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I create extraordinary vacation experiences for busy professionals and retirees, who want to explore the world with ease. We give away a fee trip each year!

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TICO #5003172 Reach out to me to learn how you can have your name included for this yearly draw!!!! We are a boutique travel agency that specializes in creating incredible travel memories for busy people! Whether that's on a luxury cruise, a multi-generational family beach vacation, a European adventur

e or something that is completely customized, we have done it all! We travel a lot, (24 countries and counting!) so we have first hand knowledge of many of the places that our clients love to explore, including to place like Greece, France, the UK, Spain, Egypt, Italy, the Caribbean and even Jordan and the UAE! We don't take on just any client, so it is important to book a complementary consultation session so that we can understand what you are looking for and whether we are a good fit. The link is below! We DO NOT book flights unless they are within a larger trip and we are not your go-to for that $500 Cuba beach vacation as our client's experience is what always comes first. Our niche is luxury vacations and luxury cruise vacations (with customized land itineraries either before or after) as they simply provide the best experience for your hard-earned travel dollars. and you would be surprised at how often we can find luxury EXPERIENCES at a reasonable price! Book a Complementary Consultation appointment: https://dreamtripsandadventures.17hats.com/p #/scheduling/nsktdtznnsnczkddsddwcshrvfhzcxhx

05/08/2026

The conversation about whether working with a travel advisor saves you money is one I am always happy to have, because the honest answer is more nuanced than most people expect and almost always lands differently once you look at the full picture.

Most people are not counting the booking errors that cost several hundred dollars to correct, the resort fees buried in the fine print that no one flagged, the travel insurance that felt optional until the moment it suddenly was not, or the group rates that exist within an advisor's network and are simply not available to the general public.

They are also not counting their own time, and for someone who has worked hard enough to be planning a significant trip, that time has a real value that deserves to be part of the calculation.

One wrong booking date on a meaningful trip is an expensive lesson. One missed entry requirement can derail an entire itinerary.

The question is not whether working with someone who knows this landscape adds value. The question is whether the risk of navigating it alone makes sense for the kind of trip you are planning and the kind of experience you want to come home from.

What is one thing you wish you had known before booking a trip on your own? Tell me in the comments.

05/07/2026

Travel is one of the only experiences that consistently changes the way you see things, and I do not mean that as a line designed to sell you a trip. I mean it as something my clients tell me about in the conversations we have after they come home, often in ways they did not expect when they left.

A child who watches another family live completely differently from their own suddenly holds their own assumptions a little more loosely, and that shift is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give. A couple who travels together rediscovers something about why they work that the routine of home had quietly covered over. Someone who chooses a trip that genuinely challenges them finds out what they are made of in a way that nothing familiar could have shown them.

I take this seriously because I have watched it happen enough times to know that the destination is only part of what I am building. WHO you come back as matters more, and creating the kind of experience that actually produces that shift is a very different thing than booking flights and hotels and calling it done.

What is the trip that genuinely changed something for you? I would love to hear about it in the comments.

PS - photo credit goes to our guide for taking this picture on our Dec Cambodia trip - the first stop on a 65-day, 6-country adventure!

05/06/2026

You see the beautiful photo of the destination. You see the itinerary. You don't see what happens behind the scenes.

The visa requirements that changed last month. The entry rules that shifted last week. The supplier relationships I've built over years. The advance emails with exact weather packing lists. The timed reminders about currency exchange. The connections I have on the ground when something shifts.

You're seeing the destination. I'm managing the details that prevent disaster.

Most travel websites treat your trip like a transaction. I treat it like it's my own trip. Because your experience matters to me completely.

That difference matters.

Let's chat about your trip.

05/05/2026

Most people think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day. It is not, and the real story is far more interesting than a margarita and a taco bar.

On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped Mexican force of roughly 4,000 soldiers defeated a French army nearly twice their size at the Battle of Puebla, delivering one of the most unlikely military upsets of the 19th century. The French, under Napoleon III, had not been defeated in battle for almost 50 years.

That single victory became a powerful symbol of resistance for the Mexican people, and it is the moment that Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates. Mexican Independence Day, for the record, is September 16th.

Here is what most people also do not know: Cinco de Mayo is barely celebrated across Mexico at all. It is primarily observed in the state of Puebla, where the battle took place, and that is exactly where you want to be if you want to experience it authentically. The city comes alive with a month-long festival leading up to May 5th, a full military parade, and a live reenactment of the battle itself in the streets, complete with thousands of spectators and soldiers in period costume. Puebla has quietly become one of Mexico's most visited heritage cities, and this celebration is a significant reason why.

If a cultural custom journey through Mexico has ever crossed your mind, Puebla is a destination that deserves far more than a footnote. Have you ever thought experiencing a local celebration like this?

05/04/2026

Let me tell you a story about that moment when everything changes at the last minute? I'm sure that many of you will relate......

It happened to some dear clients of mine as they were making plans for a fall Slovenia trip.

