Flying in Thursday evening and then back on Monday morning

I figure that I since I'll be headed to YVR on Thursday evening it's a good time to talk about airports and airplanes. As I may have mentioned before, my new place is not all that far from the airport. I've been adding more photos from around my new place to my photo gallery, and the most recent of these is a shot taken from the sidewalk to give you an idea just how close the airport is.

Last time I flew in, it was via Westjet which of course means a Boeing 737. This time I'll be flying Harmony Airways which just started Vancouver-Calgary flights about 2 weeks ago. Apparently this route uses Bombardier's CRJ-100 aircraft. I think that this may be the first Canadian-built plane that I'll have flown on.

Speaking of flights, I'm trying to figure out where I should travel from here. It's been probably more than a decade now since I've been in Ontario so I'm thinking that that might be worth a trip since I do have relatives there. Outside of flying into Hamilton or Ottawa - Toronto I'll avoid - I've also been thinking of flying to Montreal. If I'm to remain in academia, its not a bad idea to work on learning another language (although this has never been a particularly high priority) and Montreal should at least be somewhat different than English-Canada. Now that I'm no longer passport-less, international flights are also an option. I've been thinking of London, Amsterdam, or Paris as possible destinations. Somewhat pointed me to CheapFlights.ca in the past, so I may have to keep an idea out there to see if I can find some inexpensive travel destination.

Comments

The CRJ is a great little plane, especially if it's light. I took one last year from Los Angeles to Fresno. There were only two other people on the plane. The take-off was like what I imagine it would be like in a fighter jet -- incredible acceleration and extreme deck angle. Enjoy your flight!