The last time Air Canada (in any form) flew to New York City’s JFK Airport was on 3 April 2016. Those were Air Canada Express regional jets, flying double daily from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Although those JFK slots are valuable, the goal at the time was to focus on the large point-to-point traffic […]
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Language Lunes: Let’s Get Muddy
This week’s episode of Language Lunes takes us to Mexico, the home of albures. Albures are mischievous idioms which I believe help make Mexican Spanish that much more amusing to speak. For starters, use of the doble sentido, or double entendre, is very popular in casual speech. If you’re with a group of Mexican friends, be prepared […]
Top Five Unexpected Visits of 2022
To follow up the earlier post on my top five meals of 2022, I thought, food is great and all, but where the heck was I when eating? Why did I end up there? And, were any of those meals due to unexpected visits? Not necessarily, but I’ve got a fun top five list — […]
My Top Five Meals of 2022
First of all, Happy 2023! Mexico, Turkey, Japan, AND Georgia for good measure– how am I going to make a “top five meals of 2022” list when I was in some of my favorite countries for food? Better just take one from each, and then reveal a mystery country to finish the list off. Cue […]
Free Guided Hikes at U.S. State Parks
Elephant Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United StatesCome New Year’s Day, state parks around the United States will be hosting something called First Day Hikes. Introduced at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts more than 30 years back, the idea to offer free guided hikes around state parks has since spread so […]
Viva Aerobus Increases Destinations from Mérida, Mexico
First of all, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and keep warm! Earlier this month, Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Viva Aerobus (airline code VB) added two new nonstop destinations from Mérida, the capital of Yucatán state, and the largest city in the Yucatán peninsula. (link in Spanish) Mérida, located in one of the hotter parts in the country, […]
Breeze Adding Two New Routes from San Francisco Next Month
Breeze Airways, the 3-year old U.S.-based carrier founded by serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman, will start two new flights out of San Francisco next month. On 4 August, inaugural flight MX603 will hit the skies in Provo, Utah (airport code PVU) at 08:30, landing in San Francisco (SFO) at around 09:35. Then, after a quick 35-minute stopover, […]
Add Swoop to the List of Canadian Carriers Serving Chicago
There’s a new Canadian airline in town. The town in question? Chicago. The airline? Swoop. Per PR Newswire, As of today, 31 May, Swoop, the “low-cost Canadian carrier,” has inaugurated flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) from Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Twice a week, that is on Mondays and Thursday, flight WO746 is scheduled to leave Toronto at 06:30, and […]
