September 2017

Travel Tips

Want some other bits of travel tips and advice?! Here is a sample of some other client issues that I’ve assisted folks in dealing with or considering this week. I have a little prompt for you to think about too: 1.) I’ve had clients discover that their passports are expiring. Please check your expiry dates now. (And

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Guest Speaker at "The Geography of Tourism" University of Ottawa Course

What a fun evening – I was recently asked to be a guest speaker for @uottawa #theGeographyofTourism 3rd year university course. The lovely instructor is pictured with me below.- Denisa Georgescu . She’d heard me give a talk on Sustainable Tourism to Ottawa OBEC, and invited me to be a guest speaker for her course at Ottawa

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Visit Colombia

Visit Colombia a wonderful destination I visited Colombia with my then 14 year old a couple of years ago. We visited Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena.   It was wonderful Here’s a one minute overview. What’s really neat about Colombia (besides the natural beauty and the people), is the fact that it is on the Pacific

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Visit Jamaica

Visit Jamaica  Want a unique holiday in the Caribbean? Jamaica is a great island in the Caribbean that was unaffected by Irma. Give this a read: https://lushlife.ca/2016/11/jamaican-tourism-board-interview-with-philip-rose/ The Jamaica Inn is a fantastic hotel in Jamaica that I stayed at last year. Get tempted: White Suite – Jamaica Inn Here’s a visit to Secrets Wild Orchid.

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Three Things You Can Do to Help the Caribbean

I was pleased to have the opportunity/ microphone today with 1310 NEWS‘ Carol Anne Meehan to ask Ottawans for continued support for our friends in the Caribbean. (My interview begins at 12:50 – give it a listen http://www.1310news.com/…/carol-anne-meehan-show…/ ) Obviously, I am working with all my travel partners to answer questions, carefully monitor the situation, and make sure everyone is

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In Search of Wonder

Mother Nature is wondrous, and beautiful – yet, also powerful, and sometimes very scary. She’s certainly seeming very upset this week. The devastation left after the storms of Harvey and Irma is absolutely mind-blowing. As Houston and surrounding areas still deals with the after effects of a 500 year flood, Irma came along and destroyed Anguilla,

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Client Testimonial – Tour of Rome and Cruise: Italy, Malta, Greece

Lush Life Testimonials Verified Virtuoso Client Testimonials I love getting client reviews. Here’s a terrific one. (Thanks, Marcy.) Tour of Rome and Cruise: Italy, Malta, Greece By: Marcy Reviewed on: 06 Aug 2017 Working with Sheila was very easy. She asked questions to learn what was important to us and then she built a package

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