Thomas Travel Tales: August 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010

Customized Christmas Tree Decorations

Christmas is still a few months away but I'm sure some people were already looking for a customized christmas tree decorations. It's never too early to shop for Christmas decorations. For me, there's nothing wrong with it. If you are in the mood of shopping, redenvelope.com is a place to find big discounts on your favorite gifts for a happier holiday. You can shop early and save at their Christmas in August sale. I'm looking forward to get the hall frame set which I think is perfect for our hallway. The preset arrangement of frames allows you to easily create either a formal arrangement or a loose collage in your hallway.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Florida Holiday Packages

Like most people, one of my dream is to visit Orlando, Florida with the whole family someday. It's been a while since dear hubby and I wanted to go to Universal Studios, the Holy Land, and other tourist spots in Orlando, Florida but didn't push through for some reasons. We had to prioritize our Philippine vacation first before going there. So now that our Philippine trip is finally over, we're been thinking for an Orlando family holidays. I've been searching high and low for an Orlando holiday deals online and Florida Holiday Packages and found americanholidays.com, a website where they offer flights, package holidays, hotels, cruises, and drive to the USA, Canada and more.

For me, Florida is a great place to have fun with the entire family. Aside from the Holy Land, we also want to visit The Walt Disney World, where you can have a never ending choice between the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kindom and Disney Studios. Next is the Universal Studios which is great for the big kids you have Islands of Adventure where you can ride the Hulk. Then, last but not the least is the Seaworld where you can see Shamu up close and personal, watch out for the splash zone, etc. The list goes on and on, and on.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Reputable Car Insurance Companies

Looking for a reputable car insurance companies is not that easy at all. We all know that there are so many car insurance companies out there but finding the one that fits your budget and expectation is hard. Fortunately, carinsurancelist.com is there to help. It is a place where you can get free cheap auto insurance quotes along with personal liability and property damage policy information. Get a free auto insurance quotes in just a matter of minutes and see how much you could be saving!

Flights To Canada

Dear hubby has been looking forward to the Fleet Weed Parade of Ships for days. For those of you who doesn't know yet, the fleet will dock at Seattle Terminals 25, 46, and 66 starting with the Parade of Ships on Wednesday and opening for public tours on Thursday. So today, August 4th, the whole family went to Seattle's Elliot Bay waterfront to watch the Fleet Week Parade of Ships. It was a fun and exciting experience for all of us. We watched the Parade of Ships cruising through Elliot Bay from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Right after the parade, we went to the nearby restaurant to have lunch. While there, we met our friends from Beacon Hills, WA. I found out she and her friends are going to Canada for a holidays. They are also attending the Boholano Association conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They decided to get their tickets as a group so they were able to avail deals for their upcoming Flights to Canada. I guess it was a smart move. She told me they were able to save hundreds of dollars for their airfares. Not to mention, they also found deals on Canada flight travel and cheap car rentals in Canada as well.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Wedding Insurance Do Exist

Ever heard of wedding insurance? Probably not, huh? Honestly, this is the first time I ever heard such a thing! I asked my dear husband if he ever heard about wedding insurance and he just gave me a big "laugh". Like him, I also had no idea that wedding insurance exists. I found out that wedding insurance will cover your wedding clothes, rings, transport, cake, venue, flowers and more. I guess it's good to have since you don't know what's going to happen during your big day.

Video And Web Conferencing Services

I have been exposed to Video conference in the last twenty years. I thought it was kind of interesting- it certainly must be more interesting than say Audio conferencing. It's nice to see the fidgeting people as they see themselves on the screen. On second thought, let's just stick with the Audio conferencing. Now that's funny. I think that Web conferencing would be the best of both worlds. This way, if you're there at your computer by yourself, you can always turn off the camera or something if you have to fix your hair or whatever. Yes, Web conferencing has gotta be the best way to go for those who treasure the ability to turn off the camera if necessary; or perhaps they simply prefer to be alone at their workstation. Don't forget to turn off the camera- if you're going to do something private. Ha!

