Archive for December, 2009
Mythical seabear and modern snowboarder mascot brings First Nations’ Spirit Bear and orca legend to life at Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
December,2009, Klemtu, BC – What does a hip, snowboarding seabear mascot have to do with British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest and the world’s only Kitasoo Spirit Bear Conservancy? Miga’s family tree- with Orca whales on one side and British Columbia’s rare white Spirit Bear on the other- links back to the Great Bear Rainforest, the [...]
December 21, 2009
Posted in: Canada
Eurostar Services Halted Indefinitely
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Dec 21, 2009 LONDON – The only passenger rail link between Britain and the rest of Europe has been shut down indefinitely, Eurostar said Sunday, promising more travel misery for thousands of stranded passengers just before Christmas.
December 21, 2009
Posted in: England
Air Canada bolsters Toronto hub with service to Copenhagen, the fourth new European destination from Toronto this year
MONTREAL, Dec. 21 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced today it will launch daily service between Toronto and Copenhagen next summer as it further expands international flying at its major hub to offer customers more choice of destinations and routes.
December 21, 2009
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
Ontario Events from January to March 2010 Include an Ice Wine Festival
NIAGARA ICEWINE FESTIVAL (January 15 – 24, 2010)В The Niagara Wine Region comes alive during this celebration of Ontario’s famous Icewine. With gala dinners, an outdoor full service ice bar, ornate ice sculptures, winery tours, tastings and carriage rides along Niagara’s famed wine route, the Niagara Icewine Festival offers plenty for every taste. www.grapeandwine.com
December 21, 2009
Posted in: Canada
A Great Train Ride – Trans-Siberian Express “Winter Wonderland” Journey from Vladivostok to Moscow
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA В– It used to be the other way round, but these days people are clamoring to get into Siberia. In fact, The Great Canadian Travel Company has had such a high demand for its journey by private train over The Trans-Siberian Railway that it has been recommending early booking.
December 21, 2009
Posted in: Russia
Throughout January Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrates Icewine with the sounds of jazz
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – December 18, 2009 – On New Year’s Day Niagara-on-the-Lake will launch a month-long Icewine and Jazz Celebration featuring numerous events in local restaurants and retailers, in the town’s Heritage District and in the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
December 18, 2009
Posted in: Canada
Events for Travelers in Denmark for 2010
Winterjazz – January 22 – February 7 What could be better than listening to world-class jazz on a winter night? And where better to do it than in Denmark – a nation of jazz lovers? (Yes, it’s true!) During Winterjazz – the counterpart of Copenhagen’s renowned summer Jazz Festival – venues large and small throughout [...]
December 18, 2009
Posted in: Denmark/Greenland
What’s New in Montserrat December 2009 – The Holiday Issue
Birding Operator MOT MOT Travel Visits Vivianne McGrath of Mot Mot Travel visited Montserrat on a familiarisation visit from December 9-10th, 2009. The Montserrat Tourist Board through its UK office is currently working with this well-known UK nature-based tour operator to promote Lesser Antilles bird watching tour packages that will take participants to Antigua, Barbuda, [...]
December 18, 2009
Posted in: Caribbean
Air Canada launches daily non-stop seasonal service between St. John’s, NL and London Heathrow
MONTREAL, Dec. 18 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced that it will introduce daily non-stop seasonal service between St. John’s and London Heathrow, U.K. offering convenient connecting flights throughout Europe with its Star Alliance partner carriers. Air Canada will operate the only daily non-stop service between Newfoundland and Labrador and London Heathrow between May 27, [...]
December 18, 2009
Posted in: Airlines & Railways
TUBACHRISTMAS: My Sign of the Season
by Tom Adkinson Walgreen’s may put up garland and tinsel the day after Halloween, but that and all the other premature signs of Christmas are a flop. Christmas doesn’t reign in my heart until I hear a sanctuary filled with the sound of 130 tubas. It’s TUBACHRISTMAS, a time when people with big brass instruments [...]
December 16, 2009
Posted in: Uncategorized