Air Canada Boeing 777-300 at a Vancouver International Airport gate

2022.03 Day trip to Vancouver

Travel had not yet returned because restrictions were still in place.  In response to that Air Canada, or Aeroplan, offered up ways to achieve frequent flyer status for 2023.  After some calculations, I realized I could achieve my goal by adding a round trip to Vancouver.  However, without vacation available, it was going to be a day trip!

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2021.09 – tour of alberta – flight to calgary

We really liked staying at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.  So much so, that we booked a return trip for April 2021.  Unfortunately that didn’t occur, and we rescheduled our stay to September.  This time though, instead of just visiting Banff, what else does Alberta hold?

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Australia & New Zealand 2018 – Part 1

Toronto Terminal 3, KLM Crown Lounge

Welcome to our epic trip for 2018! For notes on some of our planning elements, check out the Trip Planning posts to give you an idea of what is in store for us. This post covers our initial journey on our flights to Australia. We start with our first airport & lounge. Let’s go!

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