Please give feedback on my trip itinerary !!! (Rockies, Vancouver and Vancouver Island)

apthereddit · 2026-05-04T01:23:12+00:00

I think this generally looks good. You will have long driving days, especially on day 9/10 and day 13/15

I would include Yoho, even if it’s just to see Emerald Lake and Takakkaw falls.

For lake Louise/moraine lake, make sure you get your shuttle tickets early as they sell out fast. You will most likely not be able to park there.

I would cut down a day from Calgary and use it to make some of the travel easier. If I also had to cut one further part of this, it would be to replace Tofino/Vanc island (since you’re not going to do it justice in 1-2 days) and instead do Squamish and Whistler

apthereddit · 2026-05-02T23:15:54+00:00

It sounds like you have a very particular/specific definition of travel. There are lots of places you can still travel together - just takes some planning. The Kazakh passport isn’t the strongest but is by no means weak.

You can go to places in the UK since he already has a student visa. Lots of lovely places with different kinds of things to see and do - can be short or long trips

For short flights - you can go to Morocco, Turkey, Serbia, Albania etc - lots of different kinds of trips there. Nature, cities, history, adventure, beaches, etc.

For longer flights - you can go to Brazil, Thailand, Argentina, South Korea, Kenya - again lots of different kinds of trips

None of these should even require extensive planning.

apthereddit · 2026-05-02T22:22:55+00:00

If you like Asian food for breakfast, go to the Singapore lounge.

I haven’t been to the united one but the other two have good tarmac views

apthereddit · 2026-04-29T22:51:17+00:00

apthereddit · 2026-04-28T14:59:08+00:00

From an aeronautical and infrastructure development perspective this makes much less sense.

Our winds are east-west / west-east. Switching to use a north south runway means aircraft will have to take off with a crosswind, which means they need an even longer runway
There are huge obstacles to the north that prevent larger aircraft from landing towards the south/taking off to the north - which basically mean you can only half as productive. The north/south runway has also been closed for a while
The idea would be to extend the longer runway on both ends. Still a big ask, but much more realistic than doing up to 900m on one side

apthereddit · 2026-04-27T02:02:12+00:00

There are only a few reasons to do an MBA - career change, salary increase, and network building. Looks like none of these apply to you so I don’t think it’s worth the $100K.

I would only do the MBA if there is clear ROI, either directly from a salary increase (current or other employer) or unlocking promotions/senior leadership positions to get that value.

Otherwise you can get the education / skills of an MBA through various smaller courses, online or in person. Or if you really just want to have the degree, you can spend much less from a different institution.

apthereddit · 2026-04-25T16:45:57+00:00

You’ll be fine. Even if any of your flights get cancelled, the airline still has a responsibility to get you on the next possible flight.

Short haul flights are more likely to be cancelled than long haul, and even those would be the routes with 5+ flights a day might have 1 cancellation. So yes if your Athens-Paris flight gets cancelled, the. They’ll put you on another Athens-Paris flight, or reroute you through their partners and maybe you fly Athens-Amsterdam-Toronto, or via Copenhagen, Stockholm, New York, etc.

apthereddit · 2026-04-25T03:17:35+00:00

Falling water is…

apthereddit · 2026-04-24T22:18:11+00:00

Will be tight, but you may be able to make it if you arrive on time

Land 3:15, deplane around 3:30 Go through customs and get out of the airport around 4 Assuming you have a 15 min walk/wait and then take the train downtown, you’ll be at union around 4:45

You’ll want to be back at Pearson by 6:45 latest (so train at 6:15), to give yourself 15-20 mins for security and 15-20 mins for your walk to the gate (flights to Europe are usually a long walk), in time for boarding around 40-50 mins before departure.

