Meet Your Hosts
Hello, I'm Lyle Truden, the visionary behind Truden Travel, where we embark on epicurean and musical adventures around the world.
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With nearly 20 years of experience in the travel industry, including a significant 13-year tenure at Flight Centre, my journey is decorated with numerous accolades for excellence in consultancy and customer service. My role as a foundational leader in establishing Flight Centre Business Travel (FCBT) in Canada and facilitating the expansion of Laurier du Vallon into Western Canada has equipped me with the expertise to curate distinctive travel experiences.
A Bit About Me
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Beyond my professional achievements, my heart beats for the world's vast culinary and musical landscapes, thanks to my early culinary education and love for music and dance. At Truden Travel, we're crafting a unique food and music/festival travel club, distinct from the garden tour travel club led by my colleague Steve Whysall, with whom I continue to collaborate on beautiful garden tours. Our new venture invites travelers to immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of global festivals, celebrating the authentic essence of each destination through its food, dance, and music.
Travelling With Me
I champion a travel club dedicated to the joys of exploring global cuisines and rhythms. Our mission is to craft tours that not only visit a destination but deeply connect with its culture, music, and culinary delights. With Truden Travel, prepare for an adventure where every moment is a celebration of the senses. Join us, and let's set the stage for stories worth telling for years to come.
Meet Steve and Loraine
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Since 2009, Steve and Loraine Whysall have hosted 30+ tours all over the world, including the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Brazil, China, Japan, Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa, Croatia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar and Singapore. Their last tour was to Southern England and the Channel Islands. Their next tour in May 2024 is the Beautiful Cities Tour to Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Bratislava.
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In September, 2024, they have plans for a Grand Ireland Circle Tour, focused primarily on the south and west coasts of Ireland as well as key parts of Northern Ireland.
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On these tours, Steve and Loraine have taken people to many of the world’s most beautiful and famous gardens, many of them private and requiring special permission to access. The Whysalls worked closely with Lyle to organize the majority of these tours.
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For 47 years, Steve worked as a journalist, starting at papers in England before moving, when he and Loraine married in 1975, to Canada where he worked for the Vancouver Sun as garden columnist for 26 years,. During this time, he authored five No.1 selling gardening books. In 2015, he was named Garden Journalist of the Year by the Garden Tourism Awards.
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While Whysall tours are always promoted as “garden tours” they are also immensely popular for their cultural and social content with memorable visits to historic and iconic destinations as well as celebrated wineries and architectural and landscape wonders.
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You can read more about the Whysall tours at Steve’s website at stevewhysall.net
AUTHENTIC TRAVEL EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Accommodations, dining experiences and nightlife options that can only be accessed through years of travel industry experience are now yours to enjoy.