Trouvaille Travel

09/28/2026

I see a lot of new advisors on social media whose business is mainly hotel only bookings. We focus on full itineraries to global destinations and that’s where Inthink the most value is to be found with using an advisor (although always happy to just book your hotel or give you access to my booking site where you can still get amenities at our partner hotels). But I love the adventurousness and wide-ranging interests of my clients! I still have plenty of London, Paris, Rome travelers (and I am working on my own trip to Venice) but it’s so exciting when clients head further and off-the-beaten path. On my desk this days… Seychelles, Madagascar, Patagonia, Sri Lanka, but also the UK, France, Italy, Spain etc.

09/15/2026

Love discussing where my clients are traveling!

Whether you prefer the city or the countryside, these are the European destinations making waves this fall.

06/29/2026

This is why we won’t book just any hotel. When a favorite stuffed animal was accidentally left behind, in Madrid no less, the wonderful Hotel Urso made sure that it arrived home safely, but with a well-documented adventure!

URSO Hotel & Spa
Independently Yours
Small Luxury Hotels of the World

06/27/2026

People often ask me for my favorite destinations and/or hotels. It’s an impossible question because my favorites are deeply personal or reflect a particular moment. And that is what makes travel so entirely wonderful and unpredictable. I can always give you fabulous hotels with luxurious rooms and extraordinary service. But to offer what will leave an impression and make you want to go back, time and again, means getting to know you, and more importantly, for you to know yourself. I’ve stayed at plenty of places and visited plenty of destinations that I have no need to return to. Not because anything was wrong, but because it just didn’t speak to me in the same way these places did. Part of finding these special locales now is having traveled a lot, but also taking the time and energy to really think about what inspires me. Quiet, natural surroundings, thoughtful design for the surroundings, and staff who are genuinely warm.

If you want to explore the world in meaningful ways, I encourage you to ask yourself what kinds of places and surroundings inspire you, calm your mind, make you smile, or offer a sense of awe.

Camellia Hills | Teardrop Hotels
NIHI Sumba | Edge of Wildness™ The Leading Hotels of the World J.MAK HOSPITALITY
Vocabolo Moscatelli - Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Design Hotels™ Erin Quinn Pirozzini
Dharma Siddi, small family-owned inn in Punakha
Rosewood Luang Prabang
Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Lunuganga Trust Teardrop Hotels

06/11/2026

I’m going to PNG!!! As many of you know, I trained and worked as a cultural anthropologist way back when. The ethnographies from Papúa New Guinea were always the most intriguing, mystifying, and yet compelling. And now I get to go!
Watch this space in November to see what really going “off the beaten path” means! And what it involves! These destinations are not for everyone, but if you are one of the few who really wants to go somewhere totally unlike your hometown, follow along!
With the deepest gratitude to Luxperience and Highlands South Sea Horizons

05/07/2026

Mosques, Minarets, Madrassahs and Mausoleums: it’s been a crazy and intense week of trying to get a handle on Uzbekistan. I will never understand the complicated history of Central Asia and the Silk Road. Khans, Shahs, Amirs, all battling for control over vast swaths of land through which all of the goods went from China, India, Europe, and so on. It’s still a complicated crossroads of ethnic Uzbek, Tajiks, Kazakhs, Mongolians, Russians. Going “off-the-beaten-path” means very little English language anything (Russian is the second language of choice here), spending an hour with a driver searching for a working ATM, trying to work with the uniformly glacially slow wifi. And the food: well, as a vegetarian it’s been a challenge but if you like beef kebabs, you are in luck. It’s beautiful and incomprehensible at the same time. (I have a book on the history waiting for me at home; the new Temur movie didn’t help much).

04/28/2026

04/28/2026

People always ask why I keep returning to Vietnam. First, I’m not a country-counter, traveling just to tick off places. Visiting once is never enough to sink into a place, get into its rhythms, and feel at ease enough to relax into a place. Second, SE Asia always feels both relaxing and wildly exhilarating at the same time. It’s chaotic and overwhelming at times (on the back of a motorbike in Saigon!) but it’s easy to also find serenity, peace and quiet. The heat forces you to slow down in the middle of the day, to relish its sensual languor. And then, bam! the nighttime hits you with excitement, thrills, and sensory stimulation as the cities come alive with music, food and markets. And there is so much beauty here. Forget beige and gray minimalism: every corner is a riot of color and texture, scent and flavors. There are relics and new skyscrapers, seamlessly interwoven, with both faded and bright colors everywhere. It’s not a place for travelers who want to float in a bubble, sealed off from smells and sounds; rather, it’s for the curious and adventurous, who want to dive in and get swept up in the senses, who will relish the cacophony of motorcycle beeps and the wafting scents of food stalls, and still find peace in the stillness of the rivers and beaches.

03/11/2026

Thrilled and honored to be selected as a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist again for 2026! Grateful to have been first recognized in 2025 after only 4 years in the industry, and to all of my clients who have placed their trust in me. I could not have hoped for more when I changed careers!

03/11/2026

Thrilled and honored to be selected as a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist again for 2026!