http://www.skiponover.com/ Skip On Over en Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:56:00 GMT Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:56:00 GMT info@skiponover.com info@skiponover.com http://www.skiponover.com/getting-more-air-miles-faster/ My local Safeway has a monthly promotion, great for Air Miles (TM) collectors. The Air Miles loyalty plan crosses brands. Cardholders can collect points at Safeway, Shell gas stations, Boston... http://www.skiponover.com/getting-more-air-miles-faster/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/getting-more-air-miles-faster/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:56:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-budget-more-for-the-flight-or-the-hotel/ When planning a long trip, do you look for a cheap flight and try to work hotels around it? Or, if you see a deal on accommodation, would you take... http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-budget-more-for-the-flight-or-the-hotel/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-budget-more-for-the-flight-or-the-hotel/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:04:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-take-your-laptop/ My next trip may not be right away, but it will be the first time I'll have to seriously consider taking my laptop. I've travelled with it, of course, but... http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-take-your-laptop/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/do-you-take-your-laptop/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:09:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/smart-packing-advice-from-expert-susan-foster/ Smart Packing is both a book and a website, by Susan Foster. Foster is a clothing expert and a live-out-of-a-suitcase traveller. This little book is practical and useful. There are... http://www.skiponover.com/smart-packing-advice-from-expert-susan-foster/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/smart-packing-advice-from-expert-susan-foster/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:06:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/corner-gas-invented-the-staycation/ On the TV show Corner Gas (I just took the Corner Gas tour), new girl in town Lacey had some trouble with the way Brent (owner of Corner Gas) spent... http://www.skiponover.com/corner-gas-invented-the-staycation/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/corner-gas-invented-the-staycation/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:35:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/heading-for-the-corner-gas-experience/ Corner Gas is one of Canada's funniest TV shows. Tomorrow I'm going to Dog River - well, Rouleau, Saskatchewan, the town that plays fictitious Dog River on television. I'll let... http://www.skiponover.com/heading-for-the-corner-gas-experience/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/heading-for-the-corner-gas-experience/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:16:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/free-extra-seat-for-obese-air-passengers/ The topic of fat people flying turns out to be provocative and emotional. In Canada, a recent ruling is going to allow extremely obese people to have an extra seat... http://www.skiponover.com/free-extra-seat-for-obese-air-passengers/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/free-extra-seat-for-obese-air-passengers/ Sat, 03 May 2008 02:20:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/warning-about-paris-metro-gangs/ True story. About three weeks ago my (Canadian) friend and her 20 year old daughter were the victims of a so-called Metro Gang in Paris. They were riding along when... http://www.skiponover.com/warning-about-paris-metro-gangs/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/warning-about-paris-metro-gangs/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:14:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-over-highlights-march-23-april-4-2008/ What have you been missing? Travel notes from Canada, England, London and a few general tips to make it all go more smoothly. The latest on Skip On Over... From... http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-over-highlights-march-23-april-4-2008/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-over-highlights-march-23-april-4-2008/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:04:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/creative-route-planning-make-stopovers-fun/ Usually, a direct flight from A to B is best for me. But, not always. Travelling from Calgary, Canada (home) to Melbourne, Australia involves flying to Los Angeles or San... http://www.skiponover.com/creative-route-planning-make-stopovers-fun/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/creative-route-planning-make-stopovers-fun/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:31:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/exitnowca-budget-travel-deals/ A friend just tipped me off to exitnow.ca, a discount travel site for Canadian travel. Affiliated with charter airline Air Transat, exitnow.ca offers low-cost flights and vacation packages. Air Transat... http://www.skiponover.com/exitnowca-budget-travel-deals/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/exitnowca-budget-travel-deals/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:57:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/obesity-as-a-disability-extra-room-on-the-plane-at-no-extra-charge/2/ In January 2008, the Canadian Transportation Agency ruled that people who are so obese they cannot fit into a standard airplane seat will be entitled to more room at no... http://www.skiponover.com/obesity-as-a-disability-extra-room-on-the-plane-at-no-extra-charge/2/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/obesity-as-a-disability-extra-room-on-the-plane-at-no-extra-charge/2/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:02:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/rado-interview-the-truth-about-travel-writing/3/ Elsewhere in the blogosphere, I have just posted a short review of an interview with Chuck Thompson, author of Smile When You're Lying, Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer. The... http://www.skiponover.com/rado-interview-the-truth-about-travel-writing/3/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/rado-interview-the-truth-about-travel-writing/3/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:25:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-overs-latest-classic-places-to-visit-in-canada-and-england/ Kicking off the new site, skiponover.com, I've posted some pieces about classic destinations. There's a reason so many people want to see these places. Canada Travel on skiponover.com Niagara Falls... http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-overs-latest-classic-places-to-visit-in-canada-and-england/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/skip-on-overs-latest-classic-places-to-visit-in-canada-and-england/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:53:00 GMT http://www.skiponover.com/welcome-to-skiponovercom/ Hi, Skip On Over is a collection of travel blogs with a couple of things in common. They are all written by me, Jill Browne. I love travel & writing... http://www.skiponover.com/welcome-to-skiponovercom/#comments http://www.skiponover.com/welcome-to-skiponovercom/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:13:00 GMT