My family, part of the Sunshine Coast, BC community for over thirty years.
Services:
- Rapid assessment / asset inventories;
- Strategic planning for destinations in pursuit of building sustainable community experiences;
- Community-based experiences include travel to small towns and villages where assets such as accommodation and tourism services are locally owned and managed (by the community) and where benefits of tourism are distributed widely, and is meant to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of a village, co-operative or collective of families or small businesses.
- Tours planning - ideas to delivery in India, Colombia, and Western Canada
Travel Planning in India, and Colombia
Starting in 2026, I offer comprehensive tour planning for individuals and groups interested in visiting nature reserves and cultural highlights within India, and Colombia. Why these areas? During my 35 years as a tour operator, my company did this for travellers to over 75 global destinations. These three countries reflect my most memorable joy and passion when I planned, led a group, or visited privately. I also have cultivated unique relationships with local operators in each place, providing myself with reliable communications, and the confidence to recommend. From ideas generation to full service delivery, our combined services can minimize the stress that can come from not knowing where to begin when there are some many potential options. You also know who you are paying e.g. the licenses and insured tour operator directly. There are no intermediaries or third party payments. You can find examples of India experiences. Colombia experiences.
India Travel planning
Bharatpur Bird Santuary (2 nights)
In the past...
Co-creator and organizer for the Malibu Arts Retreats. The development of an innovative social enterprise partnership with Coast Cultural Alliance for Sunshine Coast arts and
culture. Matched guests to arts instructors in areas of visual, performing, written, video, and culinary disciplines.project tiger india .
Community-based development with World Wildlife Fund to develop capacity and marketing for ecolodges in three communities in Costa Rica (Monte Los Olivos, La Fortuna, Bijagua).
Experiential program designer on Nature-based discoveries for; Metro Toronto Zoo (British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Indonesia, Costa Rica); University of Mary Washington (Belize/Guatemala); Royal Ontario Museum (Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands); John G Shedd Aquarium, Chicago (Quebec); Sierra Club of California; the American Birding Association (British Columbia); and World Wildlife Fund (Costa Rica). Pre and post sustainability initiatives for the globally based Round-Square network of Secondary Schools (Coastal British Columbia).
Developed voluntourism projects for whale researchers in both the Atlantic and Pacific waters.