I’ve been talking to a friend recently about holidays to Canada. She’s considering her first one there and talking to her has made me consider that maybe, just maybe I do want another one.

We both have similar interests so on chatting we’ve identified Vancouver and Vancouver island as a potential holiday spot. I’ve been told that Calgary to Vancouver to Vancouver Island is one of the best drives you can do and that there’s nothing like driving out of Calgary and watching the wall that is the Rockies appear in front of you. Read the rest of this entry »

I saw a friends status update on Facebook yesterday complaining about how he was about to get on a flight and there were hoards of kids waiting to get on with him. He wasn’t looking forward to it but it had a happy ending – he got a row to himself!

I commented on his update and it gave me an idea for this post. I’ve had a fair few flights over the years, some have been fantastic and one or two have been comedy flights to say the least so here are my top 3 ‘comedy’ flight experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s been a lot of holiday talk in the office lately what with it being summer n’ all and it’s got me thinking (as if I ever stopped) about my holiday to San Francisco last year.

Before I went there I put up a Facebook message saying we’d booked our flights and I was absolutely inundated with friends who wrote me essay after essay telling me just how wonderful it was and giving me tips on ‘must sees’. Read the rest of this entry »

So ‘we’ are now two years into the Fiance’s MBA (Master of the Black Arts as I refer to it) and this time next year it will be over. OVER. Completely OVER.

As a little reward to him for all his hard work and me for putting up with his grumpy study face for three years we’ve agreed (read: I have stated) that we are going to have one mega holiday next September. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve been thinking lately about a potential holiday to Las Vegas and as accommodation plays a huge part in my holiday decisions I’m in two minds about where we would stay in Vegas.

On the one hand there is the idea that we want somewhere relaxing, cute and cosy – somewhere like a cabin out towards the Grand Canyon. On the other hand Read the rest of this entry »