I was thrilled to go on my www.virtuoso.com luxury travel network this week to see their article about reasons to work with a travel advisor. Of course, I heartily agree. Even more, I comment them for having the good taste to quote an interview with my client, Cindy Harrison. http://www.virtuoso.com/Why-Work-With-An-Advisor Why work with a travel […]
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I love getting reviews on www.virtuoso.com from clients – like this one! Awesome travel advisor! By: Jeannie1109 Reviewed on: 06 Mar 2015 Sheila was awesome! She helped organize my Disney trip, answered my many questions and took all of the overwhelming-ness of everything Disney away for me (and I was quite overwhelmed). Thanks again Sheila,
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I heard Ray Zahab speak at the Vision Travel conference in November, and was inspired. If you don’t know Ray’s story, check out www.rayzahab.com , watch his Ted talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTH4XYjjVbc, or watch the documentary with Matt Damon about how Ray ran the Sahara. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ZiLt_su-A Did I mention he didn’t used to run at all? It’s amazing
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One of the terrific things about being affiliated with Vision Travel is that one of my colleagues is Pat Rochon. Pat is an active travel guru. He’s visited 140 countries around the world, mostly on a bike or a hiking holiday, and often with his 72 year old dad. There was no one better I
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I’m now in Bogota, Colombia on a special Cox and Kings escorted tour with my 14 year old daughter. Wonderfully busy checking out new travel options for you! And, yes, I just dared myself to go somewhere new. You should too! I was certainly a little apprehensive about travelling to Colombia – its history and
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Have you heard about the Chikungunya Virus? My client, Nicole Seguin, was just interviewed by CBC Ottawa tv. Watch to learn about this new virus. It’s a CBC Player video, so it won’t preview the clip, but click the link to watch. See here cbc ottawa tv interview or here http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Ottawa/ID/2453524982/?page=2 Of course, there’s West Nile here
A trip with Backroads (one of my Virtuoso Active and Speciality Travel, or VAST) partners is a special thing. For one thing, Backroads is the #1 active travel company in the world. They’ve been arranging active trips for 35 years. For another, look at the list of amazing destinations around the world they see.
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Adventure travel is on the rise. But there are all kinds of itineraries, and all kinds of style of travel. Which one is right for you? Well, perhaps some distinctions might help. Hard (or extreme) adventure trips generally require some technical expertise, specific skill, and perhaps specific equipment. Hard adventure trips usually require the traveler
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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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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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