Category: Our Views on Travel

Accommodation sharing has become a very popular and economical alternative to hotels and travelers are flocking to them in droves.  Numerous apps, such as Airbnb, connect guests with property owners looking to rent out a room, an apartment, condo, or even their whole house.  These rentals can be found pretty much everywhere, from major cities…

Since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 a number of countries have imposed travel bans, restrictions and advisories, including a ban on non-essential travel across the border between Canada and the United States. When that particular ban will be lifted is unknown as the pandemic still has…

As air travel ramps up and Canadians return to airports for both business and pleasure reasons, now seemed a good time to review the Canadian Passenger Bill of Rights that came into force in 2019.  For those of you who have not travelled recently or may not be aware of these new guidelines, passenger rights…

There is no doubt that the travel industry has suffered due to the global pandemic.  Vacant airport terminals, airplanes sitting nose to tail on runways, and cruise ships moored in empty ports are indelible images of how the world has shuttered it doors to international travel.  No one is saying that this will be permanent,…

Although there are no hard and fast rules, or dates, when travel will be resuming I remain ever hopeful that it will.  To be sure I have the most up to date information and health protection I have done some more research into travel insurance and how it has changed in the age of Covid-19. …

The only certainty during these times is that these times are uncertain. Despite an abundance of daily news and political briefings there is little that our leaders can actually tell us about how and when the country will reopen.  Right now I am okay with that as I am a firm believer in safe over…

One of the ways Ken and I have dealt with our recent travel disappointments, and enforced isolation, is to engage in lively discussions about where we want to go when we can travel again.  The list so far is diverse, far flung and well beyond any budget, but we are having so much fun. One…

In light of my familial connection and with a strong sense of Canadian pride it was an easy decision for Ken and I to plan a day trip to Arras to visit the Vimy Memorial while in France. Arras is a direct train ride from Gare du Nord station in Paris.  We were able to…

At three-quarters of an inch taller than 6 feet and weighing in at only 150 pounds was it any surprise his friends called him Slim.  He was single, trained as a painter, still lived at home with his parents, and at just 4 months beyond his 18th birthday he enlisted with the Army.  That date…