How to Access the Airport Lounge for Free | Best Canadian Credit Cards to Access the Airport Lounge

Which Canadian Travel Credit Cards Offer Free Lounge Access

You don’t have to fly business class or pay a premium membership plan to enjoy airport lounges. Today, I will talk about a few Canadian travel credit cards that offer free lounge access programs and passes to enter.

There are other more expensive annual fee credit cards that offer lounge access, but I will only discuss those have an annual fee of $150 or less.

BMO World Elite MasterCard

- Lounge Access Program Membership: LoungeKey
- Free Lounge Visits Per Year: 4
- Annual Fee: $150

CIBC Aventura Gold Visa

- Lounge Access Program Membership: Priority Pass
- Free Lounge Visits Per Year: 4
- Annual Fee: $139

CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite

- Lounge Access Program Membership: Priority Pass
- Free Lounge Visits Per Year: 4
- Annual Fee: $139

Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite

- Lounge Access Program Membership: Priority Pass
- Free Lounge Visits Per Year: 6
- Annual Fee: $139

Also, some travel credit cards only provide a lounge access program membership such as Priority Pass or LoungeKey, but do not provide any free lounge visits; you will have to pay for those on your own. I skipped discussing those cards above.

All these travel cards have many other perks and features, including travel insurance. Before choosing any card, do your research and determine what other features are most important to you.

I do have a mini series featuring tips and tricks on Canadian travel credit cards, which can be viewed here: Best Travel Rewards Credit Cards Canada Shorts by Ahmed Dawn

Kindle Paperwhite: First Impressions and If It’s Worth the Cost

My First Kindle Paperwhite – Why I Bought An eReader

I donated 75% of my paper books a decade ago and have been sluggish about reading books since then. Most of my reading materials now are online. I attempted to read paper books every now and then, but it was unsuccessful because I felt weird reading something that is not a screen.

I saw people reading eReaders, but kept putting myself off buying one for the various excuses that my mind came up with. Finally, I forced myself to buy an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite to start a new tutorial series on my A Dawn YouTube Channel and my experience has been phenomenal so far.

I like the idea that I can take as many books as I want with me anywhere I go. This feature alone would be a huge plus for getting an eBook reader. Another big difference I noticed is that reading a book on an eReader (rather than a tablet or laptop) is that the screen mimics a paper page and is glare free. It doesn’t hurt the eyes and doesn’t feel like I am looking at a device screen.

The Amazon Kindle ecosystem offers overwhelming volumes of book options and a lot of them are actually free. My Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen even synced all my eBooks that I bought many years ago and forgot about.

I liked my Kindle Paperwhite so much that I am planning to get another eReader, a Kobo Libra 2, which has a different ecosystem. One big advantage the Kobo has is that you can borrow a book from the Toronto Public Library and directly download it to your Kobo device without stepping foot in the library.

I will be sharing more posts about my Kindle and Kobo experiences on my YouTube Channel and on this site.

Proraso Shaving Cream for Men Review | Men's Best Shave Cream

Is Proraso Men’s Shaving Cream Any Good?

I had seen Proraso Shaving Cream on drug store shelves for a while, but didn't feel like buying it for full price. But when I saw it last week for just $6.00 at my local Shoppers Drug Mart, I grabbed it and gave it a try.

Proraso has different versions – the one I picked up was Proraso Green Shaving Cream with Eucalyptus and Menthol. Its blue and white packaging looks classic, distinctive and catches the eye right away.

The moment I opened Proraso Shaving Cream’s cap, the smell of Eucalyptus hit me. Also, it has the classic barbershop smell that reminded me of the old days going to the barber.

I used a shaving brush to lather my face. The Proraso shaving cream felt creamy, but I didn’t get the heavy, rich lather I was expecting. Also, I felt like the lather didn’t stay put too long and I had to rush to finish shaving.

My overall experience was satisfying, but nothing so great that I have to keep using it in the future. Especially considering that Proraso Shaving Cream costs double or triple the cost of other shaving cream, unless you are buying it on sale.

Proraso Shaving Cream is priced at $10-$12 (if not on sale) and I think it can’t beat Nivea Shaving Cream, which only costs $3 - $4. I am willing to try other versions of Proraso Shaving Cream, but only when I can get them on sale.

I have made a Proraso Shaving Cream Review video, available on YouTube, which can be accessed here:

Is Proraso Shaving Cream Any Good?

How to Cancel Your Spotify Account | How to Delete Your Spotify Account

How to Permanently Delete Your Spotify Account | How to Cancel A Spotify Premium Subscription

I used to love Spotify in the past. The Spotify app on my Smartphone was easy to use and it was a breeze to switch my music, artist, or playlist. However, these days I find it to be no longer user friendly. So if you want to cancel or remove Spotify from your phone or tablet, for whatever reason, here is a simple guide to do so.

How to Cancel Spotify Premium

If you have had enough of paying for Premium and want to stop paying, follow these steps:

- From Profile go to Account

- Go to Your Plan

- Go to Change Plan

- Choose Cancel Premium

How to Permanently Delete Your Spotify Account

There are different steps to follow to cancel a Spotify free plan and premium plan. Let’s look at both one by one.

How To Permanently Delete A Spotify Account If You Have Free Plan

- You have to go to the Support page and Spotify made it difficult to find their Support page from the Spotify website. You can search on Google for “Spotify Support” or here is the link: https://support.spotify.com/

- Enter close account in the search box on the Support page and go from there

How To Permanently Delete Your Spotify Account If You Have a Premium Plan

- You have to speak with Spotify customer support.

- Check their contact page. You may need to message them first to get a hold of a live person.

- Last time I checked, Spotify made it very difficult call them directly, as I couldn’t find any phone number.

Best GoPro Tip You Didn’t Know – How to Record 4K Like GoPro Video In 1080P

Best GoPro 1080P Recording Settings Tip

4K videos are great, but recording in 4K is not a viable option for everyone due to file sizes, difficulty editing, and the higher Internet speed requirement. If you record your GoPro in 1080P, changing this one setting will make your videos 4K-like quality without the 4K-like file sizes.

I am talking about Bit rate. Simply put, Bit rate refers to the amount of data or Bits per second of video or audio capture. The higher the Bit rate, the better the quality and the higher the file size.

Recording in 1080P with a higher Bit rate gives you videos that look like almost 4K, but you won’t be burdened with humongous 4K-like files sizes. Here are some 15-second file size examples out of my GoPro 10:

1080 Resolution 48.6 MB (High Bit Rate) 26.1 MB (Low Bit rate)

4K resolution 169 MB (High Bit Rate) 80.4 MB (Low Bit rate)

As you can see, the 1080 High Bit rate file size is lower than even the 4K Low Bit rate’s. To access this setting, go to any GoPro 8 or above and look under Protune. The nice quality videos you will get from 1080 will not be exactly as high quality as 4K, but you won’t be able to tell the difference when you watch them on YouTube.

If you can’t find High Bit Rate, you most likely have an older version of GoPro as this feature is only available from GoPro Hero 8 and above.

I have a video on High Bit rate explaining further with sample video clips, which you view here:

What No One Told You – How to Record 4K Like GoPro Video In 1080P