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How to Travel During a Heat Wave Without Melting Into a Puddle of Regret

So, you’ve booked a fabulous summer trip months in advance (hopefully with me!), and now Mother Nature has decided to crank the thermostat to lava. Congratulations—you’re now an involuntary contestant in Survivor: Heatwave Edition. Don’t cancel. Don’t panic. Instead, prepare…

Venice Carnivale

Casanova Carnivale

Ah, Venice! The city of canals, romance, and pigeons who have clearly declared world domination as their goal. But come February 2025, the pigeons will be sharing the stage with something far more fabulous: Carnivale! That time of year when…

Fontainebleau, France

5 day trips from Paris

Ah, Paris. The City of Light, romance, baguettes, and enough wine to fuel even the most overzealous sommelier. But what if you’ve seen all the landmarks, Instagrammed the Eiffel Tower from every possible angle, and consumed your body weight in…

Four Fabulous Events I Want to Experience in 2025…Care to Join me?

I’m a wing it kinda girl…buying one-way tickets and booking hotels the day of…it usually works out…and when it doesn’t it makes for a story (though not necessarily a great one). I advise clients not to fill every moment…allow for…

Ah Kyoto….6 things to do

Ah Kyoto… Japan’s capital for 1000 years, the cultural heart of the country and the city of 10,000 shrines. Largely ignored by the Americans, Kyoto survived WWII with more pre 1940 architecture preserved than the rest of Japan resulting in…

quebec city: 6 winter things to do

Ah….Quebec City, where cannons still stand and poutine reigns!  It is North America's only remaining walled city. More than 400 years of history are tucked into a stunning cobble stoned old European style town perched at the junction of two…