World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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Our short regional flight on Delta Airlines First Class from their mid west hub in Minneapolis St Paul was more impressive than I was expecting. We had great tasting food, a clean and new aircraft and an on time service into an empty La Guardia. All of these features had me taking a closer look at Delta Airlines over United Airlines for future flights around North America. Review: Delta Airlines First Class… Read More
Delta Airlines is aligned in the third global airline alliance of SkyTeam. Delta Airlines operates a hub in Minneapolis St Paul International Airport in the United States. It’s location offers a strategic connection hub in the mid west with connections available across the northern United States of America. Consistent with its position as a major hub for Delta Airlines, it operates two separate Delta Sky Clubs in Minneapolis St Paul International airport…. Read More
Skyteam Member Delta Airlines services a few select destinations to their hub cities in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis St Paul and Atlanta, United States of America. As Skyteam doesn’t have a great presence in Canada, and a less aspirational airline alliance, as Canadians we don’t typically tend to use them. Today, we’d be flying them almost directly from our home on the west coast of Canada in Vancouver, to… Read More
The city of New York is among one of the world’s greatest cities. It has world class neighbourhoods, hundred of tourist attractions and restaurants that fit among the best in the world. In terms of a travel destination, it has a number of airport access points spread across La Guardia, John F Kennedy International, and another major airport in neighbouring Newark New Jersey. Hotels are spread across Mid Town, Downtown and Times… Read More
From its primary strong hold base in Calgary – Alberta, Canada, Westjet Airlines developed into a formidable competitor to Star Alliance founding member Air Canada. While Westjet Airlines lacks a fulsome lounge network, an expansive frequent flier program and a large airline alliance, it offers home town charm and strong service levels. We’d get an opportunity to try out their short haul service after an international connection today. Review: Westjet Airlines B737-6,… Read More
In the realm of the few airlines carriers that fly from North America to the island communist nation of Cuba, our flight back home was on the Canadian carrier Westjet Airlines. As an oddball flight from Western Canada to Cuba, the Westjet Airlines flight allowed us a simple one connection stop back home and saved us connecting to the Caribbean through Toronto or Montreal in Eastern Canada. Review: Westjet Airlines B737-8, Varadero… Read More
Our exploration around Old Havana would have us exploring several of the cities four squares in this historic region. We’d explore these grand places with something to see around every turn. The surprise of such a European City in an island in the tropical Caribbean was a surprise to us all as we discovered something new. Activity: Tackling the Four Squares of Old Havana, Cuba. We then wandered down past Hotel Los Frailes… Read More
Our travel took us into one of Cuban’s most famous fortresses that was designed to keep enemies out. We would also get our first impressions into Old Havana. We would discover European styled public squares that are in the process of being restored to a world class squares and gathering spaces. Activity: Climbing on Castillo de Los Tres Santos Reyes Magnos del Morro and Stepping into Old Havana, Cuba. Our driver picked… Read More
The city of Havana is split into several areas. The city is the country’s capital and primary trading port. It spans a large area of over 782 sq kilometers, making it a challeging area to explore without transportation. We’d start exploring the city by travelling through Revolution Square, the Capitolo Nacionale, calling in a El Floridita Bar, and walking the Paseo del Marti (Prado). Activity: Landing into New Havana, Cuba. After travelling… Read More
Cuba can be a challenging country to get around in. With limited tourist accessible public transportation networks, much of the available transport is through private vehicle rentals with a car and driver. In this post, I outline our experience getting from Varadero to Havana, Cuba along the coastal highway. We had some interesting sights and stops along the way as we made our way to Havana. Activity: Overland Travel – Varadero to… Read More
The town of Varadero, Cuba is home to many tourist resorts. Although an anchor for many visitors to Cuba, the experience is still Cuban and influenced by many of the geo-political factors that affect an impact Cuba as a country. I was interested to see what goods and items were for sale in the markets, given that the United States has maintained sanctions against this island national for dozens of years. Our… Read More
I was excited to experience a resort in communist Cuba. Would the experience meet up to our expectations? Would a stay in a land governed by communism and twenty five years of sanctions from the United States make for an interesting stay? We would end up discovering a different stay experience filled with interesting (and rationed) food, supply issues and some odd touches. It ended up being a unique travel experience unlike… Read More
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