This past Monday, I was part of the “Embrace the World” travel showcase in Toronto with a few of my terrific VAST (Virtuoso Active & Specialty Travel) partners; as well as the Virtuoso Toronto roadshow. It was an honour to have some of my Toronto-based clients meet my friends from Lindblad Expeditions, Big Five Tours, […]
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Last Thursday, I co-hosted an active travel talk with my active travel partner, Pat Rochon. We had a great and interactive talk, and those in attendance were enraptured by Pat’s enthusiasm for Africa (a continent he’s visited 12 times.). Here are some pictures. Let me know if you’d like to learn more. Of course, the
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On October 23rd, I co-hosted an active travel talk about cycling holidays around the world. My active travel partner, Pat Rochon, has visited 140 countries around the world, and he shared his insights and experiences with visiting the world on two wheels. It was a great talk, and there was lots of interest in active
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This summer, I was fortunate enough to travel to Colombia with my 14 year old daughter, Ciara. I had won a private escorted trip with my Virtuoso partners, Cox and Kings, to go to Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena. I was excited, but nervous – especially about Medellin. Like most North Americans, my understanding of
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I’m excited to tell you that soon I’ll be heading to Virtuoso Travel Week, the world’s largest luxury travel show, held each August in Las Vegas. At this event, I’ll be meeting face-to-face with the top active and adventure travel providers, so that I can custom design your next fabulous journey. Do you have a particular
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I am just back from a fabulous tour of Colombia with my Virtuoso partners, Cox and Kings. What a wonderful experience for my 14 year old daughter and I. Here is a snippet from our tour documents that outlines the highlights of our tour, and some of my snaps that show some of what we
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I don’t usually shout out about a property like I shout out about CuisinArt resot in Anguilla…. but… it is spectacular. Here are some of the awards it’s won: Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards, Top Caribbean Resorts Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards: Top 25 in the Caribbean, Bermuda & Bahamas Travel + Leisure’s
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Many know Butterfield and Robinson (B&R) as a cycling and walking company, but it is much more than that. Butterfield and Robinson are a VAST supplier. VAST = Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel. But B&R’s real skill is making the ordinary extra-ordinary. As outlined on a recent VAST webinar for Virtuoso agents such as myself, B&R noted
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On Aug.30.13, my colleague Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted a tweet chat with Un-Cruise. Un-cruise is an unbelieveable Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel (VAST) partner. See their website here. http://www.un-cruise.com/ Choose to un-cruise. Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable. Here’s the transcript. And – let me know if you’d like to learn even more. http://storify.com/sheila_gh/vastchat-10-w-un-cruise-aug-30-13
VastChat #10 – Tweet Chat w Un-Cruise: Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable. Aug.30.13 Read More »
My colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I host a weekly chat on twitter with our favourite VAST (which stands for Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel) partners. It takes place every Friday at 11 am est. (Just follow the hashtag #VastChat to join in the fun.) On Friday, Aug.23rd, we were fortunate to have Ashish Sanghrajka, the
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