If you want valued based, delicious and variety of food, Commercial Drive is the place to come to eat. Here are a few pictures of the selections of food to find on commercial drive:

Arguably the best hotel I have ever stayed in, since I started travelling as an an adult is the Hyphocus Inn. This hotel is located on Helen Road in Ucluelet. Staying there makes you forget the hassle and bassle of city living and throws you into the beauty of nature. Beautiful surrounding, along with a beautiful living quarter to match. If you want a romantic weekend with your partner this is the place to rent for the weekend. Here are the pictures:

This is second time visiting Commercial Drive. The diversity and electric nature of this part of Vancouver, will keep you coming back. Here is a glimpse of what we are going to do in Commercial Drive this month:

We are off to Commercial Drive for the next month, but before we head off to this area, lets say a final farewell to Lonsdale Market, North Vancouver with some remaining pictures:

I love shopping and getting great deals while I shop. Since the pandemic I have been scouting great places to shop online to get the best deals while looking fashionable and expensive. Remember elegance is not about the money but about how you put things together. These are the websites I have come to love for affordable stylist clothes…

1. http://www.Real Real.com….for pre-loved designers wear
2. http://www.revolve.com….beautiful dresses, skirts and sexy clothes
3. http://www.etsy.com…..accessories that you can not find anywhere
4. http://www.shein.com…..sweater and tops
5. http://www.nic and zoe…beautiful jackets

Next week we are going to go to commercial drive and explore this area again. For now here are the last remaining pictures of Lonsdale Market:

Are we on track with our budget? Getting in August we had a savings of $2388. We made a total of $4600, and spent a total of $4490. We had a savings of $110 for this month and now our total savings going to September is $2498. Here is a breakdown of the finances:

	predicted	actual	August Figures
BC Hydro	$50			$50
Lotto	$80			$160
ex money	$40			$40
Bmo Line	$450			$415
TD paym	$121			$35
St loan	$121			$0
Bank Fees	$11			$11
RBc pay2	$200			$191
Rent	$1,450			$1,485
BMO PE	$1,200			$1,555
Cibc loan	$20			$105
RBc pay1	$220			$264
Mutual F	$25			$50
Charity	$22			$22
c rbc loan	$121			$121
total	$4,131			$4,490

Here are a few things to do in the Lonsdale Market:

1. Shop and eat at the market
2. Have a picnic near the grass and water area at Lonsdale
3. Cycle around the seawall
4. Listen to music and watch the big boats

Here are pictures:

It is good to take a trip sometimes, especially now in this pandemic times… to reflect, enjoy yourself, relax and remind yourself of better times. This is what we did in Tofino on the labour day weekend. The prices for the hotel were little steep because everyone was rushing for vacation on the weekend, but here are some ways to have a relaxing, fun time in Tofino without going over your budget: We had plan to spend $1300 total. The first thing in booking a hotel was to book a place that would be romantic and luxurious without the price tag. So what we did was book that place in a place called Ucluelet. In Tofino, the price tag for an equivalent place for 2 nights would had been $800, but in Ucluelet, the price tag was $450 and Ucluelet is just 30 mins from Tofino, and very accessible. Tip for staying on budget is to find an accessible place close to where you are visiting for cheaper a price when you travel. In terms of food we ate locally, the prices in Tofino were more expensive than Ucluelet, so we had more meals in Ucluelet that in Tofino. In terms of transportation, we booked our car rentals in advance and online to get the best deal. Plus always get travellers insurance supplied by the rental company. It would offer you a piece of mind. Here are the the pictures of Tofino:

Here is a few and healthy food choices to enjoy at Lonsdale Market: