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Canada’s official 150th birthday may have passed, but there are 1000’s of activities and celebrations planned that will continue throughout the summer! Here’s a short list of some impressive, quirky, and fascinating events out there this summer. Canada: Free admission to all national parks, marine conservation areas and historic sites. All-year round Newfoundland: Watch the sunrise on Canada Day in Newfoundland in one of Canada’s most eastern points: Signal Hill...Read More

Antarctic cruise is truly a trip like no other, and certainly one that you will want to enlist experts to help you plan and book! Both Wendy and Bruce, owners of Lloyds Travel and Cruises, thoroughly enjoyed their recent adventure to the Antarctic aboard One Ocean Expeditions and highly recommend this trip to the beautiful remote south pole. Familiar with One Ocean, they can share their experience, let you know...Read More

We just received this wonderful travel story from one of our clients. Every year, he escapes the dreadful Canadian winter and trades that for a tropic Thai Christmas. This year too, his visit lasted from mid-October to Valentine’s Day. Exclusively for Lloyds, he wrote us to tell his stories from all his experiences there. Happy reading from the Lloyds crew! Thailand Oct. 19 to Feb. 14 2017 “For the 8th...Read More

This year, 2017, marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Wendy and Bruce took a trip last year to France and took in the Vimy Ridge Memorial. Situated overlooking the Douai Plain, it is a beautiful memorial to all those who served for Canada during the First World War. The grounds of Vimy ridge are now owned by the Canadian Government and are immaculately tended. The...Read More

Imagine looking off over the railing of your ship only to witness a group of majestic humpback whales feeding; or catch the jaw dropping sight and sound of an iceberg calving… Those were just two of the many unbelievable highlights experienced by one of our staff and members of the small group she escorted on a trip to the Antarctic. Judy and her group recently embarked on a 2 week...Read More