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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2017 22:05:56 GMT
The new look to our forum will be instantly noticed - it's just a temporary Christmas appearance for a few weeks.... We hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very happy and safe New Year of travels in 2018.
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daphne
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LOVE Travelling!!
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Post by daphne on Dec 5, 2017 9:20:41 GMT
Ohhhh love the Xmas colours!!! Merry Christmas to all and happy planning and if anyone travels during this Festive Season, enjoy, its always a privilege to travel and see the world!!!
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Post by chech on Dec 5, 2017 17:24:44 GMT
I'm off to Calgary for ten days on the 20th!
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Pauline
Full Member
Normandy, Brittany & the Loire Valley, WW1 Battlefields and Northern Spain in Sep 2023 with Insight
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Post by Pauline on Dec 5, 2017 21:13:55 GMT
Season's Greetings to everyone.
May 2018 be a good year for one and all.
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taskaz
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Post by taskaz on Dec 6, 2017 5:17:32 GMT
The forum is looking very festive! Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to all
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Post by marielouise on Dec 6, 2017 5:44:44 GMT
Merry Christmas and Great travelling New Year!
Chech, you are coming to Calgary, what are your plans?
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Post by chech on Dec 6, 2017 12:28:38 GMT
Don't know yet. I'm going with my brother and his wife to visit my nephew. I know there's some shopping in my future (15% tax vs 5% .
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Post by marielouise on Dec 6, 2017 16:24:28 GMT
Enjoy the shopping, there is a big shopping centre just north of the airport, Cross Iron Mills in Balzac which is just by Airdrie. Then there is Chinook shopping centre on MacLeod and Glenmore, lots more. It depends in what part of the city you will be. Maybe we could get together one day. I'll be dog sitting my son's dog for the week before Xmas but she is used to be alone plus DH will be home. You should head to the mountains one day, it is pretty in winter.
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Post by Owen on Dec 6, 2017 17:44:41 GMT
Merry Christmas Everyone
The World's Most Magical Christmas Towns
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Post by purvis on Dec 6, 2017 20:01:44 GMT
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Post by purvis on Dec 6, 2017 20:03:24 GMT
Merry Christmas to all and may your New Year be one of travel and exploration.
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Post by chech on Dec 7, 2017 11:39:50 GMT
Enjoy the shopping, there is a big shopping centre just north of the airport, Cross Iron Mills in Balzac which is just by Airdrie. Then there is Chinook shopping centre on MacLeod and Glenmore, lots more. It depends in what part of the city you will be. Maybe we could get together one day. I'll be dog sitting my son's dog for the week before Xmas but she is used to be alone plus DH will be home. You should head to the mountains one day, it is pretty in winter. Check your messages. I'm sure we can figure something out.
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Post by Owen on Dec 8, 2017 0:24:06 GMT
Foods to Eat at a German Christmas Market
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Post by Owen on Dec 8, 2017 0:40:42 GMT
Best Christmas Markets - Prague, Czech
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 9:38:07 GMT
White Christmas (Song)
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.
Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a frequent Hollywood retreat also favored by writer-producer Frank Capra, although the Arizona Biltmore also claims the song was written there. He often stayed up all night writing — he told his secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"
White Christmas" 1954 Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye ~ Video ~ 3:20 =
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 9:53:39 GMT
Silent Night
Favorite classic Christmas song Silent Night sung with beautiful harmonies! Great for performances, schools, choirs and church.
Silent Night with Lyrics | Christmas Carol | Sung by top Talented Choir =
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 10:13:00 GMT
2 Hours Of Popular Traditional Old
CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MUSIC
With Best CHRISTMAS Light Displays
" Here are 2 hours of my favourite Christmas Carols and Songs playlist, with Christmas Scenes. Happy Holidays - Tracey #christmascarols #christmasmusic With Various Versions of these great Carols and Songs: 12 days of Christmas,
Dance of the sugar plum fairies, Deck the Halls, First Noel, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Holiday Brass, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St Nicholas, Joy To The World, Old Christmas Tree, Silent Night, Up of The Housetop, We Wish You A Merry Christmas "
= 2,838,406 views
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 21:34:28 GMT
Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!
" On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. Over 100 participants in this awesome Christmas Flash Mob. This is a must see! "
50,824,313 views
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 21:56:34 GMT
MUST SEE - FLASH MOB !
A First for the U.S. Air Force Band at the National Air and Space Museum!
