These are my favourite movies… Wizard of Oz On the Waterfront Psycho Mr Smith Goes to Washington Doctor Zhivago North by Northwest Rear Window Snow White Vertigo Forest Gump The Gold Rush Duck Soup Pulp Fiction Groundhog Day 12 Monkeys… Continue Reading
The next day we boarded our train in the early afternoon and were headed off to our last stop Rome! After an uneventful journey we finally arrived in Roma Termini. Once off the train we had heard about a wonderful… Continue Reading
Our trip from Milan to Florence took about 2 hours on the 300km/h high speed FresciaRossa line. Always a fun time on high speed trains! Once in Florence we performed the now common task of orientating ourselves at the train… Continue Reading
We decided to fly from London Stansted to Bergamo airport in Italy on the budget airline Ryanair. Although inexpensive, you get almost nothing on these flights except a seat and seatbelt (which doesn’t cost extra!). To avoid incurring any additional… Continue Reading
Well maybe it’s not exactly how the Leonard Cohen song goes, but close enough! After a long flight we finally made it to London’s Gatwick airport at 11 am local time (6 am EST). We funneled of the plane and… Continue Reading
Responding to my HISA Rates page, a reader recently asked me about three interest bearing investments: symbol PSA on the TSX (Purpose High Interest Savings ETF) two money market mutual funds (CIB483 or RBF1003) participating in the P2P site Lending… Continue Reading
Our first stop on our multi leg journey brought us to beautiful New York City! The trip got off to a little bit of a slow start with one of our flights being two hours delayed and mine being cancelled… Continue Reading
Residents and property owners are renting out rooms or entire units for short periods (less than 28 days) in growing numbers across the city, facilitated by the rise of online platforms such as AirBnB, VRBO, etc. Currently, short-term rentals are… Continue Reading
I’ve added a feature to this blog. Now, readers will have the option to signup for a newsletter which will arrive weekly and feature headlines and post summaries. If want a friendly reminder when new posts are added, signup for… Continue Reading
Alright everyone, brace yourselves— this one’s gonna be a big one! After one last beer at the 100 Montaditos in the airport, we boarded our plane for what was a pretty uneventful flight to Lisbon. After we landed however, things… Continue Reading
