A two-week anniversary road trip worked because the route, hotels, ferries, parking, food, beach time, and breathing room were planned together — not one booking at a time.

I loved Vietnam the first time I went in 2008. But seventeen years is a long time to keep giving advice based on one trip.

When I had the chance to join a travel advisor scouting trip there, I knew I had two jobs: refresh what I knew about Vietnam, and find out a lot more about potential local partners on the ground.

I ended up learning more about both than I expected.

Jacob had two weeks in Türkiye, a sister in Istanbul, and more ideas than he knew what to do with. Instead of custom-building every day, we found the right structure for the complicated middle and left room around it for family time, independent exploring, and a road trip of his own.

A ship tour can’t tell me everything about what it’s like to spend a week onboard. It can tell me a lot about how a ship feels, which cabin choices actually change the experience, and the questions I’d want a client to think through before booking.

Booking the hotel isn’t always the end of the job. When a flexible rate drops, I may be able to catch it and put the savings back in your pocket.

Why an unusual one-way sailing can be a great value and a genuinely interesting trip — and the reasons it can also be the wrong cruise for you.

A very specific eight-day trip through Morocco, with the places, choices, surprises, and detours that made it ours rather than a generic “best of” itinerary.

A few practical ways to make a trip feel expansive, social, and genuinely fun without alcohol.