We had an overnight respite in Johannesburg for our next stop. Not much to mention as we stayed in a very comfortable guesthouse close to the airport, complete with a nice garden and a pool. And a cigarette machine in the bar! The following morning we were back at the airport on our way north. … Continue reading Mosi-oa-Tunya
A beautiful South African summer morning saw us arriving in Hoedspruit, a bit to the east of some very impressive mountains and canyons that warrant exploration on a future trip. The airport was great - disembarking onto the tarmac, which had gravel and grass very close to the plane. And a greenery lined walkway to … Continue reading Safari!
Since our trip to Australia, 2.5 months seems like a long time to be at home, so we’re making up for it with another trip very far away.We set off on a mild, dry and brown winter afternoon from Calgary - en route to South Africa with not only myself and Ellie, but my Mom … Continue reading The Mother City
After our stunning visit to Fraser Island, we had a relatively traffic free drive back to Brisbane from River Heads, in the dark, and then spent a short night at one of the airport hotels. Today we're doing a short flight down the coast to Newcastle. The first attraction is this Fokker F-100 that's going … Continue reading Heaps Fun in NSW
We had an early start for our last morning in Brisbane, and a 3.5 hour drive north to the village of River Heads, where we’ll leave the car. You see, we’re taking this ferry over to Fraser Island / K’Gari where we’ll stay for the next two nights. Today started out overcast as yesterday’s system … Continue reading K’gari – Paradise
Another year with the short November break from school, so again this year we’re headed somewhere very interesting (2023 - Brazil; 2024 - Japan). It’s an evening flight for us so no need to rush out from school and work. We had a little bite to eat at the Maple Leaf Lounge in the Calgary … Continue reading The Other Sunshine State
Unfortunately, before booking our trip to Korea, I didn't realize that this was the busiest holiday week of the year for Koreans - coinciding with the Chuseok holiday. This means that it's generally quite difficult to move around the country as most of the trains and flights are booked up in advance by Koreans. I'd … Continue reading The Spirit of Silla
Thanks to a 4 hour delay by WestJet, we were lucky enough to get another executive luxury car transfer to the airport for our next trip. We arrived early to have a bite at the WestJet Elevation Lounge - which was totally packed, a bigger line than I'd ever seen before. Thankfully we got to … Continue reading The Seoul of Asia
Sad to leave Naxos behind but time to move on to our next destination: Athens. As noted in the arrival post, the Naxos airport is one of the smallest commercial airports I've ever seen. This room is about half of the interior waiting area, taken from the front door, with the check in counter to … Continue reading The Eye of Greece
After our final enjoyable week with our family in Czechia, Ellie and I moved on to a new country for both of us - Greece. Our first days were spent on the gorgeous island of Naxos, part of the Cyclades group of islands in the Aegean Sea. We had a 2.5 hour flight from Prague … Continue reading On Island Time
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