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Emerald & Scenic Waterways -River Cruises  Some terrific options   I attended a full-day of river cruise presentations in Ottawa yesterday with Emerald and Scenic waterways presentations yesterday. It was a great gathering, focused on all of Emerald’s and Scenic’s 2018 river cruise offerings, and noted there is limited space on most 2017 sailings in […]

On Monday, I was interviewed by Daytime Ottawa about the difference between a travel agent and a travel advisor. Plus, we talked about the explosion in adventure travel, and the show I was hosting at Shepherd’s Fashions with Viking River Cruises. Have a watch! Lush Life Travel visits Daytime Ottawa I was also interviewed about

Lush Life’s Testimonials Virtuoso Testimonial from Client  I love getting client testimonials. Here’s a lovely one. (Thanks, Frank!) Dedicated and Experienced By: Frank  Reviewed on: 12 Nov 2016 Sheila handled a recent trip for us to Mexico. She was dedicated and experienced in attending to our needs. She was available for questions, and offered her

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+

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

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

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

  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

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