by ThatTravelGuy | Mar 5, 2016 | Travel, Travel Tips |
Airports have become destinations unto themselves, and Gatwick’s Airport near London is one that has really done so in a very effective manner.
by ThatTravelGuy | Feb 29, 2016 | Travel |
Over the last several months cross-border visits to the United States dropped with the sinking of our Canadian dollar value. In the first quarter of 2015, travel was down nine percent from the previous year. It has continued to deteriorate to at least that level...
by ThatTravelGuy | Feb 17, 2016 | Travel Tips |
There was a time when digital communications were the tools used mostly by the younger generations. But those days are long passed. Every age category slowly caught on to the fact it wasn’t so hard to learn to become at least a bit tech savvy, once they got past...
by ThatTravelGuy | Feb 16, 2016 | Cruises |
With all the newer and bigger ocean ships being launched over the past few years, one had to wonder if supply was over-reaching demand. Yet it seemed most of the cruises were sailing near or at full capacity. Likewise, the explosion in river-cruising interest saw an...
by ThatTravelGuy | Feb 13, 2016 | Travel |
Every Wednesday through the summer I golf with a group that is much more about fun than low golf scores. Most know how to tell a story and I have enjoyed the dinners and wine after as much as I have the golf game. Given my track talents often more so if it has been...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jan 30, 2016 | Travel |
Lots of people own homes in places like Palm Springs, Phoenix, and other US winter havens and get used to living life in a similar manner as they do at home. For us, this is the first time we have rented a full home for a seasonal escape, even though it is only for a...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jan 30, 2016 | Travel |
A few years ago Dr. Gabor Lukacs was a math professor at the University of Manitoba. It never became really clear whether he left on his own volition or was pushed with a settlement of some kind. It seemed, at least, he was a thorn in the side of University management...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jan 29, 2016 | Travel |
It seemed to come out of nowhere this Zika virus did. A couple of early news bits here and then about a new virus brought to us by mosquitoes, the irritating insect that brought us the Malaria disease that has effected millions, and still is a scourge of nations. Then...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jan 26, 2016 | Travel |
Travel is what we see and experience, but it is also much about with whom we share those travel experiences. Gordon Donald McLean passed away on January 20, and his funeral was yesterday. He was a friend and a man who loved to travel. And he was a man who it was a joy...
by ThatTravelGuy | Jan 24, 2016 | Travel |
I am pleased to welcome fellow Winnipegger and travel blogger Deborah Zanke, with the following guest post. Check her site out at http://tagalongtravel.com/ for other interesting information very different from the kind of information and comments I tend to post....