Chronicles

Finally landed in Japan! We have not had the opportunity to return to Japan since before COVID, and it brought such great joy to get together once again as family. Our son, daughter in law and grandson have been able to travel to visit us yearly for a while now, but circumstances kept us away

Unspoiled, genuine and rugged. I took the opportunity to travel with my husband and spend New Years, 2026 at this gem.  Travelling with Air Canada Vacations for the first time brought us to our resort, Secrets Huatulco for our 7-day escape from reality. It’s quite the approach over the Sierra Madre mountain range.  Small, isolated

Bienvenidos a Barcelona! I’ve been to Barcelona before, but this time, I brought my husband along for the adventure. Along with Florence, Barcelona is one of my favourite European cities to pop into a spend some quality time exploring. Its rich culture, imposing architecture and delicious food scene are all part of its charm. I’ve

Introduction Cruising again??? Absolutely! This time on board the Celebrity Eclipse sailing from Amsterdam to Barcelona on its 12 Night France, Spain and Portugal itinerary. I’ve included a small selection of photos from my journey. You can view all the pictures in the dedicated album which you can also find in my website Gallery. You

Wishbook Vacations has been nominated for the Best Travel Agent or Agency in the Best of Penticton 2024 awards. Thank you for honouring me with this recognition. I love that I have the opportunity to offer each of my clients an amazing one-on-one personalized travel planning experience. I continually invest in my professional development so

In a short 4-month period I had the opportunity to go on three Celebrity Cruises! Lucky me! It afforded me an amazing opportunity to see what sailing on a Celebrity Cruise is all about. So, yes or no to sailing with Celebrity Cruises? Well, it depends! Of course, finding the right cruise and the right

Flowing with Milk and Honey In April and May of 2023, I was privileged to escort a group of 31 pilgrims, including my husband Vince, to the Holy Land. When we arrived, 9 others joined our group from destinations in the USA. I had chosen Collette Vacations as my supplier, in part because of the

As we are now learning to live with Covid, and the world has reopened to travel, it was time to get out there and explore this beautiful world after a two-year hiatus. Not to mention, I had an expiring cruise credit that needed attention. What better place to start than Greece! You may already know

I’m going to start by sharing with you a little bit about the island of Samos. Just off the coast of Turkey, this large island is located in the eastern Aegean Sea, separated from Turkey by just one and half kilometers. This beautiful island has a varied landscape, covered in vineyards, orange trees and olive

In September 2022, my travel Wishbook opened once again after a COVID hiatus with my long-awaited cruise visiting several Greek islands, and, oh, how marvelous and breathtakingly beautiful it was! Certainly, well worth the wait!! Since we had a significant cruise credit from our cancelled French Polynesia cruise, we decided to spoil ourselves and upgrade