AMA’s land program includes the hotel with breakfast, a city tour, and transfer to ship. It also has the services of the cruise manager. For AMA’s pre or post cruise stay, they note: *Our land packages include * overnight stays at 4- and 5-star hotels conveniently located near the major sites; * daily breakfast at […]
If you’re thinking of heading to Alaska, this year could be the year to go. The best of the best, Lindblad Expeditions, has several terrific options – as the video above depicts. See sample itineraries here https://www.expeditions.com/destinations/alaska/ and here https://www.expeditions.com/destinations/alaska#itineraries Lindblad’s sister company, Natural Habitat also does some great touring offers to
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Last week, I’d shared a week in Provence https://lushlife.ca/a-week-in-provence/ . A Week in Provence And this week, I thought I’d share part deux. Last week, I shared about visiting Lyon, as well as wine tasting in Beaujolais, a visit to Vienne, and a train trip to Tournon sur Rhone, and put in a lot
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Want to take a holiday, but worried about not keeping up your fitness routine? I’ve got you covered. Having just returned from another AMA Waterways cruise (my second in 3 months – the Rhine was in December, and the Rhone in March), I can share more about their wellness program onboard. I’ve attached the schedule
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I’m just back from a week in Provence. And I must say, in spite of the France labour strikes, we had a marvelous time. We sailed from Lyon to Arles, with a pre-cruise night in Lyon at the superb International hotel. And we boarded the AMA Kristina in Lyon to sail southbound. We had a
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We were in Paris overnight on Thursday, March 23rd. The day of the national strike. The news made it sound like all of Paris is burning. It wasn’t. The picture above was my husband, daughter, and I about 6 pm on March 23rd. In front of the Eiffel Tower. We were with a bunch
Spring Forward! Did you remember to put your clocks ahead last night? If not, you might have been surprised this morning (or this afternoon) when you saw the time on your i-phone didn’t match the regular clocks in your home. I still have quite a old-style clocks to adjust. There’s something about the clocks going
I’ve been planning a lot of river cruises for my clients lately. And France has really been of interest. Provence has long been an exciting spot to visit. But with all the airline upheaval, route consolidations, and schedule changes; getting to the spots that river cruises will visit in the south of France is
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I just had some clients come back from Antarctica with Quark. They all had a marvellous time, finally getting to experience this destination on a cruise that CoVid delayed a couple of times. They kindly sent me a photo or two, and indicated it was ok to share. Some of their comments:
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Exciting news from my partners at AMA Waterways. They have their Colombia’s Magdalena River now available for sale. Beginning in March 2024, with pricing just under $5000/p for a lead in category, based on double occupancy, AMA introduces it’s river cruise clients to Colombia. I’ve been to Colombia with my daughter, and I
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