Fogo Island Inn – Devour Film Festival A special getaway Want to go to Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland? Have 7 friends who want to join you for an incredibly unique experience, with a private charter flight that will whisk you from Montreal to Fogo Island? (Departures from Toronto or New York City also possible […]
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This week also had me leveraging my terrific relationship with the Fogo Island Inn to get a colleague to address the Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club. Diane Hodgins, the CFO of Shorefast, kindly carved out some time in her busy schedule, and came to address the club as a personal favour to me. And she did
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Last night, my husband and I were invited guests of the Shangri-la Toronto hotel to attend the Governor General’s Performing Arts awards at the National Art’s Centre. It was a night that reaffirmed my pride in being Canadian. Here’s a couple of snaps. We had a lovely dinner with Christopher Ashby and his partner, as
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India A special trip with Greaves Tours My daughter and I had a special trip with Greaves Tours to India. What an amazing time! We toured orphanages in Delhi (including Mother’s Teresa’s oprhanage) and rode a rickshaw, we had a private guide explain all the wonders of the Taj Mahal to us in Agra,
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My 18 year old daughter, Ciara, and I are headed to India on April 30th. I’m very excited, and just a little apprehensive (as I am with travel to any exotic location for the first time). But I know we’ll be in the best possible hands, traveling with Greaves Tours, on a private tour using
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Let’s focus on Peru. Let Anthony Bourdain inspire you. http://www.cnn.com/video/shows/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown/episode7/index.html Because we’re talking Peru, I’ve outlined some options to visit Peru with Intrepid (who I just had a show with in Ottawa), and other partners. Of course, you have to remember that permits to the Inca Trail can be an issue for close-in travel, however, there
10 Reasons to Travel to Antarctica with Lindblad 10 reasons they are the best-of-the-best Thinking of Antarctica? Consider Lindblad. They have over 50 years experience in taking non-scientists to Antarctica. They know what they’re doing! See https://www.expeditions.com/destinations/polar-regions/antarctica/the-experience/antarctica-50-years/ and read this https://www.expeditions.com/globalassets/InTheNews/LEX-in-the-news-articles/Virtuoso-SeaCloud.pdf Here’s a great video too! Here are 10 reasons to travel to Antarctica with
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6 Questions to Ask Before Selecting Your Travel Company to Antarctica 6 things your really ought to ask Thinking of Antarctica? Then there really are 6 questions you should ask the travel company you’re looking to help you with your travel. (Of course, work with me, and we’ll find the right company for you.) Here’s
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Ah, Antarctica. Even Anthony Bourdain has visited recently. See https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2017/05/31/cnn-parts-unknown-antarctica-trailer.cnn And, ah, penguins. Ah, Antarctica. The penguins are calling your name. Can you hear them? Penguin Sounds with pictures ~ Penguin Calls The 7th continent. Don’t you want to experience it? Emperor Penguins in Antarctica Of course, there’s other wildlife besides penguins. Watch this video
Have you seen this new show “Wonder List” on CNN hosted by Bill Weir? It’s worth a watch! See https://www.cnn.com/shows/wonder-list It’s described as : CNN’s Bill Weir tells the stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures at a crossroads, One of the first of his shows I’d watched was about Venice. Speaking about embracing your
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