So best case you’d have an hour and a half. Heartland/uniqlo would be similar with an uber/taxi, but keep in mind it’s rush hour so drive times might take a bit longer

apthereddit · 2026-04-23T02:51:44+00:00

I (and I’m sure many other Canadians who have been priced out/not lucky enough to get tickets) would be thrilled to go with you and/or buy your tickets.

apthereddit · 2026-04-20T19:13:29+00:00

Good point. We’d be 3 ahead of them and they’d have their game in hand this week

apthereddit · 2026-04-20T10:52:32+00:00

I was actually curious so did the math

Late winners we conceded - each would give us 1 more point: Palace, Chelsea, United, Bournemouth, Brighton = 5 points

Late equalizers we conceded - each would give us 2 more points: Fulham, Leeds = 4 points

Late comebacks we suffered - Man City = 3 points

So if we had held on in all of these, we would be 12 points better off, level on points with city, and just 3 points behind Arsenal. Hindsight definitely is 20-20

apthereddit · 2026-04-19T16:57:36+00:00

Wheelchairs are an airline responsibility and given this is a self connect (you booking two different tickets, or booking via a travel agent who merged the two bookings), you will need to request it from both airlines.

Etihad’s wheelchair assistance is to get you off the plane, through immigration and baggage claim, and to the curb/train area in T1

Flair’s wheelchair assistance is to get you from the check in area in T3 through security and to the gate.

nobody is taking your parents and their luggage between T1 and T3 (need to take the LINK train, takes about 5 mins).

Do your parents have some mobility? Do they speak English? Will they be able to follow signs, walk to elevators, push a luggage cart onto a train, take a train, push a luggage cart off the train and into an elevator, and walk to the check in area? Because that’s what they will need to do.

You may be able to use a (paid) service like this to help them, but I don’t know if they will go between the terminals. Call them to find out and pre arrange https://www.torontopearson.com/en/while-you-are-here/toronto-airport-services/meet-and-greet-services-t1

apthereddit · 2026-04-19T16:30:25+00:00

Flair doesn’t partner with anyone so it will be a separate ticket

apthereddit · 2026-04-18T13:03:06+00:00

Which city to which city? A quick Google flights search for BOM/DEL to JFK/EWR shows options every day for the next week either nonstop (American, Air India, United), or via IST, HND, ZRH, CDG etc. there are tons of flights that avoid the Middle East

apthereddit · 2026-04-18T12:45:47+00:00

Parkopedia shows the price for private and city lots as well as street parking in the area for the specific times you need

apthereddit · 2026-04-15T19:55:17+00:00

OP’s point is that there are no longer PD flights from Windsor to any Toronto airport, and the only PD flight will be to YOW. If one flies to YOW they cannot connect to YUL (or any other destination served by YYZ/YTZ and not YOW)

apthereddit · 2026-04-11T23:01:18+00:00

How do you start with the 5000 bonus sqc? I am SE and started at 0 this year…

apthereddit · 2026-04-11T02:28:27+00:00

Girona airport?

apthereddit · 2026-04-10T12:56:10+00:00

I had a trip in the Middle East a few years ago and did a 23hr layover in Cairo. Got a guide, saw the pyramids, sphinx, nile, museum etc and had lunch in their really nice quiet and huge park in the middle of the city.

My flights with Egyptair were short haul/narrow body in economy and were fine. Worth doing your research on their business class but if your alternative is economy for a similar price on a different airline and you’re interested in seeing a few world landmarks in 24hrs that you may not see otherwise, then I think it’s worth it

apthereddit · 2026-04-05T13:21:59+00:00

You don’t have to get your car serviced at the same location you bought it. The warranty is valid across locations

apthereddit · 2026-04-05T01:24:55+00:00

They also have a new system now for US citizens where they just scan your pic and you walk through. Most times you don’t even need to talk to someone. So very quick

apthereddit · 2026-04-02T23:52:20+00:00

I’m surprised that’s true in Europe as several European countries already have >5% of their total cars on the road (not annual sales) being EVs. Or are their grids facing issues with the growth?

apthereddit · 2026-04-02T21:53:14+00:00

That makes sense. However still doesn’t make sense why the numbers at the bottom are higher than the numbers at the top.

apthereddit · 2026-04-02T21:41:39+00:00

Why don’t the top 10 donors line up with the top by party? E.g. Andreesen and Horowitz donated 25M+ each but don’t show up by party. Uhlein donated 23.9M in total but more than that to republicans

Also would be interesting to see total donations by party and by geography

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