Category Archives: airplanes

Interesting Errors

Posted on March 15, 2020 by

This comes courtesy of my flight from Santa Marta to Bogota.   The seats beside me had belt spelled correctly.   I don’t know about the ones in front or behind. So, was just one sticker wrong? Was this a replacement seat … Continue reading →

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Night Biking in Medellin.

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

We arrived in Medellin around six, maybe earlier.   The flight was quite nice. I forget how much of a novelty it is to board and deplane on the tarmac.  The view of the country was beautiful. Since we were trying … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Day

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

My day got off to an early start.  I had decided that my small backpack was not going to be suitable for the four day hike,  so I went and bought another one. Luckily, I had some Canadian Tire money … Continue reading →

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Colombia Bound

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

By the time most of you read this, I will either be on the way to the airport or actually on the plane.  Yes, it is Colombia trip time. I’ve done my packing, done my research, and checked stuff off … Continue reading →

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Five Continents and Counting…

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Long time readers to this blog will know that I often have a tough time deciding on things and then have a tough time committing to the decision I made. This is true with food, clothes, and joining activities.  This … Continue reading →

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Swapping Travel Stories

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

Today’s Perfect Moment is a simple one. One of my coworkers is going to Vietnam and Cambodia in the upcoming months.  He is very excited about it.  He knows that I have visited both of those countries and really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Travel Planning (A good commute….finally)

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

My evening commute, which currently is often ruined by construction delays, suffers even more in winter because the darkness that neither the streetlights nor the car headlights can penetrate, robs me of the much-needed visual distraction the scenery provides.  On … Continue reading →

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Crisis Averted

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Have you ever been in the line to board an airplane and you hear an announcement asking for volunteers to give up their seats for monetary compensation? Well, I didn’t notice that my boarding pass didn’t have a seat number … Continue reading →

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And I Am Off

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

It might be a bit of cosmic irony that the polar vortex is losing its grip on the greater Toronto area (GTA) just as I am jetting off to Costa Rica, but I cannot be 100% sure. As I type … Continue reading →

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Sleeps Like an Angel

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

While speaking to a friend today, she remarked that I find a lot of interesting characters on the bus. She takes the same bus but has neither seen the people I have written about nor has she witnessed similarly “inspiring” … Continue reading →

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