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12
Jun

Mexico: West Coast: Tropical Storm Carlos

 Tropical Storm Carlos is sitting stationary over the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico, but is expected to start moving slowly soon. As of Friday morning, it had maximum sustained winds at 60 mph (95 kph) and was centered about 160 miles (260 kilometers) south of Acapulco, Mexico, and about 215 miles (345 kilometers) south-southeast of […]

11
Jun

Independent Active Travel

Sometimes you just don’t feel like travelling in a group – it’s a romantic holiday or you want to be just with your family. Or maybe you were never group material in the first place. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a well-organized, successful active holiday. That’s because a number of the wonderful companies […]

11
Jun

Featured Active Destination: New Zealand

It’s a tiny country that punches way above its weight when it comes to active vacations.  New Zealand is about much more than bungee jumping (though the daredevil sport was invented there).  It’s about crystal clear fjords, stunning hikes leading to ocean vistas, swimming in natural hot tubs. The options abound in this country of […]

10
Jun

Southern Ontario: Weather warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Ontario Active for next 4 hours · Environment Canada Updated at 1:40 pm At 11:19 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a line of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, dime to nickel size hail and heavy rain.  There is also the risk for a tornado.  At […]

5
Jun

WestJet flt Toronto-Montreal skids off runway…no injuries

A WestJet plane slid off a runway at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport on Friday Flight #WS588, Toronto to Montreal, exited the runway onto the grass upon arrival. All guests and crew reported safe http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/westjet-plane-from-toronto-slides-off-runway-in-montreal-1.2408840  

2
Jun

USA: weather delays at LGA, TEB, PHL

Due to WEATHER / LOW CEILINGS, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA). This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 1 hour and 56 minutes. To see if you may be affected, select your departure airport and check “Delays […]