Active / Adventure
Beach
Custom Itineraries
Family
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Multi-Generational
I am a passionate traveler who loves exploring the unknown and discovering the newest hidden gem as often as time allows. I’ve been fortunate to travel the world extensively, and I love being able to merge this vast knowledge from personal experience to enhance my clients’ travel experiences as much as possible.
After graduating from Michigan State University in 1998 and planning a month-long tour of Europe, I realized found my passion in travel. Since then, I’ve cultivated this fervor by exploring the world as much as possible. Living abroad for six years in both London and Copenhagen allowed me to travel the world extensively and shaped my decision to move out of the accounting/finance arena and develop a career in travel. In January 2024, I’ll have visited country #82 (Mozambique) and there’s no slowing down in sight!
Besides travel, my passions include photography, fine dining, wine, hiking, and adventure. I constantly try to incorporate as much of this as possible into my personal travel and share this knowledge on the hottest restaurants and hidden gems in each city. “Go where the locals go” is something I take to heart.
I feel privileged to be able to work with discerning clients who value this expertise, and love guiding them as I help curate their trips abroad to help create memories of a lifetime.
Recently Visited: Los Cabos MX; Cape Town and Antarctica with White Desert; Oahu, Maui, and Big Island, Hawaii; Coeur d’Alene, ID; Seattle; Riviera Maya MX; Belize; Anguilla and St Martin Islands; French Riviera; Paris & Champagne; London; Four Seasons Costa Rica; DUCO Italy – Lake Como & Milan, Florence, Rome; Hilton Head, SC; Tanzania; Eleven Experience French Alps; London; Sicily & Rome; Copenhagen; Madeira Island, Portugal; Holbox Island, Mexico; Costa Rica; Jumby Bay Antigua
Bucket List: Bolivia, Tahiti, Peru, Georgia, Wine tasting in the Mendoza Valley, Gorilla Trekking in Uganda or Rwanda, Greenland
Most Memorable Meals: Noma tasting menu in Copenhagen, Denmark, dinner with Dario Cecchini above his butcher shop Antica Macelleria Cecchini in Panzano, Tuscany, and Oriole in Chicago
Best Adventures:
Ultra luxe private jet adventure in the interior of Antarctica with White Desert.
Hiking through Petra and Bedouin camping in Wadi Rum, Jordan.
A private walk and banquet lunch atop the Great Wall of China.
Exploring Istanbul for the first time.
Visiting the stunning Abu Simbel in Egypt.
Hot air ballooning over the fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, Turkey.
Traveling throughout Nepal.
Visiting the hilltop towns in Provence during lavender season.
Island hopping in Croatia.
Wine tasting throughout Tuscany.
Hiking to the base of the Three Towers in Torres Del Paine National Park on a sunny day in Patagonia.
Sunrise above the clouds in Madeira Island, Portugal
Traveling through the Balkans, especially Bulgaria and Romania.
Island hopping in Greece