Victoria: Travel Articles
Most Popular Hotwire & Priceline Forums
This website is just coming up on its 2-year anniversary. Many thanks to the thousands of contributors who have posted in the various Priceline and Hotwire forums, as well as the tens of thousands each month who use the site. I’m love data, and I thought it would be interesting to look at the most […]
Priceline Canada – Victoria and Vancouver Island
As a resident of Victoria, BC, I travel up and down Vancouver Island quite often and have used Priceline a number of times for Vancouver Island hotels. As well, other travelers have reported their Priceline Canada hotels on the Priceline forum. Based on this collective information, here is a guide to better bidding on Priceline hotels in Victoria and Vancouver Island.
Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet, BC
Vancouver Island offers a great variety of sites and activities for visitors to experience. At the souther tip, Victoria offers tourists great pubs, the Inner Harbour, Butchart Gardens, and of course, tea at the Empress Hotel. Along the eaast cost, Parksville has vast sandy beaches where you can walk out nearly 1 kilometer during low […]
Who has the cheapest passport photos in Canada?
I recently had to get some passport photos taken for myself and my 2 daughters. I didn’t really give it much though who has the cheapest passport photos in Canada, so I went to Walmart. Didn’t give it a second thought. Afterall, Walmart is heap right? My mistake. It turns out Costco is half the price for photos.
I found out the hard way they aren’t quite so cheap afterall, especially for passport photos. The pictures for me and my 2 daughters was $15.99 each, or $53.73 for all 3 after 12% HST (BC Resident). It wasn’t until several weeks later that I discovered Costco does passport photos and that the price is only $7.99 per person, exactly half the price of Walmart. It was too late for me, but had I known I would have saved over $26 on photos.
What to Do During a Cruise Stop in Victoria BC
Must see attractions during a cruise stop in Victoria BC include: Victoria’s Inner Harbour and a city tour. The Inner Harbour is iconic Victoria, with the Empress Hotel and the Parliament Buildings providing the perfect backdrop. A great way to see the highlights if you are pressed for time is a city bus tour.
Alaska Airlines Mastercard for Canadians
Canadians looking for a credit card that offers great rewards might want to consider the Alaska Airlines credit card. Here’s an overview of some of the benefits, perks and costs to help determine if its right for you. This is a MasterCard credit card issued by MBNA and has a $75 annual fee. Upon signing, you get a bonus 25,000 Alaska miles. I’m not normally huge on one-time bonuses, but 25,000 miles is huge. Plan members earn 1 mile for every dollar spent on the card. Say you spend $3,000 per month on average, you can earn 36,000 miles + 25,000 bonus = 61,000 miles in the first year. Travellers also get an annual companion fare, which allows you to purchase a ticket for just $99 when a regular priced ticket is bought on any of Alaska’s routes.