Travel Tips & Advice Archives

"No Dress Rehearsal, This is Our Life"

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

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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How to Use the Self-Timer on Your iPhone ~ Perfecting the Selfie

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

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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Let’s Collaborate

Travel Tips & Advice, Why Use a Travel Advisor / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Let’s Collaborate – Work with us as your Virtuoso Travel Advisor We orchestrate your travel dreams. Sheila and her team work with clients on bucket list, adventure, and luxury travel trips. The concept we like to promote to my clients is a lush life. Sheila and her team craft travel experiences that foster connection, magic,

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Solo Travel Club

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Solo Travel Club Travel Events & Meet Ups I just had my third solo travel club meeting at Cafe Latte Cino, and had great results. More events will follow. Check out details here http://www.meetup.com/Experiential-and-Active-Travel-Adventure-Memories-Lush-Life I invite solo travelers to come learn about the options and the availability of solo travel. Whether you’ve traveled the world solo,

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Go Solo!

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

On Wednesday, I hosted Shayna Zand of Intrepid and Peregrine to talk about solo travel. We had a great crowd. Of course, with solo travel, you can either: 1.) pay a solo supplement – which is often 200% of a double-occupancy rate 2.) find a company that has low (or occasionally waived) solo supplement 3.)

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Happy 50ish!

Travel Tips & Advice, Why Use a Travel Advisor / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

This week, we’re focused on milestone birthdays, and celebrations. Happy 50ish! I was going to title the post “turning 50,” but that felt too singular somehow. (Maybe it’s because I just turned 52 – my deck of cards year!) But I’ve heard from at least 5 clients this week who are celebrating a 50th

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Warm Holiday Wishes

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Lush Travel – Warm Holiday Wishes All the best of the season to you and yours Check this out. From my house to your’s, all the best of the season!

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Travel for a Cause/ Give Back

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

I’d written about fostering an orphan elephant recently – see blog. I was able to work with my partners at Big Five Tours to foster an orphan elephant. While it was fantastic to be part of that client gift with my friend Ashish Sanghrajka (President of Big Five Tours), the whole experience really resonated with me.

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Bike the Portuguese Way

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Bike the Portuguese Way May 18th, 2016 My colleague, Pat Rochon, is doing a Utracks trip with his 74 year old dad. It is self-directed, but you can still travel with Pat and his dad on the trip. See details here http://www.utracks.com/utca/index.php?section=trips&id=3764000 or read the flyer for the additional bits and pieces included. Priced from 1899

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Breaking Travel Myths – Myth: "It's Not Always Easy Being a Solo Traveler"

Travel Tips & Advice / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Lush Life’s Breaking Some Travel Myths Myth of the Week Myth: “It’s not always easy being a solo traveler”. Reality: It can be a drag to travel on your own (trust me, I’ve tried it) and especially can be tricky for women. That’s why one of the small group adventures with companies I

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