From Toronto to Brisbane, Australia

From Toronto to Brisbane, AustraliaTwenty Two Hours of TravelIncluding airport layover time, it takes us 22 hours to get from Toronto to Brisbane, Australia. We fly Air Canada first to San Francisco (5.5 hours), then United Airlines to Brisbane (14 hours). Surprisingly, it goes by quickly with time spent reading, sleeping and binge watching Ted Lasso episodes. We arrive in Brisbane at 6:20am local time.We seamlessly pass through the …

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Off to Portugal

Off to PortugalA Change in PlansThe weather today in Oakville has been crummy; snow, ice, rain… and I am supposed to be flying to Porto, Portugal to meet John.John has been in Yorkshire, England for the past three days. I couldn’t go with him due to a few medical appointments…but tomorrow John and I are meeting in Porto.The plan was that my son, Cameron, was going to drive me …

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Kimberly in Paris

Kimberly in ParisProduct of Binge Watching  It starts with binge watching “Emily in Paris“, then a moment of insanity and now, a few weeks later, I’m sitting at the boarding gate of an Icelandair flight to Reykjavik (which is where I connect for a flight to Paris).Inspired by the fashions…and Paris, I’ve bought more new clothes for this trip then I have since BC (before COVID). My sneakers are so …

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Mega Bus to Washington…The Reality

A travelling group of my friend, me and five kids, ages 9, 12, 12, 15 and 15 waited in line at the Toronto Coach Terminal for the 9pm Mega Bus to Washington DC. The weather was hot, hot, hot. When the bus arrived, a few minutes late, we realized it was the single level version which was perfectly fine with me. We showed our confirmation number to the bus …

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