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2 Oct. 2017

What to See, Do and Avoid When Visiting Fiji

Fiji is on many people’s bucket lists of exotic locals to visit. It’s a beautiful, but fairly impoverished country consisting of 332 islands. In my recent trip to Fiji, I traveled from the main island (Viti Levu) to a smaller island nearby (Vanua Levu) to scuba dive the Namena Reserve. The Namena Reserve and the Somosomo

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28 Sep. 2017

Club Carlson Hanging On By A Thread

“I’m sorry but we don’t see you as a listed passenger on this flight.” I heard that phrase 4 times on 4 separate flights from Fiji Airways on my trip to Fiji and Australia a few weeks ago. What makes the situation even worse was that 2 of those flights were international. Imagine standing in

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23 Sep. 2017

Safety at Walmart?

Fight Club Have you ever been in a fight before? I’ve done various types of training that are related to fighting like boxing, and Brazilian jiu jitsu, but I haven’t been in an actual fight. This morning while I was in a local Walmart duringa points run, I thought I might have my first chance

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22 Sep. 2017

Asbestos at Simon Mall

Asbestos On the way to my local Simon Mall, I saw several groups of men standing near the road outside protesting. I wasn’t sure what they might be gathering for so I slowed down, parked and walked back to see. I talked with the guys for several minutes and found out that 1) they are local

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22 Sep. 2017

What to See and Do in and around Melbourne, Australia

Utopia? Melbourne might be as close to Utopia as any city in the world that I’ve seen. I miss Melbourne. It’s definitely one of the best cities that I’ve visited in nearly 50 countries of travel and one of the world’s best cities. What makes it so great? Quality. Melbourne has a very high standard

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15 Sep. 2017

Manufactured Spend Magic: Goodbye 5backs?

The End? Just like the saying states, “All good things come to an end”. The Simon mall 5backs are on their way out. Today the load limits change on Simon’s 5% back Visa debit (gift) cards. Earlier this week Simon corporate sent out a memo: The reason for the load change to the 5backs? Retailers were

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12 Sep. 2017

What to Know: Cage Diving with Great White Sharks

The Real Jaws I’ve had a fascination with sharks and ocean life ever since I was young, and much of that intrigue is still there. The first time that I saw a 14 male great white swim past the cage, slowly peering at me as it glided past, was a thrill and one that I

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17 Aug. 2017

Fiji Airways: “We Have No Record Of You On This Flight”

Oh No When you are ready to check in for your overseas flight, the last thing that you want a ticket agent to say is that you aren’t scheduled to be on that flight. Unfortunately that’s exactly what happened to me on my recent trip to Fiji….4….separate….times. Not only did this happen several times, but

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