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Fly Direct from Alberta
Goodbye layovers, hello direct flights!
BY KELLIE DAVENPORT
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(BURGER) FRONTIER; (COOKIES) KÃRLIS DAMBRÃNS
Think like an
Icelander at
Reykjavik’s Harpa
concert hall
NOW YOU CAN avoid timeconsuming stopovers and
get right to the good stuff.
Tour the iconic sights in
these world-class cities
then venture off the beaten
path for something cool
and completely different.
Before you jet off, check
out AMATravel.ca for
more suggestions on
where to go, what to do
and where to stay.
1. Reykjavik
From Edmonton: 6 h 15 min
Iceland is cool personified.
But want to really blend in?
Catch the one-hour show
How to Become Icelandic
in 60 Minutes at Harpa,
the city’s ultra-modern
concert hall. In this lighthearted romp, an Englishspeaking performer teaches
you Nordic nuances.
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Book with AMA: Stopover
in Iceland for 2 days,
1 night. Includes hotel,
breakfast and a free 24hour museum card for
museums and galleries, a
ferry trip and shopping
discounts, plus unlimited
bus travel in Reykjavik.
From $150 (plus tax),
AMATravel.ca/Iceland
2. Chicago
From Calgary: 3 h 19 min
From Edmonton: 3 h 35 min
Go whole hog—or alligator
or boar or goose—at Frontier
in the Windy City’s West
Baking up fortunes in San Francisco
Town neighbourhood. The
restaurant offers an appropriately named Animal Service, where you can order
an entire beast. Dinners
are served at communal
tables and priced per animal, including the meaty
main plus all the fixings.
$126 USD per person,
AMATravel.ca/Activities
Book with AMA:
Gate Fortune Cookie Factory. Tucked away on Ross
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For something a little less
wild, book a dinner cruise to
soak in views of the Chicago
skyline while savouring a
three-course meal. From
3. San Francisco
From Calgary: 3 h 9 min
From Edmonton: 3 h 20 min
Ever wonder how they get
that tiny prophecy inside
your fortune cookie? See
for yourself at the Golden
Alley in San Fran’s famed
Chinatown, the bustling
bakery is one of the few
places that still crafts cook-
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