Travel Blog

I just got back from a trip to Quebec, and I feel bad that I can barely greet people in French. I should be better as I did French in school but that was a l-o-n-g time ago!

How can you visit Quebec and not treat yourself to poutine?

Overhead Bin Mania If your seat is 23B why would you put your carry on over seat 11C? If everyone’s overhead bin luggage is on

I love pedestrian streets. There’s something quietly transformative about stepping into a pedestrian-only street in a new city. No honking horns. No traffic lights.

I’ve been talking a lot about Oceania cruises and their culinary center. I’ve actually seen this delisted with separate cooking stations and big windows overlooking the sea.  You’ll be guided by Michelin trained chefs. If you don’t like cooking here is a good reason why you should go.   

So WestJet has announced that it’s new planes are going to have a completely different configuration for the seats. You’ve probably seen this on the news where there will be no reclining seats except for those at the front in comfort economy I think they call it.

Those AI people are CREEPY!! I mean those people (voices) who answer the phone. All I wanted to do was to check an onboard credit on a cruise booking.

You got to learn the language. And corporate speak is a language all of its own. Before getting into business I worked in the world of law. Letters in those days were never just sent off in a flash. Every word was considered because who knew when that was going to be analysed by some judge so the language had to be precise.

Oh no…. more turbulence in the air.  The Portuguese airports are having disruptions because of labour problems.  And I just heard that KLM have got some issues with cancelled flights and missed connections.

It’s always so exciting when there’s a long weekend. The joy of a three day weekend. That extra day when you can do nothing, or something, or anything. Everyone looks forward to it.

Hmmm.  Now I have you wondering. No … not that.  I am talking about the first time you travelled outside of Canada/US.  Reason I ask

I am sure there are a load of people out there who can relate to this.  I arrive in Florence for a corporate retreat only to find that my bag didn’t make it.