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Looking Forward to Travel
Greetings fellow travelers! So here we are -- one surreal year out. The evening of March 13, 2020, I made the difficult decision to cancel a 2-week trip to Africa due to depart the next day. Little did we know quite how much our world would change. Yet, I write...
Traveling to Mexico November 2020
Well, yes, these are extraordinary times. The pandemic has affected us all and we yearn to travel, to stretch our wings and horizons. To engage with other lands and people, change up our normal, and have time to chill, explore and reflect. Like many, I have...
Mandarina–Beach and Jungle Nirvana in Mexico
After being on Zoom calls for well over a year as a member of the Virtuoso Preview Advisory Board for the One&Only Mandarina, I was finally going to experience in person this brand new resort an hour from the Puerto Vallarta airport, on a raw, protected part of the...
Welcome 2020!
Morocco...Colombia...Japan...Brazil...and more! Looking back on 2019, I’m so grateful for a fascinating travel year. In particular I'm grateful to my clients who conferred their trust in me to design and execute exciting and meaningful travel for them. Many visited...
Vermejo Park Ranch — a national treasure in the Wild West
I knew Vermejo was big but really couldn’t grasp quite how big until I visited this private nature reserve of over half a million acres, that goes on and on for hundreds of miles in New Mexico, dipping into Colorado. Almost the size of Rhode Island, Vermejo is home...
Portugal — The World’s Leading Destination?
You may be like me and struggle when asked your favorite destination. For me, each place has its own unique charm, beauty and experience. But the World Travel Awards (the Oscars of travel) named the small country of Portugal as the World’s Leading Destination for...
Cacti, Fun, Spa and Beauty in the Sonoran Desert
I had visited Arizona once before, some 30 years ago, and forgotten how totally unique, dramatic and powerful the Sonoran Desert cacti-studded landscape is. On a recent visit I fell in love again with the beauty and nature of the region, while enjoying a wonderfully...
Holiday Travel Inspirations and Specials
Greetings Fellow Travelers! One of the advantages of being a member of the invitation-only network of Virtuoso travel agents is the myriad of promotions and savings that I receive on a weekly basis. Really, really good deals… As the holidays are upon us I wanted to...
Isla Holbox–Eco-Friendly Paradise near Cancún
Intimate Idyllic Beach Escape -- 2 Hours from Cancún Shh ... Isla Holbox, called the anti-Cancún, is one of those special places you're torn between wanting everyone and no one to know about. Ever since Cancún and surroundings became so developed, I’ve been looking...
Favorite Fall Getaways
Greetings fellow travelers, I hope you’ve had a great summer! As we look ahead, here are some of my Favorite Fall Getaways -- for 2018 or 2019! Koyo in Japan For centuries the Japanese have cherished koyo (meaning changing autumn colors). Join the locals to...
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