Have you been watching the Winter Olympics in northern Italy? If Italy is on your 2026 travel list, now is the time to start planning — the best luxury hotels, private guides, and unique experiences book well in advance. But today, I’m taking you to Japan — where I spent an unforgettable Thanksgiving trading turkey for sushi. This past fall,
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are now looking forward to the holiday season no matter what and how you celebrate. I’m just back from a big trip to Japan which I will be sharing with you soon. Japan continues to be HOT for travel, so it was time for me to
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! The ongoing US government shutdown is affecting flights nationwide. These US government shutdown air travel tips will help you prepare and travel confidently. The timing is particularly challenging with Thanksgiving being only a couple of weeks away when many people take to the skies for the holiday. I share this information as a helpful
Happy Friday Hidden Gem Travel community – and welcome October! I’m traveling this month as are many clients. Our destinations span the globe this month and include Bermuda, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Peru and Thailand! I love ‘shoulder’ season travel over summer – the weather is cooler and crowds less intense. Bon voyage to all! 2026 travel is also on
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! November before Thanksgiving is typically a quiet month for client travel. This week, Hidden Gem Travel clients are in northern Italy and Costa Rica. This quieter time allows me to focus on working with clients on 2025 trips which include Spain, Scotland, New Zealand, Japan, Napa, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Peru, Anguilla, Hawaii, Nevis, Amsterdam, and
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! What a crazy few weeks it’s been in travel land from the airline meltdown to record-breaking crowds across Europe. Requests for 2025 trips have been brisk, so be sure to reach out to me soon to get the planning process started. I’ve had to turn away helping people with last minute trips this year
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! I don’t know about you, but I look forward to fall days after a long, hot summer. Living in the Northeast means changing of the leaves and wardrobe both of which I welcome. Fall is also an ideal time to travel to many destinations (cooler temps and fewer crowds than summer), and Hidden Gem
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! May has been a very busy month, and I find myself surprised at how quickly it flew by – do you feel the same? Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial beginning of summer is here, and vacation is on everyone’s minds. This month, I was in Europe on a whirlwind 3 country/1 principality trip
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! I don’t know about you, but my inboxes have been flooded with shopping emails – holiday sales, Black Friday, Cyber Monday… Understandably, you may have missed my newsletter from last week (sent Friday since Thursday was the holiday). If that’s the case, you can read it on my website under the ‘blog’ tab. Or
Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! Have you felt the change of season from summer to fall where you live? I felt the beginning of the shift when I arrived home from the west coast last weekend. You didn’t see me in your inbox last week because I attended what I dubbed a ‘floating conference’ with a pre-weekend in Los
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