Happy April everyone.  Birds are singing and tulips and daffodils are blooming…..let’s talk Amsterdam! I’ve been to this amazing city several times now and it…

Welcome to the March edition of From My Desk Chronicles. This month I’m focusing on Ireland! The origins of the shamrock are lost in antiquity,…

Welcome to “From My Desk” Chronicles! These new featured Chronicles will look back at what’s been hot from my desk and look forward to what…

1) To register when travelling abroad: travel.gc.ca/register 2) Traveller’s checklist: travel.gc.ca 3) Canadian Embassy Offices: travel.gc.ca/offices also email at sos@international.gc.ca 4) Travel Smart App: travel.gc.ca/mobile…

Hello Everyone! I’ve just returned from a wonderful ten day cruise aboard the beautiful Royal Princess. This time we cruised the Southern Caribbean, going to…

Are you a River Cruiser?  Let’s take a look at who that is.  On my recent river cruise there was newlyweds (yes, indeed) and there…

To close up this chapter of the River Cruising, I thought I’d share with you what I experienced on board AmaWaterways, AmaPrima while cruising the…

It’s raining! It’s snowing!  and then it stopped!  I managed to get some beautiful pictures from the AmaPrima of this picturesque town on the Danube,…

We arrived in Melk to 6 inches of snow!  The snowman building kind of snow…so I built a snowman! We were blessed with the opportunity…

No buildings higher than three floors….all about the grandeur of music! We arrived worrying about snow, but did not see any! Ama again arranged for…

I can’t possibly explain how much I loved Budapest! This amazing city is so incredibly beautiful. Fisherman’s Bastion, Castle Hill, St Stephen’s Basilica.

Well, the flight to Amsterdam was certainly an adventure!  Got boarded and left from Vancouver right on time!  The sun set, the stars came out, I…