Have you ever dreamt of going to the airport without a ticket and just choosing the next departing flight on the board? It’s a bucket-list worthy travel adventure that I was somehow lucky enough to experience last week. Let’s start from the beginning.
Air Canada Rouge reached out with a really cool idea. They’d send me on a trip somewhere for just 24 hours, but there was a catch. They weren’t going to tell me where I was going until JUST before takeoff and I would use their in-flight Rouge Wi-fi to do research and figure out my itinerary while en route. My organized, planning self was initially hesitant at the notion of having zero control over, well, everything. This kind of opportunity isn’t one you can really ponder, though. It requires an enthusiastic “yes,” and an “I’ll deal with it when the time comes,” kind of mentality.
While I was in Chicago, the team let me know that I’d be leaving for my mystery adventure the day after returning to Vancouver, and so began this wild ride. The email revealing my destination came through just a couple of hours before I was set to leave my house and I was absolutely blown away. You can see my reaction in the video below, but as you can imagine, I was in a bit of shock about the location they chose: Reykjavik, Iceland.
This was, hands down, the most amazing travel adventure I’ve ever been on. I grew up inspired by shows like Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservation, The Layover, as well as Canadian gem Departures. I’m so happy that I managed to VLOG my journey to Iceland, because this felt, in a small way, like my own little travel show for the day. Watch it all below!
