The Mogo Blog

The Canadian Mint makes a glow in the dark dinosaur coin

That headline is serious. As pictured above, the Royal Canadian Mint is going retro… VERY retro. The new, special edition, quarter features a (super tough to spell) pachyrhinosaurus lakustai dino – which was found near Grand Prairie, Alberta in the early 1970s. When the light goes out, the dino’s bones will glow. They’re only making 25,000 of these, so keep your eyes peeled and on the look out for this first run. Rumour has it, there will be another two runs of the coin. Want to get your hand

How Does the Average Canadian Household Spend its Earnings? You Might be Surprised!

If you live in Vancouver, as I do, chances are you spend a good percentage of your time talking to other Vancouverites about how expensive it is to live in the city. Not a week goes by that I don’t have some version of the “I’m going to move to Montreal if I keep having to spend most of my paycheck on my rent…” conversation. And it’s not just blowing smoke, either: a recent survey found that Vancouver is the most expensive city in North America [http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Vancouver+Nor

Wildest pet purchases - crazy gifts for your furry friends

Nikki breaks down some of the craziest things that you can grab for your pets. Let’s file this under ‘want’ instead of ‘need’. The Critter Cruiser This dynamic little toy is a must-have for the fashionable rodent in your life. The Critter Cruiser [http://www.firebox.com/product/2204/Hamster-Racer-Set?aff=512&awc=550_1334330282_58b72e92b3da9a695442f8b61348d803] is a swanky hamster-powered car that let’s your hamster spin around a hamtrack like a thing possessed. The ingenious cars incorporate

The World's 9 Most Interesting Hotels

Booking a stay at a nice hotel has never been easier than it is these days, with online competition not just keeping rates down, but driving up incentives in order to attract our lodging dollars. This market expansion (and our increased awareness of it) also means that the big brand-name hotel chains, while chock full of plushness and modernity, have to contend with the fact that they are advertising in – or in some cases* on *- the same domain as some of the most fascinating, most extraordinary

Toronto's Little India

Gerrard Street in Toronto is the main drag of Little India, a delightfully colourful and atmospherically sublime district that will have you thinking you fell asleep on the street car and woke up in Bombay. Here in the Delhi of downtown, the shops stay open until late, you can buy spiced corn on the street and the smell of chai brewing in the tiny family-owned restaurants combine to make this vibrant street a wonderful adventure of the senses. Smell: This is my favorite part of the Gerrard Stre