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How many festivals do you need to host before you can claim to be your country’s “festival city?” Ten? 20? More? Whatever the official number is, Edmonton has hit it and then some as “Canada’s Festival City.” The official list numbers in the 30s, the actual list pushes 70. [Read more]
This falls under the category of – What the heck? Why didn’t we think of this? We’re talking about Travel Trusts, a new trend in estate planning. [Read more]
Join the Travel Brigade Radio Show in beautiful and charming Quebec City as we walk down centuries-old cobblestone streets while listening to the locals speak French. Head up to the Old City to enjoy the views from the famed Chateau Frontenac Hotel looking down on the St. Lawrence River. See Beluga, humpback and blue whales […]
Kids programs are the best thing about a family cruise. Learn how the whole family can have fun as Travel Brigade talks with Disney Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line about exciting new things happening in their kids’ programs. Hear from a “Cruise Insider” about how kids can best enjoy their time on board. We’ll also […]
Join the Travel Brigade Radio Show as we visit the West Edmonton Mall. We’ll hop on the roller coasters at Galaxyland, plunge on the 360-degree-looping Cyclone waterslide at World Waterpark, skate on the ice rink, watch the Sea Lion show and touch sting-rays in the Sea Cavern exhibit. We’ll fall asleep at Fantasyland Hotel, located right in the […]
Join the Travel Brigade Radio Show for our Southern California Theme Parks episode. We’re hitting Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, SeaWorld, Universal Studios Hollywood and Legoland, and we’ll have an interview with each of those parks. You can find out about the new and very popular Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure or watching the “World […]
Family vacations are a time to bring everyone together to make lasting memories. Making sure everyone is included and their needs are met requires some advance planning, but can be particularly challenging for families traveling with a child with special needs. Read more [here] and [here].
Cruising makes for a great vacation, and what makes it even better is being able to do fun things before and after the cruise in the port city. Southern California offers three ports to choose from for cruises to Hawaii, the Panama Canal and Mexico. Interest in cruising to Mexico has been somewhat down due […]
Travel Brigade cruises out of Southern California for our July 8 episode as we bring you reports from the ports of Los Angeles, San Diego and Long Beach. We’ll talk with Disney Cruise Lines about their new Pixar-inspired California Coastal Cruises. We’ll have interviews about things to do before or after a cruise in San […]
One thing that makes Newport Beach, California unique as a beach destination is that families, including extended families, or groups of friends, can rent a house together right on the beach. While some beach cities have hotels or stores along the beachfront, or just parking lots, Newport has homes running all along the beachfront, and also […]
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