Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle

DREAMSCAPES FALL/ WINTER 2018 46 TRAVEL GALLERY >> BY CYNTHIA DAVID DS T o experience the fun and adventure of the all-new Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, consider staying at one of the seven hotels in the Disney Springs resort area. The hotels are an easy walk to Disney Springs, which offers more than 130 shops, restaurants and live entertainment. In addition, there's a shuttle transport every 30 minutes to all four Walt Disney World Resort theme parks and two Disney water parks. With FastPass+, hotel guests can access select attractions and entertainment up to 60 days prior to check-in and can also take advantage of Extra Magic Hours in the theme parks. Both benefits are valid through December 2019. DisneySpringsHotels.com COURTESY DISNEY SPRINGS HOTELS A rtistic director Tim Carroll promises old favourites and spec- tacular surprises for the 2019 Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The festival returns to Narnia with the world premiere of The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. Enjoy beloved musical Brigadoon or sign up for one of just 17 per- formances of Man and Superman with Don Juan in Hell by Bernard Shaw, which includes a luncheon inter- lude from Niagara's finest chefs and wineries. Tennessee Williams' classic The Glass Menagerie and Sex by Mae West, set in a Montréal brothel, play at the Jackie Maxwell Studio The- atre. Shaw's Getting Married plays at the Royal George Theatre, along with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a holiday favourite, and Irwin Berlin musical Holiday Inn. shawfest.com B utterfield & Robinson has unveiled more than 29 trips for 2019, including 21 new biking, walking and family trips and active expeditions across four continents. Book a six-day walking trip through the Cotswolds in England or venture off to Romania to explore the Saxon bastions of Brasov and the intricate architecture of Sibiu. Bike and boat through Sardinia, from the glitzy beaches of Costa Smeralda to the northwestern towns and islands. Cycle from Verona to Venice or through the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma. Take the whole family on an adventure in Switzerland, Morocco, Peru or the Galapagos Islands. New active expedition trips, which explore local culture, include a voyage through wildly beautiful Patagonia, beginning in Argentina and ending in Chile. butterfield.com/new-trips COURTESY BUTTERFIELD & ROBINSON PARADISE BEACH, NEVIS W ith the recent addition of five new beach houses, the Paradise Beach on Nevis now features 12 dwellings with private concierges and chefs, guided hikes and sunrise yoga. The thatched-roof structures are raised on stilts above a private beach and feature two bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen and wrap-around deck with copper plunge pool over- looking the Caribbean Sea and St. Kitts. At the push of a button, a drawbridge staircase descends to the sand. Even the furniture and beds are custom-made. Nightly rates start at CAD$1,943. Air Canada and WestJet offer seasonal service from Montréal and Toronto to St. Kitts, just a 15-minute boat ride away. paradisebeachnevis.com COURTESY SHAW FESTIVAL

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