COME AND SAY G’DAY As an certified Aussie specialist travel advisor, I love sending clients downunder for a bucket list trip. Australia is amazing. It is also huge – you will not see it all. I like to share a map of Australia overlaid on a map of Canada – just to give the visual […]
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Last week, I shared some unique holiday ideas that you might not have considered. (Read here https://lushlife.ca/unique-holidays-you-might-not-have-considered/ ) This week, I’m headed to Europe to do an AMA Waterways river cruise on the Rhine. The Christmas markets are just opening, and I’ll be happy to be one of the first people to enjoy the
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I have clients taking bigger trips now, after 2+ years of not travelling. And some are asking for new or different ideas that they hadn’t considered previously. And while that usually involves a detailed conversation with the clients, finding out where they’ve been before, what they’ve liked, who they are travelling with, etc. etc., I
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AMA Waterways River cruises are offering ancestry focused river cruises through Europe. Have you ever wondered what your ancestors’ lives were like in Europe at the turn of the century? Or imagined how it would feel to follow in their footsteps, walking the same paths they did in your ancestral village? Ancestry® and AmaWaterways are
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Have you ever wondered about doing the polar plunge? Here’s some info about what to expect if you jump in the water in the Arctic or Antarctica on an expedition cruise. Not for the faint of heart – but – a sure way to make those heart beats count! Let me know if you’d like
I have an Adele song running through my mind today, “I Drink Wine.” And given I’ve booked several clients on wine-themed vacations this week, I figured it was a good topic for this week’s newsletter. Did you know you could take a Grand France wine-themed river cruise next April? How about a walking holiday through
I’ll be returning to Newfoundland in May 2023 with another group of clients. This time, we’ll add a day for the iceberg festival. I have 3 rooms left. Newfoundland & Labrador with Iceberg Festival May 2023 The tour dates are: MAY 29 – JUNE 10, 2023 per person rate, based on double occupancy: $4,637.71/p CAD with
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Hello from Saratoga Springs in New York, where I’m accompanying my 16 year old daughter for a rowing regatta. It’s always amazing to be immersed in a world that you know little about, and this weekend I’m at the “Head of the Fish” rowing regatta, surrounded by a 1000 or so competitive rowers in
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It was fun to get interviewed by Jason Osler of CBC Radio and CBC/Radio-Canada to talk a little bit about wellness travel, and sleep tourism. We had a great chat about the increasing desire by clients to focus on healthy living and self-care. I was pleased to talk about this hot trend in travel, and
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I am working on several trips for clients to Egypt this month. It really is a hot destination right now. The best time to go is September – May, and let’s say that festive time (around Christmas and New Year’s) is pretty well solidly booked. It’s a challenge to find space, but I am
