Greeting virtual travelers! Have you taken some amazing trips that you wish you remembered in better detail? It’s frustrating when I forget the name of a restaurant where I had an incredible meal. Or the location of the quaint shop I stumbled upon that had the most unique souvenirs. You get the picture. I like to live in the moment
Greetings virtual travelers – our team has been following guidelines and staying home for over 6 weeks now and honestly, it feels like 6 months. It was like falling off the edge of a cliff; we were constantly on-the-go in January and February and suddenly 100% grounded. I’m sure you can relate. Now that we’ve adjusted to a new routine,
Greetings virtual travelers! I hope you’re hanging in there with staying home and keeping your families safe. Did you know that the 50th anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated on Wednesday this week? This special holiday recalled how meaningful travel is intricately linked to the health of our environment. With the loss of tourism, the Venice canals are clear, the
Greetings virtual travelers! I don’t know about you but staying at home with the family has made mealtime very consistent in our house. We eat dinner together these days which in the past wasn’t something we were able to do regularly with everyone on different schedules. I guess you’d call it a silver lining. Last week, we celebrated a milestone
Greetings virtual travelers! Spring break for many of us would be starting tomorrow, and this fact is heavy on my mind. Some of you had plans to travel to amazing places, others looked forward to visiting colleges with your high school kids and some had staycation plans to celebrate Easter or Passover with loved ones. Whatever your plans may have
Greetings travel lovers – how are you all doing? We are on day 12 of my son’s quarantine, and as you know it’s not easy. Speaking of my younger son, he is a true outdoorsman. He worked as an ecotourism guide in Alaska last summer, spent a college winter term in Ecuador/the Galapagos Islands and just before the coronavirus hit,
Greetings virtual travelers! “Stay home and hunker down” are not words that I, as a travel professional and world traveler myself, ever thought I would give as advice. However, with the current COVID-19 situation and the need to protect ourselves and others in our community, I’m doing just that. While I am actively advising people to NOT travel under the current
Greetings armchair travelers – it’s been a very long couple of weeks for all of us. I have been juggling helping clients and non-clients postpone travel plans and navigate supplier policies as well as assisting an elderly family member with pulmonary issues. I know you all have been dealing with similar work/family challenges and keeping up with the news while
Greetings travelers. Given the unprecedented developments in travel and daily life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this week’s newsletter focuses on providing you reliable, informative resources, whether you travel for pleasure, business, have a student studying abroad, etc.: Upcoming travel plans? If you are scheduled to travel and would like to discuss your options (whether you booked your
Before we start this week’s newsletter, I’d like to offer anyone who has upcoming spring break travel plans (booked through me or not) the opportunity for a phone call to assist in assessing your options to travel or cancel due to the coronavirus situation. Send me an email (address below) to schedule a time to talk. As a travel consultant,
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