The Mogo Blog

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

Last minute Easter savings tips

Spring is here, and that usually means one thing for me: Easter weekend has snuck up on me again. We’ve finally gotten through that long stretch of the year where there are no long weekends or stat holidays, so it’s time to make this one count! As usual, holidays are usually a bit of a punch in the pocketbook (that’s a saying, right?) – so here are a few ways to save enough to fill your own Easter basket. Potluck Dinners Just because you’re getting together with the entire family doesn’t mean

Taste the City Vancouver - win dinner at 15 great restaurants

Vancouver is truly one of the great cities for dining out, but sometimes the non-stop restaurant-ing can get pricey… even though you want to hit all the top spots in the city. Vancouver Magazine feels your pain and are rolling out a great contest: Taste the City [http://www.vanmag.com/contests/Taste-the-City-enter-here]. The grand prize winner will receive 15 $100 gift certificates to Vancouver’s top dining destinations. > enough to dine out every month for more than a year! 15 runner up, al