Lesley Keyter

All aboard the Choo Choo train

Train travel is so special – sometimes. I can hear people groaning – the ones who travel the C Train every day downtown. Well I am not really talking about that kind of train travel. I am talking about this kind of train travel. Now that’s what you call a train. There is something… Continue reading All aboard the Choo Choo train

Sleeping in airports

Sometimes you have a long connection ….. a really really long connection. So what are you choices? You can walk around the airport for hours looking at the different shops and duty free items – all rather overpriced if you ask me. You could go into one of those lounges where you pay for admission… Continue reading Sleeping in airports

A helping hand for kids in Zimbabwe

Amanda is checking out Botswana and Victoria Falls. When she returns I would love to have an African evening where we discuss some of the differences between Southern and East Africa as this is one of the most common questions we get asked when people are planning a vacation to Africa. With our focus being… Continue reading A helping hand for kids in Zimbabwe

Don’t feed the seagulls

There is nothing quite like the squawking of seagulls to get that next-to-the-sea feeling (unless of course you are talking about the area around the Calgary dump). Sometimes however it would be nice to have seaside without gulls – that’s certainly the view of visitors and locals in Perth, Australia. The gulls are so bad… Continue reading Don’t feed the seagulls

Are you a hard case or a duff?

Are you a hard case or a duff? Bear with me here. With all the travelling I do my suitcases take a battering and now it is coming up to the time when I need to do a replacement. But what do I choose? There are so many options. Do I do hard case? Two… Continue reading Are you a hard case or a duff?

Give me back my seat!

Seat selection on a flight is important – no – let me say it is very important. In fact for some people it might make the difference between getting on the flight and not getting on the flight. Maybe you are a very tall person with long legs (not that I would know what that… Continue reading Give me back my seat!

You laugh but it’s true

Now that is such a South African expression and I am sure my South African friends will be chuckling – You Laugh But it’s True is also the name of the film about the life of Trevor Noah. The sm He has an inspiring story but the message behind this is that however bad things… Continue reading You laugh but it’s true

Shut up and listen

I wonder how often a flight attendant has wanted to scream – “Come on people – Shut up and listen. I am not doing this for fun!” I challenge you – look around you on your next flight and see how many people are actually listening to the safety briefing. I have seen people sleeping,… Continue reading Shut up and listen

Winter blues and tropical snow

This seems to be a winter that goes on and on and on….. and most of us are thoroughly sick of it. After all it is the middle of April already – and yet this morning we were greeted with thick heavy damp snow. The trees were smothered and cheeky early spring shrubs were promptly… Continue reading Winter blues and tropical snow

This is a biting question!

Mosquitoes are strange creatures. It seems that there are different varieties all over the world with very different patterns of behaviour. Now you would think that they would be worse in hot tropical locations – but that is not my experience. I grew up in South Africa and of course mosquitoes are very common there. … Continue reading This is a biting question!