Today we're off to the Big Apple. I'm super excited about this trip. NYC has been my favorite city since I was Ellie's age. And it's her first trip there! She's excited about it too! An early start... and a gourmet early lunch from Air Canada Bistro. To keep up with Porter Airlines, Air Canada … Continue reading Concrete Jungle, Wet Dream Tomato
As it turns out, we're travelling on 4 long weekends in a row this year. For the Labour Day holiday weekend, we are heading to Montreal. I haven't been there other than overnight stays close to the airport for... 20 years? It's going to be fun! The trip started out well in 2 ways. One … Continue reading Nous sommes tous Montréalais
After a too short stay with our Czech family, it was time to move on again. We had a beautiful morning for our journey. Before we knew it, we were on approach to Heathrow Airport over London. Always love this view from the right side. It's really nice not to have to take the Piccadilly … Continue reading London Calling
In early August we made a relatively short trip to Europe. Our first stop was Barcelona, which was the return leg of our round trip booking home to Calgary that started in Barcelona last August. Sometimes it's much cheaper to do it this way.... We stayed in a lovely small hotel very close to the … Continue reading A Little Slice of Europe
In late March, we took a more traditional late winter trip - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a week. We had an early start that morning - alarms going off at 4:20 for our 7:00 flight. We made it onboard with plenty of time for breakfast after dropping our bags. And this time, we had Granny … Continue reading Here Comes The Sun
The morning after departing South Georgia we were indeed met by the tail end of the ominous storm that had been displayed on the weather map. I enjoyed spending a couple of hours that day sitting in the lounge on the 4th deck looking out at the view which was like this most of that … Continue reading Penguin Overload
After the 3 long days at sea, we're literally in the middle of nowhere in the Southern Ocean. King Edward Point on the island of South Georgia, population in the summer, about 20. The wakeup this morning gave us our first taste of the sub-Antarctic. South Georgia has some of the worst weather of just … Continue reading Spectacular South Georgia
My next flight to the city of Ushuaia at the southern tip of Argentina departs from the city airport of Buenos Aires - Aeroparque. It was less than a 20 minute ride from Plaza de Mayo which cost 6000 pesos (or about 6 USD). I wish that I'd taken a photo of the check in … Continue reading Fin Del Mundo
This trip began with a leisurely mid morning start at the Calgary Airport. I visited the Westjet Elevation lounge for a late breakfast. Curiously, the online food and beverage ordering portal now specifies a 5 drink limit per guest and apparently they'll advise you when you're on your last drink… haha (I only had one, … Continue reading The Paris of South America
This trip actually took place about a month ago in mid November, so I'm really behind this time. Better late than never, I guess. Also, on this trip we spent a lot of time just chilling so for 8 days on the ground it'll be a pretty short post relative to the time spent. After … Continue reading Cidade Maravilhosa
Ellie's Adventures 