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6
May

Azamara Journey

Moving up to the Luxury Cruise Market After close to 20 years of Cruising, all of it on “Contemporary” or “Premium” Cruise Lines,My Husband and I decided to take the Plunge and try one of the Luxury Cruise Lines. We chose Azamara Club Cruises. Azamara Club Cruises is a new player on the Luxury Cruise […]

6
May

Travel updates from Ottawa: Syria: Avoid All travel

Syria : Avoid all travel Canadians are also advised to ensure that their travel documents are up to date, to register and keep in contact with the Embassy of Canada in Damascus as well as to carefully follow messages issued through the Registration of Canadians Abroad service. Canadians requiring emergency assistance should contact the Embassy […]

2
May

Vision 2000 advisor sets off to luxury lodges in Chile and New Zealand by Campervan!

This Friday I am departing on the first of two amazing trips over the next couple months, first to Chile, and then at the end of May to New Zealand! The styles of travel I’ll be taking are a stark contrast of each other, luxury lodges in Chile, and campervan in New Zealand. Both these […]

27
Apr

Update from Ottawa: Japan: northern Honshu

Japan : Exercise normal security precautions Regional warning: Affected areas of northern Honshu: Avoid non-essential travel Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to areas of the northern Honshu prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. See the regional […]

25
Apr

An Argument for Travel During Turbulent Times – NYTimes

I am frequently asked, where would you NOT go. I just read this marvellous piece in the New York Times by Paul Theroux. It seems to me to clearly reason why travel is still pretty safe for most of us, and a compelling opportunity to experience the world beyond our neighbourhood. View the article here: […]