Pegasus Bridge • Arromanches • Bény-sur-Mer • Juno Beach — November 11, 2025 Some travel days are beautiful. Some are joyful. And some — like this day in Normandy — stay etched on your heart forever. This Remembrance Day, traveling with my AmaDante group, we stepped into history in a way that was emotional, […]
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Between the clocks falling back, flu shots, and a Blue Jays heartbreak, it’s easy to feel the November lull. Here’s how to take care of yourself — and give the month a little Return on Life boost. 🕰️ Wellness Corner: Adjusting to the Time (and the Times) This weekend, most of us in Ontario turned
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That 11th-inning Game 7 heartbreak still feels raw. The Blue Jays fought right to the end — and though the result wasn’t what any of us wanted, their spirit united a country. Across Canada, we wore our Blue Jays hoodies, clutched our Tim Hortons coffee cups, and cheered with everything we had. From Home
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Exclusive Offers As the owner of Lush Life Travel, a boutique travel agency affiliated with Direct Travel, I’m delighted to bring you access to exclusive offers through Direct Travel’s status as one of the largest Virtuoso luxury travel network partners. Here are some fantastic opportunities from a few of our favorite travel supplier partners: DESTINATION
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This week, I had the privilege of speaking at the Virtuoso Cruise Mastery Program – Session 3: Visibility & Influence – Getting Social, Seen & Heard, alongside Tony Logan from Virtuoso’s Cruise Icon Program and Ellen McIlvaine, Vice President of Sales for Ponant. We met with about 80 new (or soon-to-be!) Virtuoso Cruise Icon travel advisors
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Every now and then, a story stops me in my tracks. This month, it was a BBC feature about Sweden — the country where doctors are now prescribing travel as part of holistic wellness care. 👉 Read it here The idea is simple but powerful: that time in nature, connection, curiosity, and perspective can heal
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Exclusive Offers As the owner of Lush Life Travel, a boutique travel agency affiliated with Direct Travel, I’m delighted to bring you access to exclusive offers through Direct Travel’s status as one of the largest Virtuoso luxury travel network partners. Here are some fantastic opportunities from a few of our favorite travel supplier partners: DESTINATION
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As the leaves turn and nights draw in, it’s natural to start dreaming ahead — not just of cozy evenings and festive gatherings, but of where the world might take you next. Every autumn, I see a pattern: clients pause, reflect, and begin sketching out their next “Return on Life” moment — a Danube
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Two weeks ago, I was playing around on a new AI tool… and wow. What started as “just testing” turned into rabbit holes of creativity, surprise, and a few laugh-out-loud moments. I even uploaded a picture of me at a wellness resort and asked it to turn it into a professional headshot — and it
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