Better Faster Cheaper Easier blogs http://dan.matan.ca/blog en GetFrom.To: A Wiki For Getting From Point A To Point B http://dan.matan.ca/GetFrom-To-How-To-Get-From-And-To-Major-Cities-In-The-World-Wiki <div class='adsense adsense_oldcode'> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-6897314959355189"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_color_border = "336699"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFE"; google_color_link = "336699"; google_color_text = "000001"; google_color_url = "FF8C00"; google_ui_features = "rc:0"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->As I learned from my experience in finding the best way to get from Munich to Berlin, one way, it's hard to find out the ideal way to get from Point A to Point B. If you're not from there, it's even harder.<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/GetFrom-To-How-To-Get-From-And-To-Major-Cities-In-The-World-Wiki" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/GetFrom-To-How-To-Get-From-And-To-Major-Cities-In-The-World-Wiki#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 22:19:31 +0000 Admin 235 at http://dan.matan.ca How to Get to Berlin from Munich Germany Cheaply on the Autobahn http://dan.matan.ca/Getting-From-Munich-To-Berlin-Train-Vs-Car-Rental <div class='adsense adsense_oldcode'> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-6897314959355189"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_color_border = "336699"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFE"; google_color_link = "336699"; google_color_text = "000001"; google_color_url = "FF8C00"; google_ui_features = "rc:0"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_start --><h3>Trip Background</h3><br />In September/October of 2012, a friend and myself made the trip to Munich Germany to meet up with a bunch of others for <a title="Oktoberfest Munich Official Website (English)" href="http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/">Oktoberfest.</a><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Getting-From-Munich-To-Berlin-Train-Vs-Car-Rental" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Getting-From-Munich-To-Berlin-Train-Vs-Car-Rental#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:00:27 +0000 Admin 233 at http://dan.matan.ca 2012 Average Currency Exchange Rates for Income Tax (CRA) conversion purposes http://dan.matan.ca/2012-Average-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Currency-US-Dollar-GBP-CRA <div class='adsense adsense_oldcode'> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-6897314959355189"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_color_border = "336699"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFE"; google_color_link = "336699"; google_color_text = "000001"; google_color_url = "FF8C00"; google_ui_features = "rc:0"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->These are the average currency exchange rates for 2012, from the <a title="Bank of Canada exchange rates" href="http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/exchange-rates-in-pdf/">Bank of Canada website here</a>. The <a href="http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/xchng_rt-eng.html">CRA website, here,</a> guides us to the Bank of Canada for average exchange rates. <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/2012-Average-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Currency-US-Dollar-GBP-CRA" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/2012-Average-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Currency-US-Dollar-GBP-CRA#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:13:17 +0000 Admin 232 at http://dan.matan.ca Best Canadian Dollar CASH Exchange Rates http://dan.matan.ca/Best-Currency-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Dollars-to-American-Euros <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Going on a trip? Need US$ Cash or EUR before you go? Or need to pay off your US$ denominated Mastercard with US$ cash at a Canadian bank branch, as I often do with my <a href="http://dan.matan.ca/No-Annual-Fee-US-Dollar-Credit-Card-For-Canadians">US$ BMO Mastercard</a>?<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Best-Currency-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Dollars-to-American-Euros" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Best-Currency-Exchange-Rates-Canadian-Dollars-to-American-Euros#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:25:21 +0000 Admin 231 at http://dan.matan.ca Hot Water Stops Working in a Hard Water Area and No Water Softener http://dan.matan.ca/Hot-Water-Stops-Working-Trickle-Hard-Water-Buildup-PEX-SharkBite <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start --><h3>Firstly, a Plumbing Disclaimer</h3>This is just the documentation of one's experience. Consult a real plumber (I'm not one, nor am I your plumber) for your plumbing related needs. <br /><br /><h3>Hot Water Stopped Working (but was easily fixed temporarily, again and again)</h3><br />The hot water slowed down to a trickle throughout the house, but cold water ran fine at all times.