Turned out that ours was the first Air Canada flight via Boeing 787 from YVR to NRT. We got a cheesy pin to celebrate. New plane, same indifferent service.
Tag: Travel
Life in Tokyo
We're in the air, on our way to Japan for two weeks to meet up with Andrew. Pretty sure I still have this somewhere in the basement....
Going down a rabbit hole and emerging with cicadas
I was in New York for work last week, and Heidi came down for the weekend. We attended the National Ballet of Canada's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on Friday, and Youssou N'Dour on Saturday. Both were OK. We visited the Morgan Library & Museum on Saturday in the rain, giving me an opportunity to add [...]
Friends in Chile
To finish our trip, we left Argentina for Chile, crossing the border quite near Torres del Paine. We had time for one more night in Patagonia, in Punta Arenas, and then one night in Santiago as part of the overly complicated route I picked to come home. There is not a lot to see in [...]
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day
After the tranquility of Estancia Cristina, we returned to tourist reality the next day when we took a group tour to the Perito Moreno glacier. The early morning logistics in Calafate are very impressive. For 3 hours, starting at ~7am, the roads are filled with shuttle buses gathering pasajeros from the many hotels, hostels and [...]
