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Hi there! I am Marc Phillippe Babineau, a Maritimer by birth and in heart (Canadian), and I was a Senior Technical Writer and Training Specialist for Atlantis Aerospace, in Brampton, Ontario. Here, I wrote technical manuals and wrote and taught training platforms

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Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Best traveling day outfits: 1 of 21
The best travelling day outfits are, essentially, what is most comfortable to wear, what is most functional and would be the least likely to wrinkle. Depending upon the length of the flight, as well as the number of stopovers, the constant traveller should dress in layers, in case the scheduled flight is delayed, or the weat... More..
Travel > Vacations Best vacation destinations for a nature-filled getaway: 3 of 51
Get them while they last! The best travel destinations for a nature-filled getaway mostly depend upon what types of nature you want to see or be involved with. If you want to go camping in the backwoods of Alaska, or just in your backyard, there is nature to be found. All inclusive resorts on tropical islands are great for e... More..
Travel > Vacations Which is a better summer vacation spot: The beach or the mountains?: 6 of 52
You can visit the beach anytime, there is most probably a beach within an hour or two's drive of your home, but a visit to the mountains is a visit to a completely different ecosystem. You will be inundated with new sights that are beyod belief, as the television shows and pictures that you have seen of the Grand Canyon do l... More..
Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Tips for driving across the US border into Canada: 1 of 8
Since 9/11, the United States of America (USA) has strengthened their border crossings with both Mexico and Canada. Electronic and x-ray machines meant to find illegal immigrants, drugs, weapons and money have been installed at all land border crossings with Canada in order to better find anything not supposed to enter the c... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) The best gadgets for a road trip: 1 of 7
The great American road trip, is there any better way to become closer with your friends, family or just your own little self? Driving, on motorbikes, in RVs, in cars or in minivans, or in the quintessential road trip vehicle, the Volkswagen micro bus, and taking the most scenic and out of the way route as possible to your d... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Day trips to enjoy the fall foliage: 7 of 39
These are the Kodak moments of our lives. The fall foliage is nature's gift to the people in search of aesthetically pleasing landscapes, and when seen in compliment to the Sunset's colours and a reflective body of water, the visual palettes can be outrageously beautiful. In Canada, a famous group of artists, known as The Gr... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice What to do if you are caught in the middle of a terrorist attack: 2 of 11
What to do if you are caught in the middle of a terrorist attack really depends upon the type of terrorist attack, the place where it happens and the people that you are with. If you are with your faily or a deoup of children, then your first priority would be to them, and making sure that they are safely out of harm's way. ... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) The best winter road trip destinations: 1 of 5
The best Winter road trip destinations are, inevitably, the ones that allow you the freedom to do whatever it is that you prefer to do while on vacation, or to give you a complete change of scenery from where you live and work. Is there really one destination over and above all others that is the best destination for everyon... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Weird travel stories: 14 of 69
Weird can have different meanings, and sometimes an event just exemplifies the word. Take a picture of this; My elder brother an myself, fishing on a major river that feeds into the James Bay, emptying most of Central and Northern Quebec. It is a river that gets welll over 200 feet deep, and extremely fast. We camped every y... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Easing back in to "reality" after a vacation: 4 of 19
A vacation is defined as a period of time devoted to rest, travel or recreation, and that petty much defines every weekend for many people. However, for many others, a vacation means two weeks away from home, work and the stress of every day life. For a person to need time to ease back into reality after a vacation, well, th... More..