2,253,659 views
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 22:01:55 GMT
Bagpipes and Drums Flash Mob
Pacific Coast Highlanders and Gold Coast Pipe Band Flash Mob in Thousand Oaks, CA =
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Post by Owen on Dec 12, 2017 23:05:34 GMT
Hallelujah'' chorus, from Händel's Messiah
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI6dsMeABpU ~ 4:28 2,013,799 views
Battle Hymn of the Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSiVjlknuSw ~ 5:03
Amazing Grace - Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2arm5ydeJc ~ 6:33 2,758,288 views
Scotland, the Brave/Simple Gifts - Lindsey Stirling and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbAmXyYTLBI ~ 4:09
Danny Boy, Live at Red Rocks - Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnDGID-nf3M ~ 5:22
Jingle Bells - Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZrjtdRkwDA ~ 2:52
The Sound of Music, from The Sound of Music - Mormon Tabernacle Choir = www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCxJqXHI2os ~ 3:40
Over the Rainbow - Mormon Tabernacle Choir 1,445,412 views = www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s-1nAl4Rco ~ 4:30
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Post by Owen on Dec 13, 2017 8:03:35 GMT
Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) with lyrics
= www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNdU6bGE5E ~ 2:57
The Dubliners ~ Molly Malone = www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjjh5EmkKCA ~ 2:59
The Dubliners - Whiskey in the Jar (best version!!!) 8,896,024 views = www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlWTASnnft4 ~ 3:01
The Wild Rover(No Nay Never) The Dubliners Lyrics 2,401,512 views = www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4KboYi40I ~ 3:06
Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners 3,196,641 views = www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWIIoSf4nw ~ 4:06
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by the dubliners " This amazing song wich was written by eric bogle and played by many. But this is my personel favourite because Drew's voice is just perfect for it The Song tells the story of a soldier from the ANZAC who fought against the ottoman turks at Gallipoli " = www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0fF6oY6I4 ~ 6:00
The Seekers - I Am Australian, Waltzing Matilda, Georgy Girl (Live, 1994) 3,331,596 views = www.youtube.com/watch?v=v22SPtCFck8 ~ 11:42
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Post by Boop on Dec 13, 2017 23:47:29 GMT
Don't know yet. I'm going with my brother and his wife to visit my nephew. I know there's some shopping in my future (15% tax vs 5% . I will join you...............
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Post by Boop on Dec 13, 2017 23:48:07 GMT
Don't know yet. I'm going with my brother and his wife to visit my nephew. I know there's some shopping in my future (15% tax vs 5% . I will join you............... Didn't get my fill of Black Friday shopping in Vegas!!
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Post by chech on Dec 14, 2017 1:13:14 GMT
LOLOL!
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Post by Oz-T on Dec 14, 2017 1:55:13 GMT
How on earth did 2017 just flash past so quickly? It's been a pretty hectic year for poor ol' Oz-T. I finished off a one year contract job and thought I'd become an early retiree; but a job offer arose that I just couldn't refuse. So I'm a manager in a senior role but only needing to work two or three days per week. Nice. Earlier this year, Mrs Oz and I purchased a beach house that's only an hour from home so we tend to go there for every second weekend. Soon I'll be storing my boat there so I can go fishing whenever I feel like it. We became grandparents for the second time a few months back so now we have a grand-daughter and grandson. I plan to teach them how important travel is. We had a domestic trip this year into the Australian outback, but we are returning to overseas travel in 2018 with a tour booked. I'll elaborate on this later in the Countdown thread. So an incredibly busy year has kept me away from this forum for more than I'd like. Hopefully, this will change next year. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the forum discussions. And a special appreciation to Owen for his ongoing efforts in posting travel topics that make this forum such a good resource of helpful information. I would like to wish everybody a happy and safe Christmas, and a great new year in 2018.
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Post by chech on Dec 14, 2017 12:41:40 GMT
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Post by purvis on Dec 14, 2017 17:47:53 GMT
Chech: 15% versus 5% here in Alberta is called "The Alberta Advantage". We however make up for it in other tax forms such as carbon tax, property tax and other types. Oh well there is no other country I would rather live in. Purvis
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Post by Owen on Dec 18, 2017 13:46:43 GMT
Christmas Lights Around the World
" Enya - The Magic of the Night & We Wish You a Merry Christmas I thought I should add... the images are not mine. I artfully acquired them from the Net and hope who ever owns them doesn't mind The purpose is to only share THE MAGIC OF THE NIGHT.❊☆.ڿڰۣ ☆¸.♥*"˜¨¨˜"*❀♫ "
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Pauline
Full Member
Normandy, Brittany & the Loire Valley, WW1 Battlefields and Northern Spain in Sep 2023 with Insight
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Post by Pauline on Dec 23, 2017 5:12:58 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope 2018 will be a safe travel year for those travelling and a healthy year for all. Pauline
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