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Porter Airlines

posted on June 4, 2009 around 10 am from departure terminal, Porter's Toronto Island Airport

Sitting here with my complimentary americano, bottle of water and shortbread cookies as I wait to board my flight to Newark, NJ from Toronto.  Oh, and typing this on one of the 4 free-to-use iMacs (as opposed to lounging in the big comfy chairs in what could double as somebody's...

westjet + southwest airlines = more discount airfare

posted on July 8, 2008 around 11 am from Toronto

Just saw this interesting article about Westjet & Southwest teaming up.

Ryanair's new in-flight service

posted on July 4, 2008 around 3 pm from Toronto

Whether this new service will be offered by any North American airlines is yet to be seen...

Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario

posted on June 27, 2008 around 4 pm from Toronto

For as long as I can remember I've been going camping to the Pinery during the first weekend in August.  As a kid we'd pack the car in the middle of the night and be on the road before dawn, on our way to meet the rest of the group for breakfast before fully embarking. My parents had...

A walk in the Park

posted on June 11, 2008 around 8 pm from Toronto

I was in NYC awhile back - 2003ish - and taking a stroll around Trump Tower by Central Park. I turned to see a man and woman walking with a small child in tow about 10 metres away, going towards the park. I could easily tell who it was at first glance, even if he was 10 yards away and could...

Canadian Border Security: Building a better mousetrap

posted on June 2, 2008 around 2 am from Toronto

"I'm sorry about that delousing. Just standard procedure..." "Mr. Al Capone", as former smugglers of his are purported to have called him, was the don dada of the illicit import/export business.  He had mules running booze 24hrs a day, 7days a week.  My parents,...

Tales from T+T: Part 3

posted on May 24, 2008 around 12 pm from Toronto

Day 5: No Man's Land, Tobago. "Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life." - Lord of the Flies The beaches have hustlers.  Guys peddling necklaces, conch shells, coconuts with your name carved on them and other items you'd expect to find for sale on a beach...

Tales from T+T: Part 2

posted on May 20, 2008 around 9 pm from Toronto

Day 2: Thank you sir, may I have another? A morning full of hard drink and caribbean cuisine, you'd think, would torment even the heartiest of Canadian stomachs... but a pedestrian I am not.  After just one day I clearly wasn't ready to surrender to the lethal mix of island living,...

Tales from T+T: Part 1

posted on May 19, 2008 around 2 am from Toronto

Some people think holidays are supposed to be periods of relaxation and pure decadence, lounging by a pool sipping singapore slings with your only worry being which all-included drink you want next - some people think holidays are supposed to be rugged adventures in the bush, living day-by-day...

Off to Trinidad+Tobago!

posted on May 9, 2008 around 3 pm from Toronto

When thinking about what to say for the first official TripAtlas blog post, I thought it would only be fitting to make it a true Trip Blog and let everybody know that I'm leaving for Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow. I don't know what the chances are of updating this while on holiday, but if I do...