I recently flew out of Santa Clara airport in Cuba and decided to use the airport’s VIP Lounge. I think it cost Canadian dollars 40.00 per person and I had to book it through the travel agent who had booked…
Taipei Trip – Day 03 (Final Day)
Taipei was the first stop in my four-nation trip and in the early hours of my fourth day I was scheduled to fly out to Singapore. To avoid struggling with the luggage in the wee hours of the day, I…
Three Day Trip to Taipei — Part 2
If Day 1 of my three-day Trip to the Taiwanese capital Taipei was quite a relaxed one, Day 2 was meant for some strenuous exercise. Elephant Mountain The Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) near Taipei was the first destination in the morning.…
Taipei Three Day Trip – Day One
I had arrived in Taipei in the very early hours of the day,. This, after flying direct from Toronto by Eva Air on its Business Class. I was staying in the Marriott Courtyard, and there was a bus service from…
Toronto-Taipei Eva Air Business Class Trip Review
I recently flew from Toronto to Taipei, Taiwan, by Eva Air on Business Class. This was the first leg of my four-nation, seven-city, 11-flight, almost 45,000 -kilometer vacation travel that lasted three weeks. I will be filing reports on my…
Toronto-Colombo-Toronto by Emirates – Part 2
This is the second part of my review of my flight from Toronto to Colombo via Dubai on Emirates Airlines. (This is Part One of the review, and it contained the flight from Toronto to Dubai.) DUBAI-COLOMBO on Emirates This…
Toronto – Colombo on Emirates – Review
I recently had to fly to Sri Lanka (Colombo) from Canada (Toronto), and usually I fly by Air Canada but this time I decided to change the carrier – to Emirates Airlines. Like Air Canada, the optimal route from Toronto…
A Short Trip to San Francisco – Part 1
I was in San Francisco late May. With just four-and-half days there, it was a short trip indeed. But I spent most of my time within the city limits and its surroundings so I had sufficient time to do…