Lesley Keyter

Airline food – how to do it

If you have ever wanted to know how to cook airline food here is your chance. United Airlines has released a cook book – yes that’s right. And no – it does not show you how to bake pretzels or roast peanuts. Admittedly it is based on the food served to its business class passengers… Continue reading Airline food – how to do it

Listen to the hand

Hands can talk – they can say a lot. They can be mean or they can make you blush. Think about your drive to work. It’s early morning, the Deerfoot is at its usual height of madness and in the lane next to you is a complete idiot who is trying to get into your… Continue reading Listen to the hand

Funny travel stories

Oh boy – what a year! Thank you to all these intrepid travellers who gave us a chuckle during the year – Ever worried about your belongings when they go through the x-ray machine? No problem – just buy a companion ticket and enjoy the ride As seen at a train station in China. The… Continue reading Funny travel stories

It’s a weird world out there

Sometimes when you travel anything that you see that is “different” might seem a bit weird. I felt the same way when I first came to Canada. Even though my first language is English it wasn’t “Canadian English” so I had to learn a whole new vocabulary – hood instead of bonnet, trunk instead of… Continue reading It’s a weird world out there

That warm fuzzy feeling

Sometimes I think we live in a crappy world – just read the news …. so many bad things going on in the world – wars, poverty, corruption – and then just when you start feeling disillusioned some wonderful people do wonderful things to help restore our faith in humanity. That was the week we… Continue reading That warm fuzzy feeling

The bigger the better?

Maybe not. There is a move these days in the travel industry towards smaller …. smaller group sizes, smaller cruise ships, smaller hotels. Maybe it is a reaction to the massive cruise ships now hosting over 6000 people. Or those mega resorts like the First World Hotel in Malaysia. 7351 rooms in this hotel –… Continue reading The bigger the better?

This is smoking hot!

No …. not this blog but the issue of smoking (or not smoking) on cruise ships, in hotels, airports and so many other places. Being a smoker is tough these days and as a non-smoker I am far more sympathetic than those who kicked the habit years ago. I find that ex-smokers are the ones… Continue reading This is smoking hot!

It’s just getting harder

Nothing is easy these days. Remember in the early days of the internet – wow this was going to be a Brave New World. Everything was going to be just within a click – connecting with friends, doing business at the speed of light, shopping online, spending money without ever leaving the house or office.… Continue reading It’s just getting harder

Hey you, wake up!

Did you see on the news the story about the man who was taken off his Westjet flight because he took a pill and fell asleep on his wife’s lap. Here is the story What do you think? There are many people who may be ill or nervous about flying – maybe they take a… Continue reading Hey you, wake up!

Well that was a week!

My goodness me – what a week this has been in the airline industry. We heard the news that it seems bikini clad flight attendants are very very successful – at least for Viet Jet who have ordered 50 additional jets. Yes – you heard that right – bikini clad flight attendants. OMG – how… Continue reading Well that was a week!