The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration says its preparing for a record Labor Day travel period. And the American Automobile Association says Labor Day bookings for this year are up 9% from 2023, while prices are down about 2%. That makes this a great time to plan your Labor Day weekend getaway in great destinations around the U.S. Here are some of my favourites. FORT MYERS, FLORIDA Fort Myers has a walkable downtown with fine outdoor dining, art galleries and boutique shops. Captiva and Sanibel islands are famous for collecting seashells. Don’t miss a boat ride to Cabbage Key, where the Read more
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Elise Parker from Walk Into Luxury tours is guiding my wife and I along the coast of Western Australia near Injidup Beach. The ocean is an achingly bright shade of blue the Benjamin Moore people haven’t created yet, and is crashing against spiky, orange-brown rocks on a pale golden beach. As we walk, she points out native plants that can be quite useful if one knows the secrets. The nectar from a Melaleuca can be licked, or collected and made into a sweet drink. Some grasses that don’t look like much can be eaten raw, or roasted. Being more of Read more
One of the world’s great cities is about to be that much more accessible to Canadians. Starting June 27, 2024, Porter Airlines will be introducing a new route of flights directly connecting Montreal and Los Angeles. With its many attractions, Los Angeles is a dynamic, ever-evolving destination – where diversity thrives, and everyone is welcome. For as little as $315, passengers will now be able to book their flight as followed: Flights departing Montreal (YUL) will leave at 7:40 p.m. (EST) (every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday), starting from June 27, 2024. Flights departing Los Angeles (LAX) will leave 6:15 a.m. Read more
It was an ambitious plan. And probably a stupid one. My wife and I had an invitation to take the Rocky Mountaineer train from Denver to Moab, Utah from April 22-24. We also had a visit lined up for Las Vegas from April 28-30. Flying home from Utah to Toronto on April 24 and then flying back out west to Las Vegas on the 28th seemed silly. I started to think, which is often a dangerous occurrence in my household. “I’ve always wanted to see the great national parks of Utah,” I told my wife. “What do you think?” She Read more
Dominica is garnering tons of headlines these days. Conde Nast Travel recently named it one of the 16 best islands in the world. Travel + Leisure just this week named Dominica the top island in the Caribbean and 8th best in the world, and named the island’s Secret Bay Resort as the top hotel in the Caribbean (and 25th best in the world). I first visited five or six years ago, and got to return for a five-day visit in January. It’s a tremendous, relatively undiscovered island with tremendous hiking and diving. Big resorts are popping up, including a Marriott Read more
