Lesley Keyter

Get your gadgets out of my space….

Are we gadget crazy? Especially when we fly. People get on flights these days loaded up to the gunnels with all sorts of technical equipment, strange head rests, oversize ear phones. Here’s just of a few of the wackiest I have seen – THE STAY OUT OF MY SPACE ACCESSORY This is apparently so you… Continue reading Get your gadgets out of my space….

Going all the way

It’s something we often encounter – bewildered customers wanting to know why the price they found online was so much lower than the quote we have given them. Well the first question we ask in this case is ….. Did you go all the way? Don’t be coy – we won’t judge you. Very often… Continue reading Going all the way

Hold on while I grab my phrase book –

Good luck with that one! Standing in line in Paris waiting to buy a train ticket I was struggling to remember my schoolgirl French. Unfortunately it did not run to purchasing “billets” in first class. It did mean that I could ask the ticket vendor if he had seen the pen of my aunt…. and… Continue reading Hold on while I grab my phrase book –

Canadian Loonie Tunes

Oh misery me – the mighty US Dollar is dwarfing our Canadian Loonie and now where – oh where – can we go on vacation. Better not to go. After all – convert out what you will pay in US dollars into our miserable weak Canadian dollar and we are paying twice as much. What… Continue reading Canadian Loonie Tunes

A fate worse than Disney….

OK – let me first explain…. it’s a running joke here in the office that I am not a Disney fan. Not because of Disney per se – but just because the whole commercialism of the operation leaves me cold. So I always jokingly say – there can be nothing worse than a Disney vacation.… Continue reading A fate worse than Disney….

You want to go where????

What’s the oddest place you have travelled to? Maybe it’s not odd to you but it could be very strange to other people who don’t know why you went there. Maybe you are tracing your heritage or perhaps writing a thesis. Whatever the reason there are a lot of strange places out there with compelling… Continue reading You want to go where????

When you are feeling mean….

just grab your tablet, iphone – whatever – and send someone a nasty email. Apparently this will make you feel better about your own miserable self. I guess something about unnecessarily putting someone else down will elevate your self esteem. That’s the only reason I can think of. There are loads of examples of this… Continue reading When you are feeling mean….

What did you forget?

You know the feeling – you get home from vacation and unpack your suitcase and then you start wondering – What happened to my ………. (fill in the blanks). It’s easy to get distracted when you are rushing to pack and make your transfer for your flight home. However some of the things left behind… Continue reading What did you forget?

There’s English…. and then there’s English

A common complaint from travellers is that they don’t like having to go to places where people don’t speak English. Now first of all this can be tricky if you want to travel outside of North America….but not impossible. Many people – especially younger people will have a smattering of English due to the internet,… Continue reading There’s English…. and then there’s English

You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn around….

Do you know the words of this old song? Some call it the Hokey Cokey and its origins are shrouded in mystery. It has been around for a long time in the UK and during the Blitz in London a Canadian officer played a part in its development as he suggested to band leader Al… Continue reading You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn around….