As 2017 ends, and 2018 begins, we all think about improving, and making lists. What’s on your 2018 wish list? My partners at Virtuoso just put out their 2018 Wish list. Download a free copy of the magazine here 2018 wish . Virtuoso had inputs from advisors like me to come up with an interesting list […]
Expedition vs Cruise – What’s Difference? Watch this Lindblad Video Want to know the biggest difference with expedition cruising from other cruising? How about this video. https://www.facebook.com/LindbladExpeditions/videos/10155853260551255/ I did a circumnavigation cruise of Newfoundland with Lindblad. I was blown away by the differences that an expedition cruise offers you in terms of learning and insight. Watch
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The Pierre Hotel in NYC & Broadway this iconic NYC hotel introduces a new Broadway program Visit The Pierre Hotel in NYC, and you can get some special access to Broadway performers and some unique performances too. The Pierre is a Taj hotel, and a Virtuoso partner of mine. So, I can VIP you,
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Petit St. Vincent My New Find in the Grenadines – Disconnect to Reconnect I was excited to meet Matt Semark of Petit St. Vincent at ILTM Cannes. Petit St Vincent is my new find! First up, Petit st Vincent is a private island – if you want to disconnect to reconnect with either yourself or
“Manage the Risk, Magnify the Genius.” Great line, huh? I heard Chris Kutarna speak at the ILTM (international luxury travel mart) in Cannes, France last week. He was fantastic! He’s a fellow Canadian, but also an Oxford scholar, author, and speaker. He shared info from his book, Age of Discovery. In his book, and his talk, he drew parallels
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I’m in Geneva, staying at the iconic Beau Rivage hotel right on Lake Geneva. And I’m thinking about Newfoundland. I’d heard Zita Cobb give a talk about her work with Fogo Island Inn. She’d said, ” I love a poem by the New Zealand poet Glen Colquhoun called The Art of Walking Upright. He writes, “The art
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On to this week’s topic – smart technology. Is it making us dumb? Again this week, my newsletter’s title was accidentally inspired by a moot from my daughter’s debate club. In trying to come up with an interesting topic that middle graders could discuss, I’d framed “does smart technology make us dumb”. We had an interesting
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Our earlier blogs about on plastic bags and disrupting the eco-systems certainly made me think about climate change. I’d hosted an event on Tuesday that dealt largely with climate change, or at least the impact of it on the Caribbean. As noted above, some postulate that plastic has an impact on climate change. See https://1bagatatime.com/learn/plastic-bags-climate-change/ .
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Elephants Majestic Animals need to be Protected The discussion about plastic and the impact on our environment is not only tied to the oceans. Plastic impacts elephants too. Watch: Elephants die after eating plastic bags elephants eating plastic We have to act to reduce our plastic use, because plastic lives on in land fills. Elephants think
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I run a debate club at my daughter’s school. This Friday, I’d picked the moot “That Plastic Bags Should be Banned.” The moot lead to a vigorous discussion for the pro side, as it was quite easy to favor conservation and protecting the planet, and arguments about the length of time it takes for plastic to
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