Tauck’s New Offers Best of the Best Tauck has recently announced that they will price their trips in Canadian departures starting in 2018. Yay! I am a certified Tauck advisor – see https://lushlife.ca/2014/07/tauck-certified-agent-how-you-see-the-world-matters/ – so, I’m one of a handful of experts in Tauck travel in the world. Contact me to find out why I love this 90+ […]
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Let’s have a look at the top travel trends in 2017, as per the Virtuoso Luxe Report, see here. The top trends are: 1. Multi-generational travel 2. Active or adventure trips 3. River cruising 4. Travel with immediate family 5. Celebration travel. Let’s have a look at these trends below. Of course, there are many ways to
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Let’s look at some fab sun getaways! How about Jamaica? Here’s an interview with Philip Rose of the Jamaican Tourism Board about why you should get away to Jamaica this winter. Here are a couple of my favourite spots that I visited the last 6 months or so in Jamaica and in Mexico. I’ve just
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Let’s look at some fab walking & wine trips! Wait – what’s the difference between walking and hiking? Have a look at this: I’m frequently asked the difference between a walking and a hiking tour. The simple answer is that walking is for the most part along flat terrain, while hiking is up and down. But
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As you wrap up your shopping this week (whether it’s for Christmas or for Hannukah, which starts on Christmas Eve this year), just remember – experiences are better than things! We even have some science to support that. Read this http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2016/08/09/why-you-should-spend-your-money-on-experiences-not-things/#673d809a1c08 So, in the 12 day countdown of inspiring your gift giving, we’ve considered the following travel
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I have built a customized 10 day tour with my partners, On the Go, for next September. These guys are the experts in Morocco, and we are taking advantage of their special relationships and knowledge of the country to put together a special trip. Here is a sample of what a trip to Morocco
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Packing Tips Dollar Store Packing Hacks I love The Travel Channel. They have really neat little videos that shows the power of what they do. Here’s a video screen shot of “dollar store packing hacks” that they’ve loaded on their facebook page. (So I can’t load it in preview mode here. ) Here’s the
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This week, I’m wishing everyone a Happy Father’s Day. I was very lucky to have a wonderful dad. I miss him every day. And my daughters are very lucky to have a wonderful dad. I am blessed to have him as my husband. Fathers have such a lasting impact on our development and life perspective,
I love helping wonderful causes, and being part of a community. I was honoured to be a member of the #Motherlove community. And being part of #motherlove in Ottawa (a movement started by Catherine Landry with “Ladies Who Lunch”) was inspirational. We helped raise money, as well as get sports equipment and art supplies, sent
We lost a musical legend this week. On Thursday, the Purple One,Prince, died. He was only 57. Over the weekend, there has been an outpouring of emotion. More will certainly follow. Some people knew him. Some didn’t. All loved him – he taught us that, “dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this
