This Sunday I visited the Great Wall of China at Badaling. It was raining very hard, making the path slippery and full of people with umbrellas that always seemed to nail me in the neck but when you are in China, the Wall is kinda a must. I got this picture with my little Canon [...]
by mattm on March 16, 2008
in Travel
We just returned from yet another trip to Punta Cana, which turned out to be a really sensible place to head to, as we missed the recent massive snowfall in Ottawa. This time we boarded a dreaded charter flight from Montreal (Transat), and sat in our tight seats (but exit row!) for a few hours, [...]
This just in from Duane Nickull: “Air Canada strikes again. 120 people, 3 workers, one flight per hour for next 5 hours from Orlando.” This isn’t uncommon, but it really is an indication that Air Canada Doesn’t Give A $*&t about you or I.
by mattm on December 23, 2007
in Travel
For some reason I decided to visit Varadero Cuba instead of my beloved Punta Cana, D.R. All in all, I was not impressed. A lot of the issues I had can be broken down into distinct categories: Air Canada Vacations Weather Iberostar Varadero Myself being a whiney b&%ch First off, a pretty photo: Notice anything [...]
Here is the scenario: Air Canada sells various “pass” products. These passes allow you to pre-pay for a number of trips. You generally get a choice between a “tango plus” pass, which takes seats out of a low-cost economy fare bucket and a “latitude pass” which takes seats out of a full fare economy bucket. [...]