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April 14, 2026 Now That Was an Interesting Flying Experience We have booked a flight with Air Canada to fly from Toronto to Munich, Germany. Then we continue to Tunisia on Lufthansa. On Saturday afternoon, 2 days before departure, we get an email from Lufthansa saying the pilots union is going on a short notice strike and will be on strike Monday and Tuesday ---- our Lufthansa flight is on Tuesday. I have no idea why, but the flight we are taking to Tunisia didn't get cancelled.  Now, the flying experience. Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport was extremely quiet - every check in kiosk was free, only 1 other person was checking their suitcase, we walked right up to the counter at security. It took 25 minutes from walking in the door to arriving at our gate and at least 10 minutes was spent walking to the gate. I can't remember the last time I was on a plane leaving Toronto and it left on time ---- yesterday it did. Which was a good thing as we only had 1 hour and...
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Colombia

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February 22, 2026 Home - Safe, Sound and Cold!!! Yesterday, we had a leisurely morning as our flight wasn't till 4:03pm. Check in at the airport went OK. For some reason the machines that take your photo to match to your passport don't work for Ed. It took 4 tries and 2 machines before a machine decided that Ed matched his passport and was allowed through. Ed speculated that too much white --- hair, shirt, face and blue eyes. I think Ed will wear a coloured shirt the next time we fly. The fly was uneventful, except for 2 attempts to land. Apparently, the weather was an issue. As we arrived in the late evening at the airport, we stayed at hotel and drove home today. It's good to be home except for the snow and cold. Hopefully, spring will arrive with the calendar.  This year is going to be a fairly busy travel year as we leave April 13 for a month visiting Tunsia, Malta and Southern Italy. We also have a trip planned for the summer and I'm working on one for the fall. Fe...
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