weekly ezine

Traveling Alone, Together – This week, I was interviewed as part of a story by CBC Radio‘s Jason Osler about why solo travelers are traveling in groups. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-90-columnists-from-cbc-radio/clip/15873608-traveling-alone-together Jason and I spent over a half an hour, and I wasn’t sure which clips he’d use in his piece, or how he’d frame it (and maybe some […]

The Re-Opening! There is lots of news this week. It started with me being interviewed by Canadian travel Baxter Media about what it’s like to be a travel advisor right now. https://travelcourier.ca/hows-it-going-really/  The craziness of the workload in ensuring all my travelling clients are entering, transiting, testing, proving their vaccination status, enjoying (the most important part), and

I hope you are celebrating fall and Thanksgiving with family and friends this week. I give thanks that I am. Last week, I was surprised to be named Ottawa’s Best Travel Agency. I give thanks for that. https://www.bestinottawa.com/top-travel-agency-ottawa/ This week, I was interviewed by Travel Courier, a Canadian travel trade publication by Baxter Media about what

This week, I was surprised by an honour. I was named “Best in Ottawa” as the “Top Travel Agency in Ottawa.” See https://www.bestinottawa.com/top-travel-agency-ottawa/#1_Lush_Life_Travel The award/ selection process noted: As an affiliate of Vision Travel Solutions, Lush Life Travel has its own offices in Ottawa instead of Toronto. It’s headed by Sheila Gallant-Halloran whose passion for an

Are you humming now? Is there a little John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (and Frankie Valli) running through your brain? You’re welcome for the ‘ear worm’ – even if I’m talking about Greece, the country, not Grease, the movie! But there’s a taste of the movie in the video below. But, let’s ‘move on’ to

We’re in a ‘Have Vax, Can Travel’ world. We’d started out as ‘have vax, will travel’  – but increasingly, the vax is required to travel. I was interviewed by a top Canadian travel magazine this week. (I’ll let you know when it appears in print.) And one of the questions was: What’s your stance on

Kia Ora! Is New Zealand on your bucket list? Here are some basic facts about NZ geography and population to whet your appetite. Did you know? *New Zealand is made up of two main islands: the North Island and the South Island, plus Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands. *With an area of approximately 270,500

The Rocky Mountaineer is running, and Canadians are going! And – after this week, Americans are starting to travel onboard too! Do you dream of taking an iconic trip through the Canadian Rockies in a dome window trail – sipping wine as you see the mountains ahead of you, rivers and streams to your left

Jan Sortland, owner of Norwegian Adventures – authentic, customized journeys in Scandinavia will join Lush Life Travel for a client presentation on Tuesday, August 31st at 5 pm edt. Sheila is excited to welcome Jan live from Oslo, Norway. Jan be chatting with Sheila all about travel to Norway, and the sorts of trips he

I love leveraging the power of my relationships to help you travel better. As an affiliate of Vision Travel, a Direct Travel company; as well as a member of the Virtuoso luxury travel consortium, I can VIP you. You likely know that as a member of Virtuoso, I have access to the best hotels around