The Wild Coast of Vancouver Island, BC

June 6, 2009

Destinations I love being on the ocean. I especially love being on the Pacific Ocean. And although California draws me close every year there is nothing quite as spectacular as Vancouver Island's west coast. The west coast beaches that lie between Ucluelet, on th...

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Air Canada Vacations' 2009-2010 Lineup Ready to Book!

June 26, 2009

Destinations Air Canada Vacations' 2009-2010 destinations can now be booked online at www.vision2000.ca/brianrobertson or call us at 1.866.802.6676. The ACV Sun Collection full-colour brochures will be delivered to us in July. Air Canada Vacations has added new ...

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Kananaskis Country & Banff National Park

July 19, 2009

Destinations My son Adam is spending his college co-op term working in Alberta so I decided to fly out to Calgary for the weekend and take in the Canadian Rockies. This is usually a winter trip for me as our group of guys descends on Banff each ski season for "Ha...

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Gleneagles - the "Palace in the Glens"

October 23, 2009

Destinations With a surname like Robertson you would think Scotland would be a regular destination for me, but this is actually my first time in this "new country". 2009 is a special year for Scotland: it's the 250th birthday of one of Scotland's most famous sons...

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A string of pearls scattered over the deep blue Indian Ocean?

December 1, 2009

Destinations We just spent the most wonderful vacation in Maldives, a string of pearls scattered over the deep blue Indian Ocean. The first glimpse you get of this fascinating atoll-formation confirms two unique aspects of the Republic of Maldives. Not only does ...

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Bhutan - A Journey through the Land of the Thunder Dragon

May 15, 2010

Destinations Greetings from Gangtey in The Royal Kingdon of Bhutan! We arrived here by flying from Bangkok to Paro, the only International airport in Bhutan and travelled 1.5 hours to Thimphu, the Nation's Capital. Our first night was at the Taj Tashi hotel locat...

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Amankora Adventure - Gangtey, Bhutan

May 18, 2010

Destinations We're travelling on a 9-night adventure through the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan staying at Amankora Lodges in Gangtey, Bumthang, Punakha and Paro. Distances are very deceiving in Bhutan. The drive from Thimphu, the capital city to Gangtey is approximate...

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Amankora Adventure - Bumthang, Bhutan??

May 18, 2010

Destinations Our journey to Jakar (Bumthang) along the East-West highway has some of the most dramatic landscapes of terraced farmland, deep river valleys. We stopped at Chendebji Chorten and toured the Trongsa Dzong built in 1644, ancestral home to Bhutan's mona...

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Amankora Adventure - Punakha, Bhutan?

May 19, 2010

Destinations We're more than half way on our 9-night adventure through the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan staying at Amankora Lodges in Gangtey, Bumthang, Punakha and Paro. Our guide Tashi and our driver Phuntsho have been fabulous showing us this Himalayan kingdom. Ou...

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Amankora Adventure - Paro, Bhutan?

May 21, 2010

Destinations We're on the final leg of our Amankora Adventure in Bhutan. After departing the Punakha Valley, we drove over Dochu La (3140m) once again and descended into the capital city Thimphu for a game of golf at the Royal Thimphu Golf Club. This is a 9 hole ...

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