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by Lesli Heron Bandana: to keep dust out of mouth/nose/eyes, a wet one keeps the head cool. Sun Hat with a Chin Strap: so it doesn’t fly away. Extra Toothbrush: in case you rinse with tap water. Safari journal/animal spotting guide. Ziploc bags: they’re good for everything! Shower cap to keep camera dust-free. Verbena wet wipes: keeps mossies away and keeps you smelling fresh. Headlamp. Sense of adventure. Someone special...Read More

By Lesli Heron Tourists visiting Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda will no longer have to pay for separate visas for all three countries, as the East African single tourist visa came into effect on January 1, 2014. The East African single tourist visa will allow a tourist to enter any of the three countries that issued the visa and move freely within the other two. The multiple-entry visa, which will be valid for 90 days, will cost...Read More

by Brad Hama Once the temperatures around town begin to drop and it feels like there’s more cloud than sunshine, people’s thoughts tend to wander to warmer climes. For North Americans, typical locations tend to be Mexico, Hawaii or the Caribbean. In my quest to become a Certified Sandals Specialist, I had the opportunity to experience the Sandals resorts in Jamaica. While the group visited every resort, we stayed in...Read More

Imagine yourself leisurely touring the most secluded and unspoiled regions of the Canadian Rockies from a luxurious railcar. Everywhere you look, you find untouched, pristine beauty. In spring, train travel in Canada lets you glide within feet of glassy, sapphire-blue lakes that gently wrap the base of majestic mountains. Bursts of evergreen trees dot snow-capped mountain ranges in the fall. Summer brings scenes of rocky peaks cut by the constant...Read More

by Wendy Fougner A few years ago I completed my training with Ensemble to have a specialist designation for Fiji and Australia. This training involved embarking on a trip to a South Pacific destination. I was fortunate to be part of a group that went to Australia to learn more about the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns and Sydney. My journey began as I traveled to Cairns and spent the first...Read More