So perhaps do profits. Luxury train travel, when it's done properly, makes the journey the destination and cultivates a kinship among travellers that can never be achieved in a claustrophobic airplane. CanCuisine seems to be on the verge of something big these days, and Quebec is home to its oldest, deepest and most impassioned food culture. They say the world is shrinking. Frequent air travellers, especially those in economy class, will confirm this suspicion.
Airline seats are smaller, planes are crowded and room to breathe is at a premium.
The once-grand ocean liner in the sky has given way to a flying public bus. The bouncers were looking us up and down as we waited outside the bar on East Houston Street. True to theme, the entranceway looks and feels as though you're about to board an airplane, complete with ugly brown rubber vinyl flooring and clapboard panelling. Alberta's Icefields Parkway easily ranks as one of the most scenic mountain drives in the world. Neither the town nor I were at our best that year.