Those people who have to work over Christmas. While we are lying on the couch watching Seinfeld and digesting turkey there are a whole host of people who have to work over Christmas – either for financial reasons or because they are in essential services. Here’s to them! Thanks to the doctors, the nurses, the… Continue reading Here’s to the working folk….
Author: Lesley Keyter
Lesley Keyter is the face of travel in the fast growing city of Calgary. Every week since 1997 she has has featured live on the Morning News Global TV.
Feliz Navidad – and get out of my way
Yeah – the Christmas spirit sometimes doesn’t spread to the airport. This weekend the airports all over the world will be packed to capacity, flights will be late, people will get bumped and sooner or later the question will be asked “Are we having fun yet?” It’s just a fact of life that travel over… Continue reading Feliz Navidad – and get out of my way
Two Gravol and a glass of wine, please…
A new way to enjoy a snack and a glass of wine while watching great white sharks. Yeah…no – as they say in the classics. What a bizarre idea! You have probably heard of cage diving before – you don a scuba outfit and all the gear and get into a cage so you can… Continue reading Two Gravol and a glass of wine, please…
Si Senor – you can kiss the bride.
Yes – we had a family wedding in Mexico. After many years of helping others plan destination weddings we finally had one in the family when my daughter decided to tie the knot on the beach. Now it has been a long time since I have been to Mexico – especially an all inclusive in… Continue reading Si Senor – you can kiss the bride.
Bacon on the side please
Have you ever travelled on a flight next to a pig? Now come on – I don’t mean that person who picked their nose the whole way from Calgary to Toronto. I am talking about a real live pig. Yes – on a plane. Rachel Boerner, 29, travels with a pig who is an “emotional… Continue reading Bacon on the side please
Do we believe TripAdvisor?
It’s a good question. A lot of people swear by TripAdvisor and a recent bad review of a hotel brought up some interesting comments on the internet. But let’s first look at the bad review and what happened to the person who posted it. Tony Jenkinson and his wife spent a night at the Broadway… Continue reading Do we believe TripAdvisor?
What did we do before GPS
I can’t think? We used maps ….. and had arguments. Here’s a riddle. What would you rather be? The Driver or the Navigator? Depends where you are I suppose. Take Ireland…. now there’s a good one. Lots of ring roads which most Canadians dislike. You have to have been in the situation to understand… Continue reading What did we do before GPS
A busman’s holiday
That’s what I think of going away on vacation where there is a kitchen! This old expression dates from around the 1800’s – here’s the definition according to Wikipedia – A “busman’s holiday” is a holiday spent by a bus driver travelling on a bus: it is no break from his usual routine. By analogy, anyone… Continue reading A busman’s holiday
Find me somewhere peaceful and quiet – my top five places
The world seems to be in quite a mess at the moment. Trouble in Russia and the Ukraine has prompted AMAWAterways to cancel their Russian river cruises for 2015. The outbreak of Ebola has caused a drop in travel to South Africa – how strange when South Africa is miles and miles away from the… Continue reading Find me somewhere peaceful and quiet – my top five places
Six thousand people in the Sistine Chapel
Well that’s what it felt like! Wow talk about a crush. We were herded – yes I mean herded – into the Sistine Chapel by very stern Italian police style guides who constantly shouted – “Move up, more to the middle, no talking, no photos”. Goodness me – I wondered where he wanted me to… Continue reading Six thousand people in the Sistine Chapel
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