Being on a Long Layover at Gatwick Airport can be Quite Entertaining
Airports have become destinations unto themselves, and Gatwick’s Airport near London is one that has really done so in a very effective manner.
Canada to U.S. visits are down. Prices too? Not quite.
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...
Technology paves the way for a new world of travel.
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...
Longer Cruises Bank On Stretched Wallets.
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...
Far away, but golfing with homeboys. Bonus.
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...
I should quit drinking red wine, maybe.
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...
Gabor Lukacs, Hero or Bum?
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...
The Zika Virus Has Arrived At Our Sunspots, And It’s Serious.
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...
A tribute to Gordon McLean, a friend who will travel no more.
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...