They went ahead and booked the "easy part".....their flights. Easy until they noticed in the airline app that their flights had been moved to a red-eye departure with a 14-hour connection the next day without any official notification. Just a silent change that broke the whole plan. Their perfect flight times were no longer an option.

They were planning on pulling me in, to create the custom itinerary and as we had experienced airline "bumps" in their summer trip last year, their next move was to reach out. Within a few hours, that crummy schedule had been cancelled and their money fully refunded.

We moved to the custom itinerary portion and she laid out her thoughts about the overall pace and the towns they wanted to visit (guided by a friend who had been there many times). But in the very last sentence, she mentioned something almost in passing - they were worried about the current state of the work and wanted to know if I could look at hotels that could be cancelled.

That question changed everything.

My selection criteria now began with that request and every single hotel on their trip would be fully refundable (3-10 days before departure). Built into the itinerary right from day one, not just as a lucky afterthought.

Then we started building the itinerary and after the first full review, they decided that they wanted wine country and coastal relaxation instead of the recommended mountain region (they have the most majestic mountain range in their backyard).

So, wine country it was!

But it wasn't quiet as simple as that - lack of availability, mixed reviews, suppliers I wasn't confident in, all came into play. But I didn't say "that's complicated" or "I can't get you that". I simply expanded the search and found options that I did like in the bordering region, and discovered something better, including one option to stay at a winery and wake up surrounded by vines during the fall harvest!

This is what I love about travel design. It's not about showing clients the available options, but rather it's about listening to what they actually want. It's about protecting them against uncertainty and it's about doing the hard work when the easy path doesn't exist.

Your itinerary should be designed around your pace, your locations, your preferences—WITH a safety net to protect against this ever changing world. That's what I'm here for.

If you're thinking about your next trip and wondering what it looks like to work with someone who actually listens... let's talk.

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I'd love to hear about the trip you're dreaming about. Hit reply and tell me what's calling to you right now. 💙

05/03/2026

TOO many options don't empower you. They paralyze you. You see ten cruise lines. Twenty destination options. Hundreds of hotels. Thousands of flights.

You think more choice means better control. Usually it means the opposite.

Paradox of choice is real. The more options, the less satisfied you feel. The more you second-guess. The more you worry you chose wrong.

What if you had someone who knew this stuff? Someone who narrowed it down. Someone who handed you the three best options instead of a million mediocre ones.

That changes everything.

Let's chat about your trip.

05/02/2026

A client said something to me on Saturday that I keep coming back to.

She'd reached out with some anxiety about the fuel shortage headlines. I completely understandable given what's been in the news and after I walked her through what I was actually seeing versus what was being reported, she paused and said:

"It wouldn't be the end of the world if we had to spend a couple of extra days in Prague."

That's it. That's the shift.

Not blind optimism. Not pretending the world is simple. Just the calm that comes from actually understanding your situation, having a plan, and trusting the person watching the details on your behalf.

That's what I'm here for.
Not just the itinerary.
The steadiness when things feel uncertain.

Are you travelling this summer? Drop where you're headed in the comments as I love knowing where my people are going. 🌍

05/01/2026

I want to share what people actually say when they come back from Antarctica — not the polished testimonial version.

"I cried on the Zodiac and I don't even know why."

"I've been to 60 countries. I've never felt that small. In the best possible way."

"We've already started talking about going back."

And the one I hear most often: "I didn't know the world could look like that."

This is the trip that does something to people. I don't say that about many destinations.

04/30/2026

I've had the same conversation four times this week.

A client reaches out, a little anxious, having read something in the news about jet fuel shortages and airlines cutting routes. They want to know if their summer trip is at risk.

Here's the thing. The headlines aren't wrong exactly. But they're missing context that changes the picture completely and that context is exactly what I sent to my newsletter list this afternoon.

If you have a trip planned to Europe this summer, or you've been sitting on the fence waiting to see how things shake out, this week's Thursday Travel Talk is worth three minutes of your time.

The short version: I'm watching this very closely, I have a clear view of what's actually happening versus what's being reported, and I'm not worried yet.

More importantly, I know exactly what I'll do if that changes.

Link to subscribe is in the comments. 👇

04/29/2026

Why You Book This Now? - a true story about my dear clients!

I want to share something that happened with a client recently — because it applies directly to the 2029 World Cruise.

Back in August, we talked about a Regent Grand South American Voyage. I walked him through the itinerary, the pricing, the suite options. He loved it. He wasn't quite ready to commit.

They looked again while on board their January cruise and decided to take advantage of the on-board promotion to book it. The price had gone up $13,000 - even with the on-board promotion, this was $8,000 more.

His words: "I should have listened to you — the pricing was a lot lower at the first release."

This is not a one-off. It is how luxury cruise pricing works. The best cabins and the best fares exist at the moment of release. Both erode over time as inventory sells.

The 2029 World Cruise is available now. The pricing you see today will not be the pricing you see in six months and honestly, these itineraries sell out every year because they are the lowest price per day of any cruise and the on-board amenities are worth having.

If you've been thinking about it — this is the moment. Reach out.

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