Sustainability tourism is on the rise. After a fab morning meeting with Elmwood students, I was interviewed with Ashish Sanghrajka on Daytime Ottawa about why sustainability tourism should matter when you travel. We followed up our energizing morning with two client events in Ottawa – one focused on sustainable tourism to Latin America, and […]
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I was on a 32 hour travel journey from Melbourne back to Ottawa. The normal travel hiccups happened along the way (delayed flights, thunder storms, running between gates, etc) that make you less sad to leave paradise, and really ready to sleep in your own bed again. It’s a cosmic conspiracy that way :-)….. but,
Let’s look at fostering an orphan elephant! Did you see the Morgan Freeman narrated movie called “Born to be Wild?” Here’s a clip of the trailer. A description of the movie on IMDB says “This heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and theextraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at
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This week, I’m focusing on Experiences. I was invited to attend the product launch of Sunquest’s Experiences at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Here’s my interview/ facebook “live” post with Erminia Nigro of Travel Brands. Sunquest’s tag line for their new Experiences product is “Go Somewhere Special, Do Something Memorable.” And that’s
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This week, I’m focused on “Great Walks & Hikes Around the World” But – what’s the right hike or walk to fit you? On the 18th, I’m hosting an event with Pat Rochon of World Expeditions. We have over 60 people registered to attend. Wanna join us? We can make room for you! It’s bound to
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I attended International Luxury Travel Mart (ILTM) Americas at the Fairmont Mayakoba last week. What a wonderful industry trade show! It’s my second year being a “hosted buyer,” at the ILTM Americas. Being a “hosted buyer” means that the organizers of the trade show “hosted” me (paid my way to come and for my week to
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I’m just back from a week in Orlando with my family. We had an amazing time. Being is Disney is so much fun, but the most fun is being with my family for a week – uninterrupted, and laughing and spending time together. It was fantastic. And a little rain towards the end certainly didn’t
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August 17th – Solo Travel Club We just had a great gathering this past Wednesday with the 4th meeting of the Solo Travel Club – this time at Heart & Crown in downtown Ottawa. Twenty-five solo travelers came out on a Wednesday summer evening to learn about options for solo travelers, and to learn about trips,
If you’re Canadian, you were either in Kingston last night, or wanted to be. (If you’re not Canadian, here’s what I’m talking about https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/08/20/canadas-unofficial-poet-laureate-is-dying-hes-giving-one-last-concert-before-he-goes/)) All of Canada was sending it’s love with our Prime Minister’s hug (see credits here) just before the final concert last night. Yes, cancer sucks. Twitter was active. Here’s a good one: RT
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The self-timer on your iphone is a neat feature. I didn’t know it existed until my 10 year old showed me. Here are some instructions for you to use it. Self-Timer on the iPhone -See details and full article here for more info Use the Camera Self Timer on iPhone & iPad for Better Group
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