Bike the Portuguese Way May 18th, 2016 My colleague, Pat Rochon, is doing a Utracks trip with his 74 year old dad. It is self-directed, but you can still travel with Pat and his dad on the trip. See details here http://www.utracks.com/utca/index.php?section=trips&id=3764000 or read the flyer for the additional bits and pieces included. Priced from 1899 […]
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Lush Life’s Testimonial of Week Virtuoso Testimonial from Client I love getting testimonials from clients. Here’s one I received this week from a client at Virtuoso.com. (Thanks, Caroline!) Connected at all times By: Caroline MDP Reviewed on: 08 Dec 2015 Using the professional services of Sheila Gallant Halloran of
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I love getting testimonials from valued clients like yourself! It’s so important to my business to have clients who not only enjoyed working with me, and their travel experience; but they’ve taken the time to give a testimonial that I can share. Virtuoso is my luxury travel network. They contact clients directly after a trip,
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If you’re thinking about travel with kids that will make a difference to the world you live in, look at his picture of Prince Harry at Kensington Royal shared on Instagram. Prince Harry has done a lot of work rescuing orphaned elephants and rhinos – see LA Times article. Good on him for using his celebrity to draw
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We’re in the swing of things with our Christmas preps in our house! How about you? (Or are you just finishing up Hannukah?) It’s a little odd this year, as there’s no snow just yet – at least in Ottawa. But, we’re still watching Christmas movies, and decorating the Chrstimas tree. My daughters’ school gets them
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I often feature travel ‘product’ in my weekly newsletter, but it’s important to note that my focus as your travel advisor is on you; and your travel experience. Let’s focus on a number – and that is: 10,000 hours. Are you familiar with Malcolm Gladwell and his terrific book called Outliers? In it, Gladwell reports that
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I’m thinking about a recent blog my partners at Big Five Tours wrote about family vacations. They wrote that you really only have 252 days to really holiday with your family. The idea is that you only have your children for 18 summers. If you assume 2 weeks of vacation a
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Rick Mercer just visited Fogo Island Inn on his show. Watch Rick Mercer as he tries his hand at stilt-walking, flying kites, and racing punts with the locals on Fogo Island. Watch. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2679433554 Let me know if you’d like to visit. Sheila Gallant-Halloran sheila.gh@visiontravel.ca 613-837-0699
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I hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas. We had a fantastic time with family. It sure was odd without any snow here in Ottawa. It was 17 Celsius on Christmas Eve. Certainly not a White Christmas this year! But, that didn’t mean we didn’t follow our traditions. We certainly watched the movie
Lush Life’s Breaking Some Travel Myths Myth of the Week Myth: “It’s not always easy being a solo traveler”. Reality: It can be a drag to travel on your own (trust me, I’ve tried it) and especially can be tricky for women. That’s why one of the small group adventures with companies I
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