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Travel Warning for Northern Mexico

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What’s This About The Travel Warning Against Unnecessary Trips To Northern Mexico?

The above has been common sense advice over the years for people living or visiting near the Mexico/USA border. Recently the Canadian government web site issued a warning for Canadian travellers.

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Ciudad Juárez,

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March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Money, Security, Travel Bits | Comments are closed

Chile Earthquake

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Just as an information update.
Eleven hundred Canadians are in Chile.
Chile has past experience with earthquakes.
This was one of the most powerful ever recorded.
This earthquake was off shore.
90 seconds in the middle of the night.
500 times more energy than Haiti’s disastrous quake.
More than 50 powerful aftershocks so far.
Concepción (second largest Chilean city) hardest hit.
Half

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February 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Information, Security | Comments are closed

Go Travel South - Fall out

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When “Go Travel South” went south, it left many questions on the minds of travel customers.

Foremost among these fears is what can I do if my tour operator or travel agent suddenly goes out of business?

Travel customers who book their vacation using a credit card should contact their credit card company for a

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February 25th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Money, Security, Why Use A Travel Agent | Comments are closed

What I’m Reading – Overseas Fraud

An Increasing Threat To The Safety Of Canadians

This article from the Canadian Government web site is worth the read. It was too important to just summarize. Here is the entire article.

Common types of scams

Although most Canadians are now aware of fraud attempts carried out by companies or individuals in foreign countries, especially in Africa, many Canadians

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October 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Destinations, Health, Money, Security, Travel Bits | Comments are closed
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