WooWoo Wanderer

03/12/2025

So honored to be selected as a 2025 Top Travel Specialist by Condé Nast Traveller!

As Condé Nast describes their top specialists, “Fly fishing, cruise, safari, spa getaway... whatever trip you’re planning, they’ll pull off the impossible and spare you the logistics.”

And that is my goal with each and every client - to make your trip unique and meaningful and to take the worry and logistics off your shoulders. Big or small, I want each trip to be transformative, fulfilling, and fun. I’m not happy unless you are gloriously happy.

Happy Travels! 🌍
Ivy

03/11/2025

I’m beyond excited to share the big news… I have been selected by Condé Nast Traveler as one of their Top Travel Specialists for 2025!

It is such an honor to be recognized for excellence in doing what I love - curating transformative travel experiences for my amazing clients!

Here’s the link to the article that will be in the April Issue of the magazine https://www.cntraveler.com/travel-specialists and the link to my Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist bio https://www.cntraveler.com/contributor/ivy-fitzpatrick

Thanks to everyone who has supported me on this journey and helped to make my dream a reality!

07/02/2024

Eiffel Tower tour, now sporting Olympic rings, with a champagne toast at the top (use Paris Lounge Travel on 38 Avenue de la Bourdonnais!), fun and educational wine tasting by (thank you Melanie), topped off by a delicious dinner at Brasserie des Pres in St Germain des Pres (a recommendation by ). Merci for a perfect day!

07/02/2024

Perfect morning with breakfast at the amazing followed by a tour of Paris in a Citroen 2CV with ! There are a lot of hotels and car tours in Paris but if you’re looking for unique accommodations and highly curated experiences, then Hotel Maison Colbert and La Petite Frenchie Tours are for you. Maison Colbert, the former residence of Simone de Beauvoir, features beautiful artwork in each room, views of Notre Dame, and flawless service at every turn. Not to mention a delicious breakfast!! La Petite Frenchie ensures you don’t just hit the “big sites” but discover and enjoy the unique neighborhoods of Paris, interesting and little known history, and personalized recommendations for the rest of your stay in the City of Light. Not to mention great photography!! Both are highly recommended !!

12/12/2023

“The only limits in your life are those that you set yourself.” – Celestine Chua

It took me a few weeks to process this recent adventure. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my beautiful friend Julie and I trekked 10 miles into the Grand Canyon to the Supai Village (population 700) and ultimately into the Havasupai campground. Over 3 days, we hiked over 30 miles in the most beautiful display of Mother Earth, scrambled down (and up) Mooney Falls with the help of trail angels, gazed at the gorgeous waterfalls all around us, waded in waist deep water to meet the trail on the other side, camped under the stars next to the blue-green waters of Havasu Creek, ate the best fry bread known to man, rode horses in between the canyon walls, cried tears of joyfulness and gratitude (and sometimes fear), and enjoyed one of the best displays of teamwork and humanity I’ve experienced in a long time.

But most of all, we witnessed our own strength. Yes, physical strength, but mostly mental. And proved to ourselves that the only limits in our lives are those we set for ourselves. I turn 50 in two weeks, and I can’t wait for the limit-blasting experiences of the next half century!

xoxo
Ivy

11/06/2023

New reel from my companion Instagram page … which will highlight maybe the not-so-wonderful part of travel….

06/16/2023

An exquisite farm-to-table meal in the most beautiful of surroundings. When in Kennebunkport, Earth at Hidden Pond cannot be missed.

06/15/2023

🦞♥️ Maine ♥️🦞 Historic lighthouses, stunning coastlines, quaint lodging, and of course, lobster rolls.

01/01/2023

2023 Word of the Year: ✨Movement✨

Happy New Year Wanderers! I’m so inspired by my Word of the Year. A year filled with movement of the body, the mind, the heart, and the soul. Physical and spiritual growth. Energy shifting and transformative adventures. The alignment of passions to achieve change. And of course, wandering the globe.

Here’s to a year filled with magnificent movement!

10/28/2022

Anyone ever cry during yoga? No? Just me?

“Other yoga instructors said that they, too, often witness students weeping on the mat. “They kind of burst into crying,” says Loren Fishman, an expert in integrative medicine who is a physician, medical researcher and longtime yogi (he studied the practice for three years in India). “I saw one person who just had tears running down her cheek. They break down and cry for maybe a minute, and then it’s over.” While the experts we talked to agree that crying during yoga is perfectly normal, they offer different theories about what prompts the behavior.”

Crying during a yoga session is a natural response to a release of emotions.