Category: Travel
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Hotel Eldorado: A Lakefront Postcard from Kelowna
If you’ve not yet been to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, you’re in for a treat. I popped up to Kelowna yesterday for a Friday night catch up with the gals. Where…
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Networking Leaders: Admin. Professionals Who Are Anything But Insular
With so many insular winds swirling around the globe lately, people might do well to have a look at the world of admin. professionals. I know many in our career who intentionally expand and nurture…
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New York’s Ink 48: First Impressions from Hell’s Kitchen
We arrived in New York Thursday evening, for a first visit to the Kimpton brand’s Ink 48 property. Housed in a former printing press building just a couple of blocks from the…
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Oh, Canada
Today is Canada Day, the 149th anniversary of our confederation. To celebrate, here’s a look at some of my favourite shots from across our massive landscape. We’ll begin with one of…
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How Would You Spend A Week in NYC?
Summer holidays are approaching, and we’ll soon be packing our bags for a week in New York City. We’ve been once before, and have some good ideas as to how…
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Packed Liked Sardines Outside the Portuguese Club
It’s street festival season in Vancouver. After this morning’s stroll to the Kits Farmers’ Market for fresh berries, kale and other greens, we’ll spend the afternoon on Broadway to celebrate…
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Alexandria, Virginia – An Ideal Home Base for Visiting the US Capitol
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how my travel faux pas turned out to be a good thing. I booked my arrival at a conference site hotel for one…
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Weekend Poll: Your Summer 2016 Reading Recommendations
I don’t know about you, but in the hemisphere I call home, we’re counting down the days to summer. While I almost always have a book on the go, the sunny days…
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Weekend Poll Results: Shopping for New Luggage
With thanks to all who participate, here are the results of this past weekend’s poll, which I’ve now closed. This poll’s focus: What luggage do you recommend? The results: The…
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It’s A Small World for Admin. Professionals Who Nurture Their Networks
If you’d told me three years ago that I’d soon be counting South African superstar Anel Martin, American Renegade Kemetia Foley and Milan’s warm and elegant Vania Alessi of Secretary.IT fame…
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Weekend Poll: What Luggage Do You Recommend?
It’s Thursday, and I’m back from a productive conference and great stay in Québec City, which is in the Canadian Province of Québec -also known as La Belle Province. I also went…
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Why I Didn’t Mind Today’s 5:00 a.m. Wakeup Call
Travelling for conferences and networking can be wonderful, but also a non-stop whirl of activity. That’s why it’s generally nice to sleep in until at least 6:00 or so. However, I’m…
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Hôtel Le Germain Québec: A Boutique Dream Come True
In planning my first visit to Quebec City, I decided to try two highly rated hotels. I love older properties and boutique hotels, and began with a lovely boutique hotel…
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My First Mardi Gras
Have you ever been to a Mardi Gras celebration? I lucked out in San Diego, and it would be an understatement to say that this afternoon and evening were a great…
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Spring Time at the Tidal Basin
Washington, DC is impossible to capture in a single post, or visit. Fortunately, I’ve been able to visit the US Capitol a few times in recent years – and always find…
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How My Travel Planning Mistake Turned Out to Be A Good Thing
Generally, the best thing about making mistakes is that we learn from them. However, I’ve not only learned from my recent travel planning faux pas; I’m benefitting from it. How…
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Weekend Poll: Do You Travel Light for Conferences, Or Tip the Scales?
I’ve been enjoying the tweets flying onto my screen from England, Norway and elsewhere the past couple of days, as admin. professionals from a couple of dozen countries converge on…