Underneath the two square waterfalls where the twin towers once stood in New York City lies the memorial to the 3,000 who died. It sits in the original basement space of the towers with fragments of the mangled structure on display. I had previously seen one such fragment in Albany Read more
There are a plethora of articles online harking on about the pluses and minuses of each airline cabin class, but they’re all general information lacking a scientific approach. We all know that lie-flats are more comfortable than economy class seats and the food up front always tastes better, but by Read more
It was Black Friday, 2024, and I wanted to see what kind of deal I could get on Air Canada. At the time, I already had my trips planned all the way to August, 2025, so I didn’t really need to go anywhere. Nevertheless, I spent a few hours that Read more
Route: Vancouver to TorontoPlane: B777-300ERDate: Jan 12, 2024Price: $242 with eUpgrades, including an onward flight to Ottawa Comfort The lie-flat seat with a mattress topper, blanket, and a pillow is hard to beat for a red-eye domestic flight. The bed, when fully reclined, is long enough to comfortably fit an Read more
It was hot. Although the observatory said the temperature hovered around 16 to 20 degrees for the two days the King was in Ottawa to open Parliament, press positions were often unshaded, on concrete, with no access to water or toilets outside the secured area. If we left the secured Read more
Route: Toronto to EdmontonPlane: A321-200Date: Jan 18, 2025Price: $306 + $150 eUpgrade (including a previous flight from Ottawa and three onward flights to Victoria) ComfortModern, wide, and clean, the seats are the same as Air Canada’s B737 series. There’s plenty of storage for knick knacks, including an extra drinks tray Read more
Baltimore doesn’t have a history museum or a municipal museum, but its growth has been so closely tied to the industrialization of food, machines, and trade that the museum of industry might as well be its history museum. In the mid 20th century, Baltimore had plenty of vegetable, meat, and Read more
Their use of a side-by-side comparison of perspectives confronts the Manifest Destiny narrative of American expansionism. Start your visit at the fourth floor and work your way down to get state-by-state and issue-by-issue highlights of what went wrong at every step of the way. The second and third floors are Read more
After looking at galleries of old world art and last century American art, it’s nice to be in a space where the building’s physical layout makes sense. The logical donut shape makes it easy to navigate between galleries and levels. If you’re not a big fan of modern art like Read more
The galleries are placed in chronological order from the lobby to the far end, but most visitors will do a loop at the back of the building to minimize distance walked. This means the Chinese art galleries go in reverse order from gallery 13’s Qing Dynasty vases to gallery 19’s Read more