Each week my optimism increases that travel will be a viable option again, if not this year, than into the spring of next year. I was talking with a good travel friend last week and they had just booked a trip for May 2021. We have one booked for the same month. Fingers crossed!! Having…
How It’s Done
We have watched the news intently as travel slowly opens up around the world. Despite a few false starts there are some organizations and countries that seem to have found a way to make this happen. It is our hope that this will lead the way for others so that those of us waiting patiently,…
Our Top 5 Myths About Retirement Travel
“I want to travel the world.” It’s a common answer to the oft asked question of what one plans to do when they retire. Whether it is an achievable goal or just an unrequited fantasy depends a lot on your finances. Since our mission statement is providing “budget travel advice for the over 50 crowd”…
Travel Close to Home
I would be lying if I told you we were not disappointed about our international travel plans being cancelled this spring. As, I am sure, were many of you. But the true spirit of travel never really dies. This year it has just remained closer to home. And I do mean close, as travel to…
The Pros and Cons of Accommodation Sharing
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…
Air Travel in the Age of Covid-19
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…
We’ll Always Have Paris
Solo Travel with Renee On April 15, 2019, the world watched in horror as Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames, an omen of darker things to come. People wondered how Paris would ever recover from the loss of their treasured landmark. That November, I arrived in Paris at the height of the Jaune Gilets…
Canadian Passenger Bill of Rights
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…
How Travel Has, or Should, Change After the Pandemic
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,…