Flights
Air Canada B787-9 Signature Class
Route: Montreal to FrankfurtPlane: B787-9Date: Aug 2-3, 2024Price paid: $1,449 + complimentary upgrade (original price $3,889) ComfortAir Canada’s international business class features reverse herringbone lie-flat seats in eight rows of four. The seat uses an inflatable mattress for adjustable firmness Read more
Canada
Calgary Military Museums
Best described as a giant building with galleries of multiple units and outdoor aircraft hangers, the complex contains the museums of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Calgary Highlander, King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Army Museum of Alberta, Naval Read more
Canada
Calgary Heritage Park
I had a moment of reflection when I approached the village plaza. People in North America rebuild what they used to have miles and miles away so they can drive there to enjoy a nice walkable environment. In Europe, those Read more
Canada
Red Deer, AB
Almost smack in the middle between Edmonton in the north and Calgary in the south lies Red Deer – a former railway divisional point station that has a town around it. The Calgary and Edmonton Railway completed in 1890 was Read more
Canada
Calgary, AB
After visiting both Edmonton and Calgary, I can say with absolute certainty that Calgary is the better city. It was just before 10am on a Sunday when I witnessed a homeless man do an explosive poo in front of the Read more
Iconic Places
Alberta Legislature Building
Alberta used to be part of the Northwest Territories so paintings of NWT governors still hang on the walls of Alberta’s Legislature. Its main interior architectural oddity is a water fountain installed to celebrate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Read more
Canada
Royal Alberta Museum
Edmonton‘s Royal Alberta Museum is world-class, but I fault them for not offering student pricing or honoring nationally-recognized cultural volunteers. While the quality of their exhibits is top-notch, their choice of display items is questionable. For example, there were fish Read more
Canada
West Edmonton Mall
There are railway crossings, water slides, and rollercoasters in West Edmonton Mall. It’s purported to be the largest shopping mall in the world until 2004 and claims to be the largest in North America. However, conflicting sources cite the Mall Read more