Have you ever planned a trip, packed your bags, and set out for your destination, never to arrive because something more interesting came up along the way?

That quite accurately describes my career as, somewhere on the way to law school, I decided to take a year off and try teaching. Thirty-five years later, spent as a history and social science teacher and department head, I retired and went to work for Ellison Travel and Tours.

My years in the teaching profession allowed for a great deal of experience as we traveled often to many North American and European destinations and that experience has been extremely valuable in my work with Ellison.

During my stint as a teacher, I took a year and did a teaching exchange in England that allowed me to travel extensively in England, Scotland and Wales along with destinations on the continent.

Following my formal retirement in Canada, I spent three and a half years teaching in Italy at Canadian College Italy, in Lanciano, Abruzzo. This allowed me to learn the rudiments of the Italian language and the school trips resulted in me getting to know very well the major attractions anyone would visit in Rome, Florence, Venice and the other major destinations. My 1993 Fiat Uno allowed my wife and I to visit all the nooks and crannies of that fabulous country in our spare time.

Besides Great Britain and Italy, my stints as a teacher and student travel allowed me to visit Greece, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, and The Czech Republic.

Personal travel has taken me on two camping trips to the West Coast of Canada, returning through the Northern States, the east coast of Canada on three occasions and the Eastern United States including cities like Orlando, Savannah, Charleston and Washington.

Working at Ellison Travel and Tours has been a great extension of my teaching career and I have enjoyed learning from the travel professionals at Ellison. I look forward to traveling with you on your next group excursion.