, it was because of my mad driving skills. I figured they'd heard how I can do 0-60 without spilling my tea, how I can …

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