One of the main reasons for picking Cancun in Mexico was to see the Cancun underwater museum. My friend really wanted to do this! We looked at both snorkeling and scuba diving at this site and decided on scuba diving. We were both excited to try scuba diving for the very first time. I was a bit nervous. My nervousness had merit. By nature I am a bit of a klutz so I was worried I might mess up following…
One of the places that we visited while at Mexico was Tulum. There are many Mayan sites near Cancun. We picked Tulum to visit since it is a Mayan site near the Ocean. Most other sites are in the middle of the jungles. Our Tulum tour included pickup from the hotel, visiting a cenote , a tour of Tulum with an Archaeologist guide, and visiting Playa Del Carmen. Tulum is well known site of a Mayan walled city. It is…
On our trip to Mexico we knew we wanted to do a few excursions. I enjoy my southern all-inclusive breaks every few years, however the only way I can get through 7 days of an all-inclusive is if I can fit in some excursions! One such excursion was our trip to the Xplor ! Their website for reference: http://www.xplor.travel/ Someone had recommended this excursion to my friend, and I was so very glad we did this activity. Xplor is recreational…
I just came back from a week in Mexico ! Here are some of my thoughts on Mexico ! When planning a trip to Mexico there are many different cities that you can visit. I struggled with picking one. Some of the choices I considered were Cancun, Playa del Carmen , Cozumel – These three areas combined is known as the Mayan Riviera , and Los Cabos . We settled on Cancun, because we wanted to scuba dive at the…
This investopedia article lists out the major financial news sites : http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112514/top-sites-latest-stock-market-news.asp# I use Yahoo Finance . I recommend spending a bit of time on each site to see which one works for you.
I was watching a documentary on Netflix called ‘Rise of the Hackers’ , and came across this engineered computer virus called stuxnet. It was designed to slow down Iran’s nuclear weapon development. I found the design of the virus to be fascinating. Take a look if you guys have time ! If you dont have Netflix, this article is a good read as well. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/ The virus is designed to infect PLCs ( Programmable Logic controllers ) . Everything from…
As an independent contractor you have the option of being a Sole Proprietor or an owner of a Partnership. A friend of mine recently became a contractor, and he had the option of registering as a business and billing as a business. My friend and I decided to do some investigation to understand how this worked and what some of the processes involved are. Sole Proprietorship First Step, you must understand the benefits of registering as a sole proprietorship. This…
One of my reasons for visiting Iceland in the winter was to visit the beautiful Glacier Caves of Iceland. I had seen photos of the blue caves and had become fascinated. Visiting Iceland would solve two items I had really wanted to do. See the Northern Lights and Visit a Glacier Cave. I wrote a post on shelter/food and transportation in Iceland if you require some information the post is here . We had originally planned to visit the Glacier…
The financial markets are affected by many different events. Events such as a Central Bank’s decision on interest rates, government releasing different type of numbers such as unemployment rate, major companies reporting earnings, events that affects large countries such as a recession in China, and events that affect specific sectors such as OPEC’s decision to cut oil supply. In addition to the specific news stories that come out throughout the day, the markets are affected by specific events. See below…
I visited Iceland in 2015 with a group of friends. I wanted to visit Iceland in winter for two main reasons. One to see the Northern Lights, and the second to visit the Glacier Caves. We were there for a week starting on February 24th 2015. I am from Canada and most of the flights to Iceland from Canada is directly to Reykjavik Airport, Iceland. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland and about two third of the population of Iceland…