March 30, 2012
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Something's Rotten in the State of Travel

I knew 2012 wouldn’t be easy, Pumpkins. But I wasn’t expecting a total breakdown in sanity. Two certifiably paranoid mid-air freak-outs within one week: first a flight attendant, then a pilot. Both taken away and tossed into rubber comfort…

March 27, 2012
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The Balcony Scene Peters Out

Whether gay or straight – I find men driven to make a spectacle of their sexual prowess. You just can’t escape it. Stick shifts. Rockets. The Eiffel Tower. Stonehenge. Cannons. Dildos. All roads lead back the phallus. (Ok, so maybe…

March 23, 2012
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Now Look What You've Gone & Done

Honestly, Pumpkins, so Lisa Raitt got the clap at the airport. It can happen to anyone. Were those suspensions really necessary? If I had to finger anyone who’s ever given me a round of “applause” (the media were so kind to use that…

March 21, 2012
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I'm Too Sexy For My Plane

I have a mental image of AC pilots hanging out in the union caf belting out the cockpit dweller’s anthem: “I’m too sexy for my plane, too sexy for my brain. And I’m too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan.…

March 15, 2012
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Enough About You Already

I can’t turn on the radio or open a newspaper without being besieged by the very latest travel innovation: a travel agent. From CNN, to Forbes, to Oprah, the media darlings du jour are… you!   Last time I…

March 13, 2012
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Beware The Gotcha Media

I totally understand that for some, the media can be intimidating. But, honestly dahrlings, calling us names and a bunch of underpants is just not nice. It all started with Sarah Pain whining about gotchies in the media and…

March 08, 2012
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I've Come A Little Way, Baby

In the last ten years, I’ve only had my ass grabbed by a client once. Ok, twice. (I believe his gondolas are still in for repairs). So, I suppose that’s progress. It’s International Women’s Day, Pumpkins, and one can’t…

March 06, 2012
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Time To Move On, People!

Both AC and WS are waxing nostalgic about their humble beginnings, Pumpkins. (Although I’ve never thought of the dinkettes as trendsetters, after witnessing them blow their 10 year-old horns, people are obviously inspired to emulate the ignominy.) On Friday,…

February 29, 2012
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Is Costa Drowning Out Demand?

As you know, Pumpkins, the travel landscape is littered with the remains of failed airlines. How do I count the graves? Roots, Jetsgo, Tango, Canada 3000, Royal, Zoom, Canadian, Wardair, Vacationair, half of Canjet and all of Skyservice. Ah, good…

February 27, 2012
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I Get Derailed All The Time

Don’t you hate it when planes look like they’re on fire at the top of the news? Honestly, Pumpkins, we have to learn to control the media. There’s clearly a concerted conspiracy spreading travel paranoia throughout the land. Let’s recap the images…