Travel Blog

This week, let’s talk about simple and effective ways to be a safe and wise world travel. Here is a list of things we do for our own travels- I hope it is helpful to you, too. Before you leave home, take these steps Check Advisories:  Review U.S. State Department travel advisories  and register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Once you are signed up with the STEP program, the local embassy can alert you if there is the possibility for any political unrest in

After cruising the world for over 50 years, I thought I had seen it all. But when we arrived in the port to board Emerald Yachts’ the Azzurra, I realized I was definitely mistaken! When we first laid eyes on her, we were absolutely blown away. The Azzurra has the styling and sleek lines of the super yachts we’ve seen anchored off the coast of St Barts- the playground of the world’s rich and famous.  Azzurra's Hotel Manager, Maynor Guevara. As we stepped aboard the Azzurra for

Looking for the perfect gift – one that will be appreciated and used, not stuffed away in the closet on Dec 26? Here is my list for Christmas 2025: 1.      The Gift of Time . The most valuable resource each of us has is our time. I used to have a magnet on our frig that said, “Children spell love, TIME.” Give the gift of travel to someone you love so you can enjoy time spent together. Every Christmas, we wrap gifts of travel for our family and clients- a cruise (we can even d

We just returned from a month of travel in Europe and the UK with our adult daughters Grace and Sarah. We started out in Barcelona...

Watching a herd of African elephants as the matriarch leads them to the watering hole, hearing the hooves of a thousand wildebeest cross...

Happy November! With just a few weeks until Christmas, I thought I would share with you some of our absolute favorite travel accessories...

When we travel, we always go with an eye for our clients. We take copious notes, “audition” local tour guides, visit hotels and...

I don’t know about you, but fall is our favorite time of year- college football and tailgate parties, fall colors and everything pumpkin....

I often get this question from clients, "What does an ultra-luxury cruise offer that “the other guys” don’t? My one word answer? "ALOT!"...

I think we can all agree - if you are going to spend a lot of money on something, you want to use a professional to protect your...

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE traveling by train- whether it is in Alaska out to Denali National Park, in Canada across the gorgeous...

The world of cruising is getting better by the day - with new itineraries, new luxury ships being added every month, expanded services...

If taking a cruise down the Nile river in Egypt, seeing the ancient city of Cairo and the pyramids are on your bucket list- you may want...

Imagine you go to the car dealership to buy a new car. The salesman shows you the exact car you want and the price looks great! Then,...

You can have all of these bucket list experiences on the same trip and only unpack once! I just booked this awesome itinerary on Viking...

I've been telling my friends for weeks now, “if you’ve ever dreamed of sailing on an all-suites, all inclusive, luxury cruise line but...

If you are like most of us, the last thing you want or need this Christmas is more stuff. At this stage in our lives, we are actively...

June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord (otherwise known as the D-Day Invasion), the largest seaborn invasion in history, began. On that day,...

Belize is a beautiful country located in Central America. This tiny nation shares borders with Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean...

Traveling is awesome. Traveling with the people you love is the BEST. When you travel as a group, you get to share wonderful experiences...