Anyway, I hope that at my next job, Web conferencing will be something that I have to use in the dealings. I hate going to stuffy conference rooms and such. I would much rather put on a pair of headphones and just sit at my workstation and be comfortable. And if I need to splash water on my face to stay awake, then I can do that. That seems to be more often than not nowadays.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Comfortable Blood Pressure Cuffs

I'm not looking forward to the day that I'm hooked up to blood pressure monitors, since that means that I'm most likely in big trouble. I have been blessed in that: I have not had any blood pressure issues in my family- that I know of anyway. I'm pretty sure my mother and father have not had any blood pressure issues- at least not as a primary condition. I guess if you had to check your blood pressure everyday, then you would be concerned with comfortable blood pressure cuffs. In my experience, there are certainly cuffs that are more comfortable than others. I would want maximum comfort if I had to use the thing every day. I also understand that the meds tend to make you drowsy and such. That would take some getting used to, I guess. We humanoids tend to be able to adapt to many things. I think it would just be another one of those things. I wonder what kinds of blood pressure monitors are available out there for the home user. There's a medical unit manufacturer near where I live- I wonder if they make blood pressure monitors and/or blood pressure cuffs. In fact, I haven't been to their website in quite a while.

Estee Lauder Products

When I was growing up, I remember that my mother used a lot of Estee Lauder products. She always had the latest thing in make up it seemed like. I know that she likes to change brands just about every time. She doesn't like to use the same stuff all the time. I can't remember if she ever used Clinique makeup, but I'm sure that if it was available at the time, she would have bought it and tried it at least once. I wonder if she ever bought Artistry makeup. I can't remember if I sold one piece of that when I was in Amway. I don't think I sold one piece of it. That's funny- well sort of. It's actually a sore subject still. Haha. I just found out that there actually exists: Bobbie brown makeup. Now that's interesting. How does a guy develop makeup? I guess I don't want to know. I assume it's named after the singer; perhaps not. I guess I should find out before I talk about such a thing. As a kid I can remember seeing big displays of Estee Lauder makeup at the local drugstores. I suppose that now it's mainly in the higher-price stores.

Printer Catridges Deal

Well, now that we bought ourselves a new printer, I will once again have to deal with printer cartridges. The ink always seems to run out fast. I'm glad that they now have the service of refilling printer cartridges at my local drugstore. The next time that I need a printer cartridge filled, I must remember to go there and get a refill. It has to be cheaper than going to the local office (and toilet paper) supply store and paying for new printer ink cartridges. I suppose that I should get to work on installing our new printer. I'm hoping I still have the cables to get it hooked up- since they didn't provide any connection cables. That's what I get for buying the floor model, I guess. Well, I have to save money somewhere, right? Anyway, getting back to printer cartridges, sometimes they wanted like forty bucks for those things. That's way too much. In fact, I can't remember ever changing a printer cartridge more than 2 or 3 times before the printer broke or something. Ha! Hopefully that won't be the case this time- since I assume that this floor model in non-refundable. Then again, they didn't say anything about that.

Hotels In Paris City Centre With Swimming Pool

Like most people, I've always dream of going to Paris with the whole family someday. I guess everyone knows why Paris is one of the tourist destination in the world. Few days ago, I found a website where you can make an easy worldwide search of unbelievable hotel prices in Paris. There are so many hotels in Paris city centre with swimming pool. But I wouldn't mind staying in one of those budget hotels in Paris city centre. Or near a place where trendy fashionable and elegant boutiques, restaurants and perfume houses can be found. At www.citycentrehotels.com, they don't charge any administration fees or other hidden extras. The price shown is the price you pay and the rates include local and sales taxes.

Affordable Hotels In London City Centre

After months of no communication with each other, I finally talked to my friend on the phone the other day. As usual, she's also a busy person like me. She just came home from a two week vacation in Germany. This month, she and her friends have been planning to go to London for the holidays. In fact, she already looked for an affordable, yet high quality hotels in London city centre. I'm so happy for her. I told her to enjoy being single as possibly as she can. Because when she get married and have kids of her own, then life won't be the same anymore. Don't get me wrong. Being married is fun and full of excitement. But of course, when you have family of your own, you don't think about your own happiness anymore. It has to be "us" all the time. IF you know what I mean...

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