Roamsters Travel Blog

Vic the Cat Goes Kayaking

While we were camping at Haynes Point Provincial Park (just south of Osoyoos, BC and just north of the U.S. border) this week, I got the brilliant idea to take my 12 year old, diabetic cat, Vic, out for a float in my kayak. He apparently didn’t like kayaking as much as I originally thought, because [...]

Horseback Riding at Sun Mountain Lodge with the Legendary Kit McLean

After a stupendous horseback adventure in the Oliver back country with the local natives during the Meadowlark Festival a few years back, I’d been longing to go riding again — but Ed, who’d never been on a horse, and would therefore wonder where to put the key — rather stymied all attempts until we were [...]

3 Nights at Pearrygin Lake State Park

Although I’d been to the Methow Valley many times before, we were first introduced to Pearrygin Lake State Park last September by our friends, Pam and David, when we camped there for 2 nights. The days were HOT and the nights were COLD (near freezing) which led to our purchase of the T@B. As per the [...]

Fly Delta for Inflight Wi-Fi Access

On the Delta blog, Chris mentions that by the end of the summer more than 300 Wi-Fi-equipped Delta aircraft will be flying border-to-border and coast-to-coast. Currently 139 aircraft (or nearly half of Delta’s domestic fleet) are equipped with Gogo inflight internet, including the entire MD-88 fleet. Service is offered in both first and economy class on [...]

Meet a Cutie at 36,000 Feet

Willing to travel to meet your match? How about meeting him or her at 36,000 feet? Air New Zealand is running a Matchmaking Flight from Los Angeles to Auckland on October 13, 2009 for the astoundingly low price of $780 (excluding government fees and taxes of approximately $82 (USD). They say, “This is your chance to [...]

T@B Snags

As much as we love our perfect little T@B trailer… to be honest, it’s not exactly perfect. Window Scratches The first thing we noticed shortly after we got it home, were the scratches on all the windows. My assumption is that during the ‘detailing’ job at the dealership, they weren’t sufficiently soaked to get rid of the [...]

Inside the T@B Trailer

We’ve had a number of requests for more pictures —- particularly inside shots — of our new T@B trailer, so I took some this morning. (Ignore the dirt MOM… we’re currently doing some modifications.) T@B Side View Truly a teardrop shaped trailer. Ours is the original version of the Queen floor plan. I’ve included specs [...]

T@B in a Sea of Big Rigs

Our T@B in a Sea of Big Rigs Originally uploaded by roamsters I found this sight at Maryhill State Park in Washington truly hilarious. Along the Columbia River side of the campground almost every other spot was taken up by a huge RV with slides out, bikes, chairs and other paraphenalia strewn about. Then, leading the pack was our [...]

Travel Guard Offers Free Assistance to Travellers Concerned with Swine Flu Outbreak’s Impact

TORONTO, April 29 /CNW/ - Travel Guard (www.travelguard.ca) announced today it is providing free emergency travel and medical assistance services and travel health information to U.S. and Canadian travellers affected by or concerned with the recent swine flu outbreak. These services include worldwide medical referrals; up-to-the-minute updates on outbreak status and travel areas affected; information [...]

Flying During Swine Flu Outbreak? Protect Yourself!

OK, I love to fly, especially upside-down in a Pitts-Special, but flying commercially leaves me cold for the simple reason that most people are boors and don’t even know how to cover their mouths properly when they sneeze or cough. (Use your sleeve). Years ago, I therefore adopted the habit of ceasing to breathe for [...]