This window on England opens on the Royal Horticultural Society and the stunning flower shows they organise along with the Chelsea Flower Show. I’ve sharpened the focus on Blenheim Palace, York, our home of chocolate and the autumn Ceramics Biennial in Stoke on Trent before taking a closer look at Cornwall. Although it is in the far southwest of England, it’s a first-class illustration of a TRAVEL LESS-SEE MORE destination and my suggestions will begin to reveal what this rugged southwestern tip of England can offer enterprising travel counsellors.

Two weeks ago, I traveled aboard Celebrity Cruises’ newly renovated Celebrity Summit. I’ll be sharing my opinions about my voyage in next week’s podcast and through a series of stories over the next few weeks.

However, this week on Avid Travel With Britton Frost, I will focus on the opinions of my fellow travelers. Though my time aboard was short, I gathered the opinions of other travelers to see what they thought of the ship. We begin the episode with a very special guest, Celebrity Cruises’ Associate Vice President of Entertainment, Becky Thomson-Foley.

Today’s message is a message based on a true story. It contains an important reminder for all of you.

A particular industry conference was on my calendar for over a month. I knew as a professional speaker that good things result from my wandering trade show aisles. This alone serves as a walking example that “Marchev is alive and well.” I was not attending this show as a conference speaker. I was a paid attendee. This was a few years ago and the conference was conducted by the Cruise Association.

For those of you who know me, you can appreciate that one of my favorite reminders involves “visibility.” Getting out where the action is happens to be one of my favorite, dog-eared reminders. Hence, I was practicing…