<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Hot-Water-Stops-Working-Trickle-Hard-Water-Buildup-PEX-SharkBite" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Hot-Water-Stops-Working-Trickle-Hard-Water-Buildup-PEX-SharkBite#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:24:15 +0000 Admin 230 at http://dan.matan.ca Flat-tire fix in Burlington Ontario: Good To Go Tire http://dan.matan.ca/Tire-Shop-Flat-Tire-Fix-Burlington-Ontario-Good-To-Go <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start --><a title="Good to Go Tire website" href="http://goodtogotire.ca/">Good to Go Tire</a>.<br /><br />It almost sounds like DTF tire.<br /><br />I had not one, but two, flats repaired at this place (and I suspect no conspiracy on this one :) )<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Tire-Shop-Flat-Tire-Fix-Burlington-Ontario-Good-To-Go" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Tire-Shop-Flat-Tire-Fix-Burlington-Ontario-Good-To-Go#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:01:48 +0000 Admin 229 at http://dan.matan.ca German car / BMW/ Audi / VW Repair in Kitchener/Waterloo http://dan.matan.ca/German-Autotech-BMW-VW-Audi-Car-Service-in-Kitchener-Waterloo <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->I'd recommend German Autotech on Colby Drive in Waterloo. Their website is: <a href="http://www.germanautotech.ca">http://www.germanautotech.ca</a>.<br /><br />It's a nice, pleasant and efficient owner-operator business, which is the type I prefer. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/German-Autotech-BMW-VW-Audi-Car-Service-in-Kitchener-Waterloo" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/German-Autotech-BMW-VW-Audi-Car-Service-in-Kitchener-Waterloo#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:52:54 +0000 Admin 228 at http://dan.matan.ca Trip to Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio, early June 2012 http://dan.matan.ca/Visiting-Cedar-Point-Ohio-Park-Checklist-Advice-Tips-Experiences <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Tips for myself in the event that I go to <a href="http://www.cedarpoint.com/">Cedar Point</a> again:<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Visiting-Cedar-Point-Ohio-Park-Checklist-Advice-Tips-Experiences" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Visiting-Cedar-Point-Ohio-Park-Checklist-Advice-Tips-Experiences#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:31:20 +0000 Admin 227 at http://dan.matan.ca Where to Stay in Sandusky Ohio (Cedar Point), Best Western Plus Review http://dan.matan.ca/Sandusky-Ohio-Cedar-Point-Hotels-Best-Western-PLUS <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Just a quick review on where I stayed for a night just to sleep before going to Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio.<br />This was on a Monday night in early June.<br /><br /><h3>Hotels in Sandusky Ohio</h3><br />Places to stay seem to fall into three categories:<!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Sandusky-Ohio-Cedar-Point-Hotels-Best-Western-PLUS" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Sandusky-Ohio-Cedar-Point-Hotels-Best-Western-PLUS#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:20:28 +0000 Admin 226 at http://dan.matan.ca Maintaining or Closing Down an Unused Line of Credit: My take http://dan.matan.ca/Closing-Down-An-Unused-Line-of-Credit-and-Emergency-Funds <!--adsense: ad limit reached for type--> <!-- google_ad_section_start --><h3>Should you close down your unused line of credit?</h3>For the most part, I'd say no.<br /><br /><h3>Use your line of credit as your emergency fund<br /></h3><br />I like to think of a line of credit as an emergency fund, money that's almost always accessible/available to you, while allowing you to fully invest your savings or make extra mortgage payments.<br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://dan.matan.ca/Closing-Down-An-Unused-Line-of-Credit-and-Emergency-Funds" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dan.matan.ca/Closing-Down-An-Unused-Line-of-Credit-and-Emergency-Funds#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 02:22:36 +0000 Admin 225 at http://dan.matan.ca