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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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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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHe3SGo5H70 The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is on at Walt Disney World from September 27 – November 11, 2013. It is a special event that requires theme park admission to Epcot. Taste your way around the world on an unforgettable tour of eclectic cultures, global cuisines and the finest wine country offerings at
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Are you culturious? How about a trip to Tuscany and Cinque Terre? First up – learning to pronounce Cinque Terre as though you are Italian http://www.pronounceitright.com/pronounce/10381/cinque-terre Ok – now that we can say it correctly, let’s go! I will be hosting a Tauck Culturious trip to Tuscany and Cinque Terre with
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It’s exciting to learn about the new culinary Discovery tours with Oceania Cruises. With the launch of Riviera in May 2012, Oceania will take culinary enrichment to a completely new level with Culinary Discovery Tours. You can combine hands-on classroom learning with unique shore-side tours. Guests go ashore with Oceania chefs, where thy explore local food
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Today, I’m honoured to have my new Vision 2000 colleague, Brenda Farrell, write a guest blog about the foodie tour she has designed and is personally escorting to Portugal this April. Have a read of Brenda’s intro to the glories of slow food. And please contact her if you want to join her on the tour
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Yes, you read right – 19 times. We’re a little fanatical about Disney, especially Walt Disney World in Orlando. We love carving out special family time, and just enjoying each other’s company – and for my family of 4, a visit to WDW just brings on the laughter and fun. And each visit, we have
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When I was at Virtuoso’s Travel Mart in Vegas in August, I met some terrific folks from Meadowood Napa Valley. Tamra Waslewski, the Director of Leisure Sales, and I hit it off immediately. She’s a great gal, and a terrific ambassador for her property. I’ve had some clients visit Napa recently, who’d stayed at Auberge
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My family thought we were up to the challenge. En route to Hollywood Studios, we got off the boat from Epcot, and popped into the Beach Club resort, with eyes on Beaches and Cream. The “kitchen sink” is actually served in a dish that resembles a kitchen sink. And it comes with 8 scoops of
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