Insights for traveling well — not just often.
Travel Perspectives
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One of my favorite moments in a cruise consultation happens when I mention a specific ship or line and somebody looks at me and says, “Oh…I’ve never heard of them.” Excellent. Not because obscure automatically means better. It absolutely doesn’t. I’m not interested in putting you on some random ship just so we can feel […]
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A river-paced way to experience Paris, Giverny, Rouen, and Normandy through the landscapes that inspired Impressionism. Paris is not a city meant to be conquered before lunch. She’s too moody for that. Too layered, too poetic, and way too full of tiny sensory interruptions. The café chair that somehow makes you sit differently, the pastry […]
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“I need a vacation!” Seems pretty self-explanatory but in reality those words could have several different meanings… OK lady, what are you talking about??? So glad you asked. Sometimes it means you need sleep. But sometimes it means you need beauty, quiet, privacy, or a little room to hear yourself think again. And sometimes it […]
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My very first European trip was to Italy in 2013. Back then, Tripadvisor was my main source for destination research and hotel reviews, and I measured the success of a trip by how much I could fit into it. The more sites, monuments, museums, and “must-sees” I checked off the list, the more worthwhile the […]
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Escapism, Self-Care, and a Little Rebellion Phase 1: The Idea I woke up around 4 a.m. the other day with one very clear thought in my head: How amazing would it be to travel with all of my favorite women? Not in the abstract. Not someday. Not as a group chat fantasy that never leaves […]
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You’ve been thinking about it for months… that trip that’s supposed to restore you, reconnect you with your partner, and remind you who you are beneath the endless calendar notifications. It’s going to be transformative. It’s going to be the thing that finally gives you space to breathe. And then you open your laptop. Suddenly, […]
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You’ve done it… Hooray!! After weeks of circulating links in the group chat and trying to mentally calculate if that 90-minute layover in Paris is a “dream” or a “disaster,” you finally clicked book. You’re ready for the relief to take hold. But then, the “Traveler’s Remorse” sets in. (Wait, what…) You start second-guessing the […]
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Let’s get right to the point… most of us aren’t just “tired.” We are living in a constant state of mental “buffering.” Trying to manage high-level careers AND personal lives, all while our internal battery is flashing red. If you’ve been running on fumes and sheer caffeine-fueled willpower, (thank you very much, you Blue Mountain […]
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Why Travel Is the Best Way to Celebrate Milestones Life has a funny way of rushing past us while we’re busy answering emails, showing up for everyone else, and trying to remember if we already washed that load of laundry (spoiler: we didn’t). But every now and then, something happens that makes us pause… A […]
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And 6 Ways To Make Your Next Journey Meaningful It’s so easy to get caught up in the “go, go, go” mentality of travel, trying to hit every single bucket-list spot that it’s pretty easy to get home feeling more wiped out than genuinely refreshed. We’ve all had those trips, packed with stuff, but still […]
