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Holiday Travel: The Best Trips Start Earlier Than You Think

I know, I know. We are talking about 2027 holiday travel already. But if you have ever pictured yourself wandering through a European Christmas market, trading cold weather for a Caribbean beach, or watching the Alps roll past your train window while everything outside looks suspiciously like a snow globe… this is exactly when I want you […]

Spooky Season Is a Perfect Excuse to Take a Trip

I fully support planning an entire vacation because the place feels a little haunted. There. I said it. October is one of those months that gives you permission to build a trip around the atmosphere almost as much as the destination itself. Maybe you want ghost stories and old cemeteries. Maybe you want changing leaves, chilly mornings, and a town that […]

River Cruising: A Different Way to Actually Experience a Destination

There are trips where you visit a destination. And then there are trips where you actually feel like you got to experience it. That difference matters to me. Because if you come home from Europe and your main memory is packing your suitcase every other morning, figuring out transportation, and dragging luggage over cobblestones… we may need to rethink the plan. 😅 That’s one […]

Festive night scene at a Christmas market with illuminated stalls and lively crowds

If You’re Waiting Until Fall to Think About Christmas Markets… You’re Already Late.

I know… it’s August. Nobody wants to think about Christmas when it’s 90 degrees outside. You’re probably thinking about pools, beach trips, and trying not to melt between the car and the grocery store. And here I am talking about Christmas markets. 🎄 But this is also the time of year when I start having the same conversation over and over: “Do you […]

Everyone Talks About Alaska… But They’re Talking About the Wrong Thing

I think Alaska has a marketing problem. Every photo you see is another glacier. Another mountain. Another whale. And don’t get me wrong… they’re all incredible. But if that’s all you think an Alaska cruise is about, you’re missing the best part. It’s how easy it is to experience a place that feels completely untouched. Unlike a lot of cruises where you’re surrounded by open ocean for […]

The Best Travel Stories Usually Start With a Problem

Okay, so can I tell you something that most travel ads conveniently skip over? Things don’t always go perfectly. Flights get delayed. Weather changes. Resorts aren’t exactly what people expected. Sometimes the beach you were dreaming about is covered in seaweed. And honestly…that’s where a travel advisor becomes really important. I was recently helping a […]

Not Every Great Trip Has to Be a Big Trip

I had a client recently celebrating a 75th wedding anniversary. Seventy-five years. Honestly…I can’t even keep track of what I had for lunch last Tuesday. So when someone tells me they’re celebrating seventy-five years together, I’m immediately invested. The interesting thing is this wasn’t some giant bucket-list vacation. There wasn’t a private island. There wasn’t […]

The “We Need a Vacation” Trip vs. The Trip You Won’t Stop Talking About After

There are two kinds of vacations. The ones where you come home relaxed… and the ones where you come home immediately saying, “Okay wait…I forgot to tell you what happened on the second night.” Those are the trips people actually remember. The ones where you keep bringing up stories months later. The ones where certain […]

You’re Not “Bad at Planning Trips”… You’re Just Doing It Backwards

Okay so I need to say this because it comes up ALL the time. People will tell me, “I’m just so bad at planning trips.” And I’m like…no you’re not 😂 You’re just trying to do it in a way that makes it harder than it needs to be. This Is the Part Where It […]

When Where Should We Go Isn’t Working

Okay… if you’ve been stuck on “where should we go?”… same Like you open your phone, scroll a little… maybe check a few resorts… save something you might like… and then just… close out of it. Because nothing is actually making you go “yes, that one.” And then a week goes by and you’re like… […]