Cruising down the Rhine River - Switzerland, Germany, France, & the Netherlands - 2025

Last fall, I had the pleasure to take a river cruise down the Rhine (technically, we went north, but it was downstream so I’ll say down). We started in Basel, Switzerland, going through France, Germany, and ending in Amsterdam. This is the route that many newbies to river cruises like to start with, because it is the river that has over 40 castles in a 40 mile stretch. It was great to sit and watch as they passed by, with a delicious hot chocolate or two in hand.

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70th Birthday Bucket List Trip to England - 2025

Family trips are the best trips - this one focused on England and the centuries of history to be found there. A bucketlist trip for the patriarch of the family, one special event was a Liverpool tour that centered around the Beatles. They enjoyed many adventures together including checking out Warners Bros Studios and Stonehenge.

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Eating Their Way Through Italy - 2025

When this amazing couple came to me to plan a milestone anniversary trip, I jumped at the chance. They love good food, so they were excited to spend time in Florence before heading to Cinque Terre and enjoying relaxing there. From Cinque Terre they continued to Parma and an amazing cheese, ham and balsamic tour. They finished in San Gimignano with views of the rolling vineyards all around.

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London & Liverpool Family Trip - 2025

For this multi-generational family (grandpa, kids, and granddaughter), the trip meant checking off some lifelong dreams. Grandpa’s 70th was this year, and he wanted to visit the Churchill War Rooms, see more of London, and head to Liverpool for some Beatles history. While they were in London, they also took a day to head to Warner Bros studios to see the Harry Potter sets and costumes.

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Anniversary in Tuscany, Italy - 2025

This couple decided to take a bucket list anniversary trip to Italy. They flew in and out of Florence, skipping the popular Venice and Rome to focus on the food and wine of the Tuscany region. In addition to tantalizing their tastebuds, they wanted to check out the Ferrari museum and Brad got to drive one through the streets! And of course, who could go to that area without tasting some cheese.

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Roadtrip (+ some trains) through Europe - 2025

When grandpa has 6 sets of positive space tickets on Delta and invites you to go with on a monthlong journey to Europe with him and grandma, you say, “Yes!” That’s what happened with this family, as they decided to do a longer exploration starting in London, and making their way through Paris to Amsterdam for a European roadtrip that comprised 5 countries by the time they returned the rental car.

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