Flying from Fort Lauderdale to Calgary
November 24: It’s time to leave the warmth. The weather reports from home don’t make that a very happy thing to have to do, but I do miss my home and my fur-kids. We had a 12:35 Air Canada flight to Toronto and then on to Calgary for the...
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Off the Carnival Destiny and onto the beach
When I began writing this, it was 05:30 am on the 21st, and I had just watched Holland America’s new ship Nieuw Amsterdam sail into the channel leading to Port Everglades. I went back to bed, though – it’s now 07:10 and I’m watching the sun come up over...
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Off the Noordam, starting our Miami exploration
November 13: Today was disembarkation day at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, and on to the next stage of our adventure. I spent a while this morning getting a few more photos of the Noordam. The hallway outside our cabin – our door is the 2nd on the left, close...
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Flying from snow to warm sand
On Monday morning we flew out of Whitehorse, and we’re now on board Holland America’s Noordam at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Three flights totalling 9 hours got us to a very different world. Here’s how it went… November 1: We took off at 11:10 am – this is...
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Day 1 – Flying from Whitehorse to San Francisco
The first day of our new adventure was wonderful – lots of new sights and stunning weather virtually all the way. There are always “bumps” when you travel but ours were minor. Here’s a look at the day… Leaving Whitehorse, with the Yukon River visible below. We took the...
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Flying from Regina back to the Yukon
After a very eventful few days, we’re back home in Whitehorse. I headed back to work last night, 15 minutes after arriving home, Cathy’s back at it in a few minutes. Ah, reality….. We had a lazy morning in Regina on Wednesday, so did a bit of touristing, over...
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Wandering from Vancouver to Whistler
Our last trip to Fort Lauderdale convinced Cathy and I that upper-end hotels are worth every penny they cost (we spent one night in a real dive, the Wish You Were Here Inn, there). I decided to stay in Richmond last night to avoid rush hour, as I’m picking...
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Icefields Parkway – incredible mountains
My plan yesterday was to reach my daughter’s in Airdrie (a few miles north of Calgary) by noon, so I was away from the Mount Robson Inn at 05:30. The last time I was on the Icefields Parkway was about 1970, so all I really knew about it was...
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Cutters – an open letter to the High Country Inn
When I rebuilt the blog in 2022, I struggled with whether or not to include this post. In the end I decided to, but I’ve also included a screenshot of the comments on it. To whom it may concern, My wife and I went to the High Country for...
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The new luxury hotel in Whitehorse – LOL
Every time I drive by the former Airline Inn on the Alaska Highway, I have to chuckle. This is being heavily promoted as Whitehorse’s newest luxury hotel. Some day. What it looks like is a cheap reno of a former $50-a-night dive. The photo of a very narrow hallway...
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