Category: Travel
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Amazing Opportunity to See Polar Bears
I returned this week from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where I was thrilled with the opportunity to see these polar bears. For more pics, see my photography site, Shelagh’s Lens.
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Exceptional EA Visits Phoenix, and the Arizona Biltmore Resort
I recently enjoyed a Spring stay at the lush, 39-acre resort in Phoenix that’s known as the Arizona Biltmore, which celebrates its connections with Frank Lloyd Wright, who served as…
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Exceptional EA Visits Chicago, Illinois
Chicagoans may be bundled up today against the winter cold, but they have warm hearts. If you’ve not yet been to Chicago, just trust me when I tell you that…
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Airline PR and Goodwill: WestJet Does it Again
Do you remember your first journey by plane, and the joy of travel? Air travel can be a mixed bag and, having travelled on eight airlines this year, I’ve written a bit…
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Exceptional EA Visits Porto and Palacio Das Cardosas
Am I ever glad that we listen to our kids. We were planning our first visit to Portugal, and thinking we might head south for sunshine and the Algarve between…
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Exceptional EA Visits Lisbon and The Heritage Av Liberdade
When you depart a hotel with fond memories, even though you have none of the luggage you’d packed for a month’s travel, you know you’re on to a good thing.…
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Arriving in Europe with No Wardobe or Makeup
I’ve said it before, and I now say it again: Travel is not without misadventure … Today, more than ever, it’s apparent to this traveller that patience and a sense of…
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Exceptional EA’s Lens: Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica
A recent visit to Montreal included visits to some landmark sites, including Notre-Dame Basilica. Its origins were far more humble than the present day tourist attraction, which grew from the original…
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Exceptional EA: Travel Serendipity, with Arrival at InterContinental Montreal
Ah! Now, this is how travel should ideally unfold. Last month I wrote about a travel day of misadventures, and so it’s a treat to be writing this morning from…
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Exceptional EA Visits Miami and The InterContinental Miami
We recently returned from our first stay at the Intercontinental Miami, and it won’t be our last. IHG is a brand with hotels that include Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Indigo…
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Exceptional EA: Misadventures in Train Travel
Last month represented our first visit to Florida, which began in what must surely be one of the conference capitals of the continent: Orlando. Having consistently enjoyed train travel in…
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Exceptional EA Visits Coronado Island, CA and the Hotel Del Coronado
Idyllic Coronado Who wouldn’t like it here on Coronado Island, home to an idyllic, sunny climate a quick drive or boat ride across the water from San Diego? Once you…
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Exceptional EA Visits San Diego, the Manchester Grand Hyatt and Hotel Indigo
Brimming with Sunshine and Larger Than Life Tributes San Diego. City of sunshine, ships, life sciences and tourism. The city’s locale, roughly 13 km/22 miles from Mexico’s border, will give…
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Exceptional EA Visits The Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
Beauty That’s More Than Skin Deep While striving for objectivity, let me begin by offering that The Willard ranks among this discerning assistant’s favourite hotels. It’s with good reason that…
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Exceptional EA Visits The Tuwanek Hotel, Sechelt, British Columbia
Nature and Luxury If you’re an assistant who craves a little luxury while soaking up nature, practice rolling this name off your tongue: Tuwanek. Situated on BC’s Sunshine Coast, northwest of…
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WestJet: A Very Viral Merry Christmas
Oh, how I wish this had been my flight. I did travel across the country via WestJet in the last month, but it was people travelling from Ontario to Calgary…
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(Almost) Everything You Want to Know About Travel Planning
There’s definitely something in the air around our neighbourhood this week – and on peoples’ lawns, where ghoulish creatures may be seen arising from carefully crafted front lawn “cemeteries”. Faux…
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Travel Apps for Exceptional Assistants
An exceptional EA anticipates and executes plans that reflect the preferences of her/his travellers, be it airlines and seating location on the aircraft, means of transport between airport and accommodation…