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19
Mar

African Safari

My recent African safari was overall a wonderful action packed vacation. Africa is a special place and my dreams came true. The people were so generous and charming, so much so that the 5am wake-up calls and 5:30am drives did not even bother me in the slightest. I was able to stay in three camps […]

19
Mar

Air Canada: pilots call in sick

Challenging weekend for Air Canada after multiple pilots reportedly call in sick http://strike.skynetblogs.be/ Air Canada was dealing with “a number of operational challenges” Saturday, amid unconfirmed reports that many pilots had called in sick, citing stress and fatigue. CTV News reported early Saturday that about a dozen Air Canada pilots called in sick just as […]

15
Mar

Cruise from Tahiti-to-Hawaii

If one were to think of two places that could be called “Paradise” in the central-southern Pacific and the ideal way to travel between them, I’m confident that 99 times out of 100 – with a margin of error of 1 – that it would be a cruise between Tahiti and Hawaii. I was recently […]

14
Mar

Japan: Earthquake

e-travel alerts: Today, at 9:08 UTC, Japan experienced an earthquake in the 6.8 magnitude, 235 km, 146 miles) south of Kushiro, Hokkaido. Another 6.1 quake followed almost 2 hours after striking off the coast of eastern Chiba. Authorities issued a Tsunami Advisory for the northeast coast of Honshu. A 20-centimeter wave which struck around 210 […]

12
Mar

My Naples Vacation

On February 29th I flew Air Canada direct from Toronto to Fort Myers, FL on my way to my vacation in Naples, FL. My flight was delayed, but I was given access to the Air Canada lounge, which was great. There were free drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), free snacks (such as fruit and cookies) as […]

12
Mar

Amsterdam: Schiphol work to rule Mar 13

strike.skynetblogs.be Industrial action Customs at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Customs at Amsterdam Airport will work to rule on Tuesday between 12:00 and 13:00 local time. All arriving passengers will be checked and there are also delays expected for departing passengers.