Tag: Travel advisor
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A Charming Weekend in Beaufort, South Carolina
Tucked along the scenic waterways of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, Beaufort is a charming coastal town that feels like a well-kept secret. Just a short drive from both Savannah, GA (about an hour) and Charleston, SC (just under two hours), Beaufort makes the perfect weekend escape if you’re craving Southern hospitality, natural beauty, and small-town charm without the crowds. The Beaufort…
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A Visit to Bowie House
A delightful and surprising stay in the land of cowboys, rodeos and everything Texas When I first arrived at Bowie House located in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas, I was slightly skeptical to say the least. It seemed such an odd location to have a luxury boutique hotel. However, being from Flint, Michigan, I…
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Loving our Favorite Places from Afar
How do we support the places we love when a crisis hits? It is peak foliage peeping season and one of my favorite places in the past to peep has been in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. In fact, I have sent clients there to visit and experience all that…
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An unforgettable journey through the Peruvian Amazon
Imagine waking up to the sounds of the jungle, with the mist rising off the water and the calls of tropical birds filling the air…. I recently had the opportunity to meander along the Marañon and Amazon Rivers in the Peruvian Amazon on a luxury river cruise with Aqua Expeditions. It had long been on…
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Business Insider Article Announces Travel Agents are Back
This blog post is a repost of a recent Business Insider Article on how Travel Agents (in my case, I am a travel designer, as I plan out all the details from pre-travel planning throughout the trip and post-travel follow-up) are making a comeback with Gen Z and Millennials leading the way. It turns out…
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Beyond Safari in South Africa: food, wine, art and fashion and beautiful scenery!
African Adventures Part 4 When people think of South African travel, they often think of the traditional safari: looking for big game and staying in a safari camp. While South Africa offers some of the best safari experiences (stay tuned for future blog post), it also offers some of the most amazing food, wine, art,…
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Travel by Rail and take it all in: Southern African Adventures Part 3
There are many cases to be made for rail travel. This time of year, one might be inspired by the popular Christmas movie: The Polar Express. There is also growing interest in the Hogwarts Express (which is actually a train ride you can take in Scotland!) I myself have been feeling rail travel lately and…
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Southern African Adventures Part 1: Journey to Jo’Burg
Johannesburg has a bad reputation; not totally undeserved mind you. However, when traveling to South Africa or anywhere in Southern Africa, chances are very high you will land in this “City of Gold” or i-Goli. Many people choose to skip their visit to this city in favor of the wilder-side of South Africa. However, if…
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New Requirements for Travel to Europe in 2025
The ETIAS explained………… Not sure if you have heard the news, but starting in May 2025 Americans will need what is called an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) approval before entering into 30 European countries. So what does this all mean and how will it affect your travels in the future? Here are…
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Creating the Perfect Travel Playlist
Music, for most, plays a very important role in travel. Whether it be the entire reason for the trip (attend a concert, music festival or cultural tour) or perhaps a nostalgic soundtrack to a trip. For me, music and travel are symbiotically connected. In fact, one of my rules for having said you visited a…
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