I had a great trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands with Adventure by Disney last November. It was a fantastic adventure trip with everything taken care of. What a fabulous way to travel. A couple of days to start in Quito and the Andean Highlands, and then a 4 night cruise through the Galapagos. […]
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On a recent Seabourn cruise, I met some fellow travelers who were members of the travelers’ century club. Wanna join? You can find info here http://travelerscenturyclub.org/ – and as it says here, “Anyone who has visited 100 or more of the territories included in our directory is eligible to join the Travelers’ Century Club. ” http://travelerscenturyclub.org/join-the-club
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It was a treat to leave the snow of Ottawa, and land in Barbados on December 13th. How lovely to land amidst sunshine and palm trees! And say “bye bye” to the de-icing at the airport at home! As were the rum punches,and special champagne and lobster/ caviar canapes. My colleague, Alex Yates,
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On a recent Seabourn Spirit cruise, I had the opportunity to visit Bequia, in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Bequia (pronounced beck-way in English) is the second largest island in the Grenadines. The Grenadines are really remote. There’s even dispute about how many islands there really are. Some total the islets and rocky outcrops (which
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I love Newfoundland. Besides it being my home province (I just happen to sleep and pay taxes in Ottawa), the fantastic province is also home to 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-town-of-red-bay-gets-world-heritage-site-status-1.1398201 I can organize a trip for you (think of it being an insider’s tour) and we can do it completely bespoke –
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At a recent Vision 2000 conference, I had the opportunity to interview Dale Pusching of the Anguilla Tourism Board, as well as Dave Lyon of CuisinArt Resort, and Eva Chan of Cap Juluca. Have a watch. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIo_EwQql8 And call me if you like to visit this gem in the Caribbean. Anguilla is truly a special
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On October 28th, my colleagues Pat Rochon, Janet Lavern, Denise Gushue and I hosted a travel talk on “walking and wine”tours at the Foolish Chicken in Ottawa. It was our second such show. And it was great. Folks got to sample wine while we chatted about terrific “walking and wine” tours throughout France, Italy, Spain,
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On October 7th, I hosted a sizzling Latin America show with my Ottawa colleagues at the Foolish Chicken in Ottawa. It was so fantastic to be able to highlight this part of the world to my clients. Active travel is where it’s at! We talked about food in Costa Rica. Active travel specialist, Pat Rochon,
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Got 6 days to spare, and want to do something different? How about a biking trip through California Wine Country? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpelNB3spkI My partner, Backroads Travel, is a fantastic Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel provider. They have some amazing itineraries that we partner together to ensure my clients are treated royally. Here’s one such trip, with
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Many know Butterfield and Robinson (B&R) as a cycling and walking company, but it is much more than that. Butterfield and Robinson are a VAST supplier. VAST = Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel. But B&R’s real skill is making the ordinary extra-ordinary. As outlined on a recent VAST webinar for Virtuoso agents such as myself, B&R noted
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