Thursday, July 22, 2010
"Summer's here and the time is right..." Maybe not for dancing in the street, but, in some parts, maybe a cold beer would be good! My cousin and his wife from Scotland are in North Bay at the moment and enjoying a heatwave. Back in Scotland the weather isn't too great and the highland dance school f... Read More

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Just returned from a trip to Scotland, taking in the Visitscotland FAM and EXPO trade show. Got delayed by the Icelandic volcaon ash cloud, but made good use of the extra days with family in N.Ireland. Visitscotland put on a really great experience for us. We started with a night at the Caledonian H... Read More

Saturday, October 03, 2009
Well folks...I survived being treated to a 5* week in SE Ireland by Tourism Ireland. They kept shoving food and drink down my neck! Tough, I know, but someone has to do it. We arrived at Dublin airport around 11am on 24th. Sept. and were whisked away for lunch at a beautiful hotel called Carton Hous... Read More

Tuesday, September 08, 2009
On Saturday 5th. Sept. Susan and I took our Britcanada.com& Visitscotland booth to the Highland Games in Calgary. It was a great day with good weather and lots of interest shown in Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales.My big excitement just now is my upcoming trip with Tourism Ireland on 23rd. ... Read More

Thursday, August 13, 2009
I found this tidbit on a travel site and thought you should know what I have suspected for some time. "Are the Irish all talk and no action? That would seem to be the case given a recent World Health Organization study that found the Emerald Isle the least violent country in Europe."... Read More

Thursday, August 13, 2009
An important part of life as a travel agent/advisor is that we try to keep as directly informed as possible with the destinations we send clients to or advise on. It is also one of the fun parts \o/ to visit places that we haven't been to before. Although I have been to Ireland and Mexico before, th... Read More

Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Interesting article... By SUSAN STELLIN Published: August 3, 2009 If you dreaded sitting down at your computer the last time you made travel arrangements or felt frustrated by all the time and effort it took to sort through pages of results for flights and hotels, join the crowd. A new re... Read More

EDMONTON, CANADA
Monday, July 13, 2009
Britcanada.com, in association with Visitscotland, had a booth at the Fort Edmonton Highland Games on Saturday 11th. July. Edmonton heavy games competitor, Robert Brown, set a new world record in the Heavy Weight Masters Level throw. I talked to Bobby afterwards and he is off this week to compete in... Read More

EDMONTON, CANADA
Sunday, June 28, 2009
http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/britcanada/Highland%20Games%202009/?albumview=slideshow Just back from Edmonton Highland Games. Red Deer's Games were yesterday. I had a booth at both events promoting Britcanada.com and Visitscotland. Visitscotland have generously shared my expenses. Both e... Read More

Monday, June 22, 2009
I had an unusual encounter over the weekend. I met an Irish author through reading one of his novels and, subsequently, contacting him by email. It tickled my funny bone when I started to read the book that I picked up for $1.99 at the local Salvation Army Thrift store. The previous owner had whited... Read More

EDINBURGH, U.K
Sunday, June 07, 2009
In April I was a guest of VisitScotland for a week. These 'FAM' (familiarisation) trips are their opportunity to further our knowledge of Scotland, first-hand, and to update us on upcoming programmes, etc. I flew into Gatwick on Thomas Cook Airlines, arriving at 0600 and anticipating an onward conne... Read More