Category - Did You Know

7
Aug

If Travelling over Christmas or New Year’s Book Early!

Just recently I have been working on a quote for 5 Adults (all singles) for a hotel in Sydney Australia over New Year’s, I believe this has been one of the most challenging things I have done to date. We are still 6 months away but trying to find suitable accommodations has been difficult. However […]

12
May

The Miracle of Flight!

Do you ever wonder about how amazing it is that we travel by plane to places all over the world in less than a day and hundred years ago it would of taken us anywhere from a week to a month to cover that same distance? I just recently went to a travel conference for […]

10
May

An Argument for Travel During Turbulent Times – NYTimes

I am frequently asked, where would you NOT go. I just read this marvellous piece in the New York Times by Paul Theroux. It seems to me to clearly reason why travel is still pretty safe for most of us, and a compelling opportunity to experience the world beyond our neighbourhood. View the article here: […]

25
Apr

An Argument for Travel During Turbulent Times – NYTimes

I am frequently asked, where would you NOT go. I just read this marvellous piece in the New York Times by Paul Theroux. It seems to me to clearly reason why travel is still pretty safe for most of us, and a compelling opportunity to experience the world beyond our neighbourhood. View the article here: […]

19
Apr

Travel For People with Extra Support Needs

As the Mom of a 23 year old who uses a Power wheelchair, and as a Travel addict, I learned the hard way about travel with a wheelchair, starting with many ferry rides to and from Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. On one notable occasion I flew with Kieron on an Air Ambulance from Victoria General […]

21
Oct

Virgin Galactic (and me!) In The News

Astronomic Price Worth it to Calgarians To boldly go where no man has gone before — no thanks. But to escape the Earth aboard a tested and true spaceship, spending 10 minutes in a weightless void? It's a trip worth every cent of the $200,000 ticket, says one of a very exclusive crowd of Albertans […]