Generally, spring break falls sometime in March and is one of the most expensive times to travel to places warm and beachy. To try to avoid some of the cost and get the best availability, it's best to book early... like now!
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There's bar and bat mitzvahs, quinceañeras, and then there's taking a trip to Thailand for your kid's milestone birthday. That's what my clients are doing anyways, and I had a blast planning their trip. They've promised their kids that during their 12th year, they get to choose a special trip to go on, and Thailand was the final decision for this kid. She is into adventure and the family is all getting SCUBA certified this summer in preparation for their November trip. She loves animals and food too, so of course there's unique elements of both in this itinerary.
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Colombia is found in the northwest corner of South America, is the 4th largest country in South America, and is the only country to border BOTH the Caribbean and the Pacific. In the past, there were hard times when the country was subjected to drug and guerrilla warfare. However, it is now an emerging, increasingly popular tourist destination, with tons of AMAZING immersive experiences available. Colombia is a geographically diverse land with terrain ranging from the Andes Mountains to attractive coastlines, rainforests and grasslands, and very biodiverse as well, with many species of plant and wildlife found in its borders. (Fun fact: you can find over 4000 types of orchids in Colombia).
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MARCH is great for Europe in Fall & Winter!
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Check out this amazing trip to Ireland I planned for a client!
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How can you plan for a trip if you don’t have realistic expectations? Well, you can’t, so in this post, I go through some tips on creating a reasonable budget and pace for your desired trip!
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So you found my page and are thinking about using me as your travel agent to plan your trip. Maybe you’re one who has never used a travel agent before and are considering it because of all the new requirements COVID-19 has thrown into the mix. Or maybe your time has recently become more valuable to you (new job, new spouse, new kid(s), etc.) and want to give the planning to someone else. Maybe you’re ready to travel to a more remote location that has less internet resources to make you feel comfortable with planning it yourself. Or maybe you’ve never traveled much before, and want a professional to help you on your first trip! Whatever the reason, I think you’re making a great decision to use a travel agent.
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First off - take any idea you have in your head of traveling with children being hard and throw it out! Trips are what you make of them, so if you start out thinking it’s going to be hard, it will be. Will there be differences to how you might normally travel? Yes. Might you have to make some sacrifices in terms of what you see and do? Yes. Must your vacation be any less magical? That is a resounding NO!
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Recently I had the great privilege of taking a 2 week trip to Europe with my 10 month old son. My husband and 4 year old stayed home and got some great daddy-daughter time in while I got to traipse along through three countries in Europe. It was a dream! I know some of you reading this might be thinking that I am crazy - taking a long haul flight with a baby and no one to help sounds awful to you. Well, never fear, I am here to tell you that it CAN be done, and it even can be FUN!
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As the business grows, and I learn more about the value of my time and research for you, I have decided upon several changes to my business model as a travel agent. All trips planned before January 1 will not reflect these changes, but these necessary changes will give me more opportunities to maximize your vacation and experiences.
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I returned from Iceland and have been back to reality for about a month and a half now. Can I be honest here? I miss Iceland. Not the weather, but the people I met there, and the food. Let me tell you a bit more about why Iceland was great, and why I am still missing it 1.5 months later.
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I recently returned from a 5 day tour of Iceland with G Adventures, a company that hosts tours all over the world (even Antartica!). I had an excellent time, and found G Adventures to live up to all my expectations and more. G Adventures is one of the vendors I use to sell travel, and it is also one of my favorites. Here’s why:
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There were several aspects of Iceland that I was pleasantly surprised with, and one that hit me as a shock. Overall though, it was an awesome experience and one I’d recommend to everyone. Iceland has a wonderful natural beauty, and everywhere I looked it seemed to be a perfect postcard shot.
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So, you are about to book a trip and you get to the part of the process where trip insurance is offered. You glide right past it, hardly even considering it, pushing onwards to the rental car section. But is that really the best decision? Is it really in your best interest to decline the trip insurance? I’m here to tell you why travel insurance should be a budgeted piece of your trip.
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Cruises – you either love them or you’re not interested. At least that’s been what I’ve noticed the trend to be as I’ve talked to people about them. I was in the second camp for the longest time, because, to me, cruises seemed to be wasted time on boats when I could’ve easily flown between sites and had so much more time in each place. But, after taking hours of training through Princess Cruises, I can now say that there is more to a cruise than what I originally thought.
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Voluntourism is a growing practice as travelers begin to think globally about ways they can help in the areas that they visit. There are many tour vendors that have begun creating trips with some amount of time set aside for various volunteer opportunities.
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Raindrops on ponchos and whiskers on squirrels, bright copper ceilings and warm smelly subways, brown paper & plastics drifting with the wind, these are a few of my favorite things… ok not really, but they are some things you are likely to experience in New York City, which is one of my favorite places to visit in the US.
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Piggybacking off last week’s blog on how to stay healthy while traveling, we have 5 easy exercises that you can do while traveling to stay fit no matter where you are.
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If you’ve ever experienced a head cold or, God forbid, loose bowels while on a plane, you know how miserable that is. In today’s post, I am going to give 6 tips to help you avoid the level of hell that Dante forgot to mention: traveling while sick.
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This week, we have the privilege of hearing a different perspective, from one of my dearest friends, Jennifer. She wrote this piece on her take on how different parts of the world view the perception of time. It's really eye-opening, especially if you've never been out of the US before to experience some of what she talks about.
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