Do you have a travel bucket list? we don’t. Most of the places we’ve travelled are the result of chance opportunities and I think that’s worked out better than making plans based on “must-see” destinations. Allow me to make the case for [...]
The taxi industry is in a major state of disruption with the rise and popularity of the ride sharing company Uber. In every city it has set up, the taxi lobby has waged a campaign to cast this tech-savvy alternative [...]
Just before our trip last month to Washington, D.C., Steve surprised me with an early birthday gift. It was a Briggs & Riley BRX Excursion laptop backpack I had been eyeing at my favourite local travel accessories store, U.N. Luggage. [...]
After more than a decade of business travel near and far from home, my frequent flyer husband has learned a thing or two about how to make things go as smoothly as possible. Here are Steve’s top tips. [...]
When Steve checked in at London’s Heathrow airport for his recent Air Canada flight home, he decided to check his carry-on bag. It was bulging with the purchase of new shoes (yes, again) and he feared it wouldn’t fit in [...]
The first time I did a tag along trip to D.C. with Steve several years ago, I had low expectations. Big government town, ho hum. But, I was blown away! We took free walking tours, visited the fabulous Smithsonian museums [...]
Whether I’m travelling on vacation or tagging along on Steve’s business trips, there are a few indulgences that I have a twinge of guilt/embarrassment about. These guilty travel pleasures are relatively harmless, but I don’t readily reveal them so shhhhh … [...]
“You’ll need to wear this during the whole flight, okay?” The flight attendant produced two red lanyards with attached tags that read: Unaccompanied Minor. I took mine and put it over my neck, it was long and hung to my [...]
For two weeks every July for the past 27 years, theatre companies from across Canada and around the world converge at the geographic centre of North America for the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. This year will see 180 companies perform [...]