08/11/2026
Yes, this kind of thing even happens to travel agents.
We had a great plan: The Brando. One of those very special, exclusive, bucket-list places that we’ve been looking forward to for a long time.
But Mother Nature had other plans.
The Brando has a small private airstrip, and because of the unusually strong winds, flights haven’t been able to get in or out since Saturday. The weather itself isn’t particularly bad — it’s the wind. Even my son, who’s a pilot, took one look at the conditions and basically said, “You’re not getting in there.”
So after waiting around airports yesterday and trying to figure out what to do next, we had to pivot.
And I have to say… Plan B doesn’t exactly suck.
Welcome to the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora.
I send a lot of my clients here, and it really is a spectacular property. So here I am this morning, drinking my coffee overlooking my private plunge pool in Bora Bora. There are definitely worse travel problems to have.
Would I still love to get to The Brando? Absolutely. Will we? Maybe. The winds are still looking pretty strong today, so we’ll see what happens.
But this is travel. Sometimes things simply don’t go according to plan. Flights get delayed. Weather changes. Airports happen. And sometimes you have to pivot, roll with it, and make Plan B pretty darn good.
Apparently, even the travel agent of the century cannot convince Mother Nature to cooperate.
So for now… coffee, plunge pool, Bora Bora, and we’ll see where the wind takes us next.
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