Some things I discovered while planing our trip:• If you need passport or visa photos, the best price I found was at AMA (CAA). Plus, if you have a membership your photos are free.• Travel Cuts had the best price for travel insurance by far - their best coverage was still close to half the price of any other quote I got. Plus, they offer budget p ...

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After a stressful and busy couple of weeks of packing and selling our stuff, we moved out of our house on Sunday. Big thank you to my family and Dario's friend, Colin, who helped us move. My parents drove for 10 hours to come pick up the stuff we're storing and bring it back to their place in Saskatchewan. The new owners took possession of our h ...

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I got this lovely, colorful photo of the Old Town in Edinburgh from WikipediaWe finally chose a city in the U.K. in which we will begin our European adventure. The winner was Edinburgh, Scotland. After doing a bunch of research we felt that it would be a good place to start. Although not a cheep city to live in, it is more affordable than London ...

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There is a really great networking site for travelers called CouchSurfing.com . Basically, it allows you to find people who want to meet and interact with travelers while providing them with a free place to sleep. My husband and I thought it would be a great way to meet people since we'll soon be traveling in Europe. We both love to learn and ar ...

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Our visas came by courier today. After all the fuss, our applications were approved and we got them faster than I expected - it's been exactly 7 business days since we did our biometrics and sent our package to Ottawa via Express Post. I was so worried that we'd be denied for something small that we might have misinterpreted or overlooked. I fee ...

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My husband and I just returned from a quick trip to the city of Edmonton to have biometrics done as part of the UK visa application process. We thought we finally had everything figured out and under control, but we had a few more surprises in store for us...#1 - Be warned, the address for the Edmonton VAC (Visa Application Center) that is provide ...

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