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Finally, a little bit of good news. We’re starting to see some improvements at Toronto Pearson airport. I’m cautiously optimistic. Of course, I still will tell you to be there 4 hours in advance for security check ins. But, we’re starting to see things ease a little. Here’s a picture I took inside Pearson for […]

What an honour for me to receive this email from Virtuoso Travel last evening! I’ve been nominated for the 2022 Virtuoso Luminaries, Legends, and Leaders Award. Thank you to whomever nominated me. I truly appreciate the kind acknowledgement. === “Dear Sheila, Congratulations on the Virtuoso Network nomination for the following 2022 Virtuoso Luminaries, Legends, and Leaders Awards category:

This week, I was proud to be a repeat guest on the podcast “Thanks for Asking”, hosted by my inspirational friend, Helen Nodland of Virtuoso Travel .  Helen is well known in the travel industry, and I was honoured to be a guest on her highly touted industry podcast. After 2 years of CoVid virtual meetings with Helen,

Lex Nicoleta coined the phrase “Coastal Grandmother” this year, and the trendy CG fashion style is now morphing into an aspirational lifestyle. We love Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Anne Hathaway. Casual linens, white button downs, wine, lemons, farmers markets, and beach life has our heart. And the inspiration continues

  If you’re travelling this summer, you will experience hiccups.   It can feel like all the airline pilot and staff shortages, cancelled and delayed flights, rail and labour disputes, bad weather, and skyrocketing fuel costs are conspiring against you when all you want to do is hit the road.   But, if you’re determined

When you travel this year, you have to pack your patience. Pilot shortages, limited ground crew, other staff shortages, cancelled flights and schedule changes, etc. have added to the normal travel stressors we know from pre-pandemic. Travel is a little bit more complicated now. And that’s before we factor in the bizarre weather challenges, war

Photographs and memories. Jim Croce is playing through my mind: “Photographs and memories All the love you gave to me Somehow it just can’t be true That’s all I’ve left of you.” My mom passed away two weeks ago. Like my dad 16 years prior, she passed suddenly. Leaving us all to mourn and cherish

I hope you can join me on Tuesday, May 31st for Travel Tuesday, where I’ll host my partner, Lesa Bain of Lindblad Expeditions to talk all about Lindblad Expeditions and their terrific history of conservation and sustainability – whether that’s for their travels to Galapagos, Antarctica, the Kimberleys, or Egypt. Lesa will share some overview

My partners at Virtuoso and I have been working on evolving the Wanderlist ‘travel dream’ program. And now I can invite you to create your own!  How cool is that? We are happy to offer an exclusive invitation to try Virtuoso Wanderlist®. Wanderlist is a place to collect and share travel ideas with your friends,

Happy Mother’s Day to the all the women in our lives. Here’s an inspiring poem by Layne Redmond, from “When the  Drummers Were Women.” “It is often said that the first sound we hear in the womb is our mother’s heartbeat. Actually, the first sound to vibrate our newly developed hearing apparatus is the pulse