Travel Brigade

Travel Brigade celebrates the 102nd CFL Grey Cup played in Vancouver on Sunday, Nov. 30, between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeders by taking you to Regina, Saskatchewan, home of the most passionate fan-base in the Canadian Football League, and maybe in all of football anywhere in North America. Any time the Saskatchewan Roughriders play at home in the city of Regina, it becomes a unique event you can build a travel weekend around. Come with Travel Brigade to find out how to have a fun football weekend in this friendly place full of fans who “Bleed Green.” We’ll have interviews with the fans, cheerleaders and players for this team that is literally owned by the fans, and talk about why each home game is a celebration of being in Saskatchewan. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

With the Doctor Who DVD Box Set featuring 12 episodes of the new eighth series ready to be released, Travel Brigade takes you to Cardiff, Wales, for The Doctor Who Experience. This interactive tour, set right next door to where the BBC films the series, lets you go inside the Tardis, confront the Daleks and have a fun adventure. After you finally escape to safety, you can tour a gallery with props and costumes from past years. The city of Cardiff can often be viewed in scenes from Doctor Who as well as the spin-off series Torchwood, and we’ll talk about tours that take you by familiar landmarks. We’ll also talk about making your Doctor Who Experience part of a great trip to Cardiff as well as the country of Wales. Grab your sonic screwdriver and enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

With winter arriving, it’s the perfect time for Travel Brigade to visit Scottsdale, Arizona, for a sunny getaway. We’ll talk about great resorts, relaxing spas, unique restaurants and championship golf courses. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Come with Travel Brigade to the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival in the beautiful mountain towns of Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho, near the famous Sun Valley Resort. This festival in the area where Hemingway once lived, features history, celebrations and more ways than you could ever think of to cook lamb as chefs from around the area fill the festival with their dishes. We’ll also take in the Championship Sheepdog Trials where border collies show off their herding skills. The event culminates with a parade where thousands of sheep are herded right down Ketchum’s Main Street. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

The poet and author Dylan Thomas captured the essence and character of the country of Wales with his writings. Come with Travel Brigade on a Welsh journey as the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of Thomas' birth. We'll take you to the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea and head off to the town of Laugharne to visit the pub where Thomas could often be found enjoying a pint and the beautiful boathouse where he lived that his now a museum. We'll even go on a "Birthday Walk" along the same path Thomas wrote a special poem about. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Join Travel Brigade in Lexington, Kentucky - “The Horse Capital of the World.” We’ll visit Keeneland Race Course, a National Historic Landmark where races have been running every October for decades, and we’ll even interview a “Betologist” who helps novices learn how to have fun playing the ponies. Next, we’ll go to Kentucky Horse Park to see famous horses and breeds from abound the world. We’ll also head out to the rolling hills of historic Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Costa Mesa is an Orange County, California, location with access to nearby beaches and Disneyland, but also a destination in its own right as the home to the world-famous South Coast Plaza, a luxury mall that will meet any shopper’s demands. Come with Travel Brigade and we’ll tell you about VIP access at the Plaza and a fun alternative shopping center known as SoCo and the O.C. Mix. We’ll also stop by the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and let you know about hotels and dining that are easy walking distance from the Plaza. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Come with Travel Brigade on a classic Irish journey in County Waterford. We’ll tour the factory where world-famous Waterford Crystal is made and learn about the history of Ireland’s oldest city. We’ll travel the beautiful coastline on the southeast corner of the Emerald Isle and then head inland to the beautiful valleys and friendly people in the towns of Lismore and Cappoquin. We’ll also talk about places you can stay in the area that will let you slow down and enjoy the countryside. Enjoy the trip!

Come with Travel Brigade to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the movie Sideways, by taking your own wine-tasting trip near California’s Central Coast. In the movie, Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) go on a trip to the Santa Ynez Valley for wine-tasting and relaxation, but romance and hilarity ensue. Ten years later, you can go “Sideways” yourself when you get a map that matches up scenes from the movie with the spots where they took place. You can dine at the place where Miles made his famous anti-merlot rant or the winery where he drank from the spit bucket. More importantly, you can taste some great wines, eat some delicious food and enjoy some beautiful scenery. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Grab your mother, daughter or BFFs and hit the City of Lights in this special Travel Brigade episode focusing on a Girlfriend’s Getaway that takes in all of the classic Paris shopping, dining, museums and activities. We’ve got interviews with fashion and shopping experts and we’ll even tell you how to get into a VIP shopping room. No getaway is complete without fine dining and we’ll talk about great restaurants as well as fun cooking classes where you can learn to make your own French cuisine. We’ll take a look at museums, including a fun scavenger hunt through the Louvre and an interview with the Musee D’Orsay. Forget your selfies and find out how to have your photo shoot taken in front of the Eiffel Tower or another Paris landmark, and take a tour in a car known as a Twizy. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.