13 Jun 08 Trains in Japan - not trains in China but regardless jampacked …
Merci Mario pour le video 
Well, I have to believe some comments on the video that note that they’re speaking in Japanese, and not Mandarin so perhaps it’s in Japan. Nonetheless, that’s serious sardine transportation:
10 Jun 08 Swiss Gear Luggage set on sale this week at Costco - Good Reviews
Just a reminder that the Swiss Gear luggage set (4+1 pieces) is on sale this week with $50 off the regular $199 price at Costco Canada.
It’s attractive, well built and has survived multi-leg air trips without getting damaged.
I’ll be picking up a set myself I think….
One really nice bag (albeit $399!) is the Swiss Gear Collapsible NXT 4.0 (really!) Mobilizer collapsible duffle, with 80mm inline skate wheels, aluminum extensible handle…
Tags: Deals, Shopping, Swiss Gear, Travel
29 May 08 California Hotel & Attraction Deals in Los Angeles & Anaheim
Well, just looking through some deals for a friend who is planning a trip soon to California, the city of Angels and Disney in Anaheim;
First off, Los Angeles:
Hotels.com has summer summer Los Angeles hotel room deals starting from $50 a night
Another big travel site, Travelocity offers Getaway Fun Weekends in LA: 3-Day Weekend LA Getaways From $369
Hotelopia (I love that name) has a promo for 3 star LA hotel rooms from $96.
Hmmm… OK, Anaheim:
A promo right now from
The Choice group of hotels tends to have budget hotels (which are often more than decent!) at very reasonable rates… Some of their Anaheim properties…
Tags: Anaheim, California, DisneyLand, hotels, Los Angeles, Travel
05 May 08 Swiss Gear 4 piece lightweight luggage set for $149 at Costco from June 9-15
Well, I was at the Bay on the weekend perusing the “spray my ass” perfume people on the ground floor entrance in downtown Montreal…
Actually I was with Dairy Bunny to explore luggage options for an upcoming trip to the West Coast for 2 weeks… The Bay had a very good sale (50-65% off) on many good brands including Swiss Gear, Air Canada, Samsonite, Delsey and Travelpro. Of course, since Dairy Bunny is a stylish wabbit, look and feel come far ahead of many other concerns such as resistance to airline baggage handlers on crystal meth… and cost (which is where I come in) so…
We didn’t buy anything… and today I got the seasonal Costco coupon book and noticed that from June 9-15 Costco Canada has a 4 piece Swiss Gear luggage set (with additional travel tote!) reduced from $199 down to $149.
I know that this Swiss Gear set has gotten really good reviews from other travellers so I’ll be getting myself a set, unfortunately, bunny is leaving a week before the Costco sale… sigh. Murphy.
Tags: Bargains, Deals, luggage, Shopping, Swiss Gear, Travel
15 Apr 08 ScotiaBank Scene contest for airfare, hotel and front row seats to Kanye West, Rihanna
If you, like myself, missed out on the Kanye West pre-sale opportunities for his Canadian concert tour, then you may be interested in joining the ScotiaBank Scene program. It’s a free loyalty program to drive viewers to their Scotia Cinemas. I signed up initially because my favorite theatre in Montreal is the Paramount… ok, the former Paramount. Awesome screens, seats, real Lactantia butter on popcorn … just overall a cool cinema. Sure, it’s not the venerable Imperial Theatre over on Bleury Street, but alas….
The details of this Scene contest:
From April 14, 2008 - May 16, 2008 SCENE members will have a chance to enter a draw to win front row tickets to the hottest show of the summer. All you have have to do is redeem 100 SCENE points to be automatically entered into the draw to win. The lucky SCENE winner will be eligible for:
- A meet & greet with Rihanna herself!
- Two front row tickets to the Glow in the Dark Concert on June 2, 2008 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Featuring headliner Kanye West, and special guests Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco.
- Roundtrip Economy Air Travel for you and a friend
- 2 nights hotel accommodation
All this for only 100 SCENE points per entry! Be sure to enter before the contest closes. If you’re not a SCENE member, make sure you join the program and enter the contest today!
You can join Scene here …. you’ll get a temporary loyalty card right away in PDF format that you can print out and the permanent one arrives about 1-2 weeks later. Flash the card at Scotia cinemas to earn a free movie after about 10 movies…
Tags: contests, Entertainment, Kanye West, Movies, Music, Rihanna, Travel
