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If you want to go visit the Shangri-La Toronto (my fave Toronto hotel), and experience a little Valhalla close to home, my VIrtuoso partner Daniela has crafted a promo for me to share with you. If you’re in Ottawa, Toronto, or even further afield; a weekend stay at the Shangri-La Toronto can only serve you and your

Fashion and travel can often go hand-in-hand; think of a getaway to Paris, and browsing the shops; consider hunting for vintage treasures in Budapest; and maybe open your mind in Bangkok learning about local fashion and custom.   On April 13th, fashion and travel will come together in a new way in Ottawa! Shepherd’s Fashions

On November 23rd, Maureen Hutchinson and I were pleased to welcome Micato Safaris to our weekly twitter chat, #VastChat. We had a great time learning more about our Virtuoso and Active Specialty Travel partner, and winner of T&L best tour operator award for 9 years. Have a read of the transcript. http://www.travelogx.com/chat/VastChat/2014-11-21 Thanks, Micato!

This summer, my 15 year old daughter and I were lucky enough to visit Colombia with my travel partner, Cox and Kings. We visited Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena. What a wonderful country. We were so surprised by the transformation of Medellin. All I’d really known of Medellin before our visit was the history of Pablo

My daughter, Ciara, and I are enjoying our stay at the Sofitel Bogota VIctoria Regia. What a beautiful little hotel u Bogota.http://www.sofitel.com/es/hotel-0561-sofitel-bogota-victoria-regia/index.shtml As it says on the hotel website, “The name refers to a Colombian elegant water lily floating in the Amazon and is known for the strength of its leaves. The hotel reflects its

I just returned from sailing on Tauck’s MS Savor – the inaugural sailing. It was wonderful. I have a couple of little video clips of my cabin (a category 6 on deck 2, #213). And here are some other videos to show you a little of the ship. It is beautiful! I didn’t get a

One of the biggest honours I had over the past year was serving as captain for my two daugthers’ school team of 140 strong members for the CIBC Annual “Run for the Cure.” The “Run for the Cure” is an annual run, and fundraiser, for breast cancer research. Both Ciara (in grade 9) and Ceili (in

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of requests for air only bookings from people.   If you use an advisor to book any travel services, you should remember my “play” on the acronym PITA (pain in the a@$). I make a joke out of it. I say using a travel advisor gives you pain avoidance