For many travellers, the most stressful parts of a trip are packing, getting through security, and the fear that your suitcase won’t be at your destination to greet you at the baggage carousel. So a service that allows you to avoid the [...]
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 [...]