Modern Renaissance Travel

05/31/2026

Summer is almost here! Have you planned your escape? The British Virgin Islands are calling with turquoise waters, island breezes, and endless sunshine. Let me help you turn those summer dreams into reality. 🌴🌊✨

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05/31/2026

The Chobe River basin has one of the highest concentrations of elephants on Earth. Watching that from the water is an experience of its own.

The Zambezi Queen is a luxury houseboat that cruises the Chobe River on the border of Botswana and Zimbabwe. Fourteen suites, a small group, and days built around the river.

Elephants crossing right in front of the boat is a regular occurrence. So are hippos, crocs, and some of the best birding on the continent. Game drives go alongside the river experience, so guests cover both water and land during the journey.

Advisor insight: This experience pairs naturally with a private game reserve stay in Botswana or Zimbabwe to complete an itinerary that covers the full range of a southern Africa trip.

If Africa is on your list, this is one of the most unique ways to experience it.

05/31/2026

Reading inspires wanderlust. Agreed? Want to share a book that inspired you to travel somewhere?

05/30/2026

A’s baseball is taking over Las Vegas Ballpark this June! ⚾️ Catch MLB action in Downtown Summerlin as the A’s host the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies in a special six-game homestand, starting June 8, 2026.

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05/30/2026

Every room. Every suite. Every view faces the Taj Mahal.

Oberoi Amarvilas, less than half a mile from the East Gate, consistently ranks among the top hotels in Asia, and is one of the first properties we mention when a client says India is on their list.

India trips are also some of the most talked-about trips our clients ever take. Not just during the trip, for years after. The country rewards great planning more than almost anywhere else we send people, and this is one of the properties we build that planning around.

We'd love to help design the right journey. Get in touch to start planning!

05/30/2026

Would you pose on Reinebringen in Lofoten, Norway for this selfie? I can help get you there by air or cruise. Then you're on your own!

05/29/2026

It keeps showing up at the top of Caribbean rankings. Most people have never heard of it.

Hermitage Bay has landed on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List and Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotels list more than once, and it's not hard to understand why. Thirty suites maximum, adults only (16+), and every single one faces the ocean.

Private plunge pools, daily changing menus built around produce from the resort's own garden, a Tree Bar literally constructed around the trunk of a tree, and a clear-bottomed kayak you can take out any time are included in the rate.

The day trip to Barbuda for lunch at Nobu on Princess Diana Beach is one of the best advisor recommendations we make anywhere in the Caribbean.

Antigua also delivers well beyond the resort. English Harbour, 365 beaches, and some of the best sailing culture in the Eastern Caribbean are all worth building time around.

If the Caribbean is on your list this year, message us to start planning!

05/29/2026

Live the legend of Norway this winter. Immerse yourself in fjords, coastal communities, and long polar nights that make every moment unforgettable. Book now and save up to 30%.

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05/28/2026

Rozenhoedkaai (Rosary Quay) in Bruges is a picture-perfect Instagrammable hotspot any time of year.

05/28/2026

A trip that covers seven cities in ten days has a name. It's called exhausting.

The itineraries we see most often overpacked are usually the ones built by people who've waited a long time for the trip and want to make sure they don't miss anything. That instinct is understandable. It also tends to produce the least memorable versions of the places on the list.

What we've found after planning a lot of these trips: the experiences clients talk about for years afterward almost never happened on a tight schedule. They happened when there was time to follow a recommendation, stay somewhere an extra night, or simply not be somewhere else at a specific time.

Moving every two nights rarely allows for that. A well-designed trip isn't about doing less. It's about choosing better and giving each place enough time to actually land.

That's one of the things we focus on when we help plan a trip. If you want help getting the balance right, get in touch.