Category: USA

2022 in the rearview šŸŽŠ

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! I hope you’ve enjoyed your holidays so far as we head into the last few days of 2022. Are you looking back and taking stock of the year? Here at Hidden Gem Travel, I’ve been doing just that. It was an incredible year in terms of being busy planning incredible trips for clients. Also,

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The Must-Do Summer VacationšŸ¦…

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! Have you had enough downtime this summer or like me been so busy that you realize that you need some quiet time? August is a good month to carve out that time, and I encourage you to block space on your calendar to make it happen before the hectic fall schedule is upon you.

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šŸ—½New York City – hidden gems & more

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community! Are you a fan of Halloween? I find that people either love it or hate it with few in between. I’m in the ā€˜love it’ camp and now that my kiddos are older, my favorite memories are of their many costumes.Ā  One of my sons loved to make his costumes; many were quite elaborate

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Pack your racquet for these destinations!

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community and belated happy St. Paddy’s Day!  If you didn’t have your fill of Irish fare yesterday, my partners at CIE Tours shared a fab Irish Coffee recipe courtesy of Sean’s Bar, the oldest pub in the world (its history dates to 900AD): Ingredients Sean’s specially blended Irish whiskey Freshly brewed, strong coffee 1 teaspoon

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Thinking about a vacation in the USA?

Happy Friday Hidden Gem Travel community!  I’m a day late in your inbox this week due to my virtual travel event on Wednesday night.  It was a big success and anyone who couldn’t join us, I’m happy to send you the recording.  Many thanks to my partners at Kensington Tours, NIC+ZOE, and Tidy Nest! With all the winter weather across

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Food and wine nirvanas

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community!Ā Ā  For me, today is throwback Thursday as I’m thinking about one year ago (feels like a decade ago); I attended my last in-person travel event and weekend getaway pre-pandemic.Ā  Reading this paragraph makes me wish for the future more than ever – have you had one of these moments recently? As you’re reading this

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Love is in the air!

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community!  Before we move onto the topic of the week, I have exciting news to share with you.  Join me on February 24th at 7pm EST for a first-of-its-kind virtual travel event.  You’ll learn from a panel of experts about where to go, how to plan, what to wear, and how to pack for your

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Kicking off a month of ā¤ļø travel-style!

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community and welcome to February!  Do you have plans for celebrating Valentine’s Day?  I’ll be hunkered down at home as I’ve been busy this past week planning vacations for clients later this year and next.  With promising vaccine news, people are forging ahead with future travel plans which is exciting!  Lots for me to do

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Do You Know Your Travel Style?

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Travel community!  Did you see on my social channels that Tuesday was National Plan For Vacation Day?  Yes, it’s an official thing, and as I posted on LinkedIn there are some interesting stats about attitudes relating to travel in 2021: 69% of people see a change in scenery as a top travel priority in 2021, and

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Amazing snowy vacations for your family ā„ļø

Happy Thursday Hidden Gem Community!  How are your preparations for the holidays going?  Question – what traditions are you embracing or revisiting during this unusual holiday season?  For our family, I’m digging out the board games that we used to play years ago (yes, I still have Star Wars Monopoly). *Happy Hanukkah today – enjoy the Festival of Lights! *Countdown

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