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Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Travel smarter: Your travel checklist covered

1 hour 38 minutes | Wednesday, 12 August 2026

A Porter Airlines flight, which was preparing to depart from Victoria to Toronto had to return to the terminal as a "young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seat belt". The delay meant the flight could not depart before the runway closed after midnight so passengers had to be rebooked on a flight the following day. Discussing travel etiquette, cruises and itineraries with travel journalist Sarah Hedley-Hymers. After years of bigger, flashier and more Instagrammable, are the ultimate status symbols now things we can’t buy in a boutique: time, privacy, access and the ability to properly switch off?  We have more camp info for you and your kids that involves actual wood, actual tools and something they've made themselves to bring home. And we tell you why you should smile at your dog more often.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel smarter: Your travel checklist covered
Afternoons with Helen Farmer

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