January 21, 2015
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Je Suis Gabby

I’ve been muzzled, dahrlings, more than once. When you gab a lot, you live on the edge of nasty reprisals, lost ad dollars, spurned men, miffed readers (you may notice I never mention God or Jesus anymore. Those…

January 16, 2015
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We've Got A Dinkette In A Vog

Most people go to Hawaii and get happily lei’d. But when one of the dotty dinkettes from Open Jaw world headquarters heads to the land of Aloha on one of those industry type business trips (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), she…

January 09, 2015
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I Have A Posi-Mendation For You

Bloody hell Pumpkins, we’re not 10 days into 2015 and we’re accosted by a gag-inducing neologism. The invented word comes from a new travel review app called ‘HeyLets,’ which raises what they call the controversial topic, “Should travel-related websites eliminate…

January 06, 2015
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It's All Crystal Clear Now

The cruiso-sphere was abuzz yesterday, dahrlings. News of Crystal Cruises buying Deutschland – not the country, the ship – was a bit of a ‘huh?’ Black boots in a crystal shoppe. Really Edie? Turns out it’s all a bit…

December 29, 2014
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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like 2015

It’s almost a brand new year, dahrlings. This romantic notion of time is intended to inspire me to new levels of hope and optimism. It’s a tough gig when faced with hair sprouting where it has no business. (You have…

December 18, 2014
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Cuban Nights Crisis

Good lord, Pumpkins! Yesterday’s news of the U.S. lifting the ban on travel to Cuba is almost worse than the Bay of Pigs missile crisis. We’ll soon be facing a bay of yanks packing up their bikinis and taking over…

December 16, 2014
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Greasy Business

Oil is such a dirty business, dahrlings. It has the industry over a barrel. If it goes up, we don’t make money. If it goes down, the airlines already bought it for a higher price – so bupkus. I’m…

December 09, 2014
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Is My Gift In The Mail?

What do a bunch of random Canadian drinkers in a London pub got that I haven’t got, Pumpkins? I’ll tell you what! Roundtrip AC tickets! Heck, I can drink in a pub. How hard is that? Last year, one…

December 04, 2014
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The Pisani Factor?

My Auntie Basia was fond of saying ‘if you look like a cross between Omar Sharif and mini-me, it’s best to tread lightly.’ Some people are wise beyond their abilities, Pumpkins. Riaz Pisani is just such a visionary. Acquiring…

December 02, 2014
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I'm Too Sexy For My TK

A Turkish Airlines flight attendant has been fired for being too sexy. Honestly, Pumpkins. Is there no end to the persecution desirable women face? Have you ever heard of a man accused of being too … yummy? We sexy…