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,…
An Update on Travel Insurance
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. …
Back on Board
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…
Organized Tours v Travel On Your Own – Part 2
The internet is abuzz with predictions about when travel will resume and what it will look like when it does. Putting aside the crystal ball allows us to realistically plan what we want to do, even if we don’t know when. Last week we discussed the pros and cons of doing organized tours. This week…
Organized Tours v Travel On Your Own – Part 1
When travel opens up again and you are ready to book your next adventure one of the considerations may be deciding between booking an organized tour or confronting the destination on our own. As we grow older, get busier, and have some more money to spend on travel you may default to what you think…
Ten Tips for Travelling with Another Couple
Ask anyone about travelling with friends and they will have as many horror stories as they have successful ones. We have all spent time with the “bicker about everything” couple, the “never on time” couple, and the “we don’t care, it’s up to you” couple. The same things happen when you travel with family, it’s…
What Kind of Traveler are You?
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…
Our Top 5 Impressionist Painters at the Musee D’Orsay
While at home we have had time to go through our travel photos and reminisce about all of the wonderful places we have been and inspiring sites we have seen. Hopefully you have too. One of our favourite museums to revisit through our pictures was the Musee D’Orsay. We had a chance to visit in…