Destinations

Slow Travel, Sizzling Steaks & a Surprise Conga Line โ€” Life Aboard Silver Nova

Some trips check boxes. Others? They rewire your soul.   Thatโ€™s exactly how I felt sailing aboard the ultra-luxurious Silver Nova through New Zealand โ€” from the peaceful shores of Dunedin to the dramatic coastlines of Christchurch. And with Silversea’s new-generation ship, the journey becomes the destination.   ๐ŸŒŠ Video: Pure Peace from Dunedin to […]

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What Gehryโ€™s Legacy Teaches Us About Leaving a Mark โ€” and What Really Matters

What Gehryโ€™s Legacy Teaches Us About Leaving a Mark โ€” and What Really Matters   Thereโ€™s been a quiet moment of reflection across the world of design and travel. With the passing of Frank Gehry โ€” the Torontoโ€‘born, worldโ€‘renowned architect who forever changed skylines from Toronto to Bilbao to Los Angeles โ€” Iโ€™m reminded that

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๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’†๐’•: ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ + ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’™

Travel isnโ€™t always about going further. Sometimes, itโ€™s about going deeper.   And this pairing โ€” Bilbao + Bordeaux โ€” is one of the most soulful, elegant, and legacy-rich river cruise combinations Iโ€™ve seen. ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Begin in Bilbao: Where Art Transformed a City Start in Bilbao, Spain โ€” home of the iconic Guggenheim Museum, designed

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†, ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’† & ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’†๐’•: ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ + ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’™ Read More ยป

๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ One of the things I love most about river cruising is how effortlessly it connects you to the worldโ€™s greatest cultural treasures. And in Paris, that includes one of the most iconic museums on Earth: The Louvre. ๐ŸŽจโœจ   Stepping inside feels like

๐—” ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ & ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ Read More ยป

Crossing Continents with Lindblad Expeditions

There are few travel moments as powerful as watching a ship rise and fall through the Panama Canal โ€” one of the worldโ€™s greatest engineering marvels.   My clients recently experienced this unforgettable journey aboard Lindblad Expeditions | National Geographic, sailing from ocean to ocean through lush rainforest, passing historic locks, and spotting wildlife along

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Live Longer, Feel Better โ€” The SHA Wellness Experience

In a world that moves faster every year, true luxury is time โ€” time to rest, recharge, and realign your life. Few places help you do that quite like SHA Wellness.   Perched above Spainโ€™s Mediterranean coast, SHA Wellness isnโ€™t just a spa or a retreat โ€” itโ€™s one of the worldโ€™s leading wellness and

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Expedition Cruising: Awe, Wonder, and Why It Might Be Your Next Journey

ย  Expedition Cruising: Awe, Wonder, and Why It Might Be Your Next Journey ย  On Thursday this week, I had the honour of being invited to speak at the ACTA Canadian Travel Summit on a panel called โ€œMastering Adventure Cruising: How to Identify and Attract Your Ideal Clients.โ€ This wasnโ€™t about me learning the ropes.

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๐‘ช๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’‚ โ€“ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’†๐’”ย 

Few destinations combine history, adventure, and natural beauty like Croatia. From medieval walls and island-speckled coastlines to vineyards, olive groves, and bike trails, Croatia invites travellers to go deeper โ€” whether by land or by sea. Itโ€™s a place where you can sip fine wine, cycle past Roman ruins, wander UNESCO sites, and then step

๐‘ช๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’‚ โ€“ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’†๐’”ย  Read More ยป

What REALLY Happens on an Antarctica Cruise? (Itโ€™s Not What You Thinkโ€ฆ)

What REALLY Happens on an Antarctica Cruise? (Itโ€™s Not What You Thinkโ€ฆ) Think an Antarctica cruise is just floating past icebergs? โ„๏ธ Think again. Hereโ€™s what itโ€™s actually like to explore the White Continent on a Lindblad Expeditions | National Geographic journeyโ€”based on my own experience aboard the Endurance: ๐ŸŽ“ Sit in the โ€œCircle of

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