For Art’s Sake: Florence and Venice

CENTURIES BEFORE DONATELLO, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo were crime-fighting turtles, Madonna lived in a material world, and Venus was a goddess on a mountaintop, they were pop culture icons in their own time. I was first acquainted with these artists...

Staying Places: St Regis Venice

Situated at the mouth of the Grand Canal across from the imposing Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, the St. Regis Venice is the most sought-after address in town. Next to world-class shopping, gondola stations, and a few minutes from...

Resilient Remarkable Maui

WHEN WE ARRIVED at Maui’s Wailea Beach Resort in October 2023, the prestigious property was everything a lush tropical resort should be with beautifully appointed rooms, charming staff, crystalline pools, a sugary beach, elegant restaurants – even an ultra-indulgent private...

A Caribbean Cruise Aboard the All-Inclusive, Luxurious Scenic Eclipse II: A Memorable Voyage of Discovery

IMAGINE THAT YOU’VE BEEN looking for an elegantly relaxed yacht full of like-minded people, curious travellers seeking new ports, great photo opportunities, and some remarkable snorkelling over coral gardens and deep abysses. Scenic Luxury Cruises will warmly welcome you as...

A Viking Invasion on the Great Lakes

WHAT’S TO SEE on the Great Lakes?” asked my West coast born-and-raised friend Julie dismissively when I told her I was going on a week-long cruise from Milwaukee to Thunder Bay. I, too, had been a little skeptical when I heard...

The Ultimate BC Ferries Coastal Circle Trip

THE OCEAN IS VISIBLY UPSET this morning. Ominous grey clouds gather on the horizon as the wind whips the sea into a froth. Huge waves pound on the rock outcrops that hedge both ends of Cox Bay, shooting spray ten...

Into the Wild Blue: Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Served Up An Epic Voyage

ANTARCTICA’S FROZEN LANDSCAPE has been the coveted prize of intrepid explorers past and present but while most people leave it as their final continent to conquer, I was eager to get there as soon as I could. And thus, on...

Heart of Africa: CroisiEurope’s African Land & Cruise Safari is an Epic Adventure Across Four Countries

THERE’S A HIPPOPOTAMUS in the river behind my bungalow at Kaza Safari Lodge. I watch from the deck as he surfaces, blinks and wiggles his ears. He’s adorable… until he throws back his huge head, lets out an anguished roar...

Private Indulgence - Costa Rica

THE WINDING ROAD through tailored grounds is capped at a leisurely 40 kmph. Glimpses of a golf course and the Pacific Ocean can be seen through the trees – on both sides of the road – as we make our...

Staying Places: Flag this Luxurious Petit St. Vincent Resort

Should you ever find yourself fabulously famous and in desperate need of a vacation escape from the paparazzi, be sure to slip away to the luxurious Petit St. Vincent resort in the beautiful Grenadines.Actually, why wait for fame? We can...

Windstar Cruises Launches of New Initiatives to Support Coral Reefs

Windstar Cruises is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its partnership with Coral Gardeners, a Moorea (French Polynesia)-based organization determined to revolutionize ocean conservation and create a global movement to save the coral reefs through reef restoration, awareness activities, and innovative...

The Luxurious World of Seabourn

AFTER A FEW YEARS OF ABSENCE, I have joyfully returned to one of my perennially favourite cruise lines and its newest ship, the fabulous Seabourn Ovation. I first sailed the 600-guest Ovation during her inaugural year in 2018 and now...