WestJet B737-700 Premium

Route: Winnipeg to OttawaPlane: B737-700Date: Dec 11, 2022Price: $57.63 + $58 WS Dollars + $200 upgrade fee Comfort Although WestJet brands this as premium economy, the seat is basically equivalent to North America business class on Air Canada or domestic first class on United Airlines. The stitched diamond pattern gave Read more

Alcatraz

Federal land as a national park. Technically not part of California so you can’t smoke recreational Marijuana here. I recommend the first ferry as it gets you there just as the prison opens. The main exhibit is on the evolution of the US correctional system, like at Eastern State Penitentiary Read more

1,000 posts

Hitting the big thousand is supposed to feel like a milestone, but it just feels like another weekend catching up to my photos. I’m writing this in summer 2023 just after my long-weekend trip to San Francisco knowing that none of this will be published until 2026 with the huge Read more

National Scout Museum

Canada’s capital Ottawa has a bunch of nice museums, but the one I least expected to see was the National Scout Museum. I was a Cub Scout as a child so I knew about the uniform, badges, and activities, what I didn’t know was that there were Canadian scouts in Read more

Rideau Carleton Raceway

I’ve been horse racing in Hong Kong and Greyhound racing In Macau. I thought I knew how to read classes and handicaps until I watched harness racing in Ottawa where each horse pulls a two-wheeled cart that carries a jockey. The mode of racing might be different, but the horse Read more

WAW lounge hop

There are two sections to the Warsaw Chopin international airport: the Schengen and non-Schengen area. While the EU-domestic Schengen area has one pay-per-use lounge and two LOT Airlines lounges, the non-Schengen area as one pay-per-use lounge and one LOT Airlines lounge. LOT Mazurek business loungeThe only airline lounge in the Read more

Madison, WI

The state capital of Wisconsin is located on a narrow isthmus between Lake Monoma and Lake Mendota, kind of like Interlaken or Istanbul. The narrowest point of land is only six blocks wide. Between the two lakes, I think the skyline from Lake Monoma is is better. Lake Monoma used Read more

PHX T3 lounge hop

Star Alliance and Canadian carriers operate out of Terminal 3. It’s a small terminal, but it also means less walking and more time in the lounge since gates are so close together. Escape Lounge Available to certain credit card holders and part of both DragonPass and Priority Pass, the Escape Read more