Divine Stories: Posts from Near and Far

Last year’s Divine Destination Collection retreat in Montebello was a safe and relaxing foray out into the world after a year and a half of social isolation due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to affect our lives, so travelling to the exotic and fascinating locations around the world that The Divine Destination Collection is known for is still not possible, so co-founders Deb Niven and Allison Frame are planning some great adventures close to home for this winter, spring, and fall.

2021 has been another wild ride. While life looked like it could actually get back to some kind of normal with vaccinations being administered across the country and travel restrictions easing up – it now seems like we still have a way to go with the Omicron variant appearing and the need for booster shots.

Last month’s Revive…A Return to Joy, Substance & Resilience at the Fairmont Le Château Montebello was so successful that The Divine Destination Collection co-founders Deb Niven and Allison Frame are already hard at work planning the next travel adventure…

It was Linda’s first time travelling since the start of the pandemic, and The Divine Destination Collection’s trip to Montebello was the perfect place to start her journey out into the world again. “The trip was full of pleasant surprises,” says Linda. “Upon completing three kilometres of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, there was a ‘divine’ picnic lunch awaiting us in a clearing at the end of our hiking trail…

Linda hasn’t travelled since the start of the pandemic. “I don’t like to live that dangerously,” she laughs. “You don’t need to tell me twice to wear a mask or stay at home. But as soon as I read about Montebello in The Divine Destination Collection newsletter back in May, I knew I wanted to go…

After 18 months of not being able to travel, Allison Frame, co-founder of The Divine Destination Collection, found she had forgotten what to do when she arrived for her recent flight at Toronto Pearson International Airport…

It’s been a truly unprecedented year and a half, and we’re slowly getting back to normal life after social-distancing our way through the pandemic. Fortunately, The Divine Destination Collection travellers were able to keep their love of adventure alive and explore new lands…

With COVID numbers going down in most of Canada, the US & UK, and vaccinations on the rise, the stars seem aligned to leave the world of virtual adventures behind for a while and get back to planning in-person travel.

From the pyramids of Egypt to the shores of the holy river Ganges, Divine Live and Online has helped us escape lockdowns and our socially-distanced existence with virtual travel adventures to fascinating locations around the world.

As spring arrived in Toronto, a third wave of COVID-19 came with it, and another stay-at-home order was issued. The idea of in person travelling felt almost impossibly far away as Allison Frame sat down to watch a first cut of the new Divine Destination Collection compilation video she had been working on with producer/storyteller Allyson Reid of Chockablock Media….

It’s been a year like no other. We’ve all had to adapt to new ways of doing things – from working at home and ordering groceries online, to wearing masks and staying local. When Canada started to shut down last March, the Divine Destination Collection pivoted quickly…

Deb Niven and Allison Frame call Friday, March 13th, 2020 the day the music died.
Two days earlier, the World Health Organization had deemed COVID-19 a global pandemic, but it didn’t really hit home until the 13th when the federal government asked Canadians to cancel all non-essential international travel, and schools closed in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and New Brunswick…