Trips I’ve planned, places I’ve learned from, and useful things worth sharing.

TRAVEL NOTES

A winding mountain road through a steep, sunlit red-rock canyon.

Think of this as the travel advice I’d actually send a friend: stories with a point, lessons from being there, and practical ideas I find myself sharing again and again.

FEATURED

1. Two travelers standing together on a terrace overlooking a coastal town in Sicily.

Sicily as one trip; not 19 reservations

An anniversary road trip across Sicily worked because the hotels, ferries, parking, food tours, beach time, and pacing were planned as one journey — not as a pile of separate bookings.

Read the Sicily story ➾

USEFUL NOTE

Travel Tips for the Newly Sober

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

FROM THE ROAD

Going back to Vietnam, with clients in mind

Seventeen years after my first visit, I went back to refresh what I knew about Vietnam — and ended up seeing how a local partner handled severe flooding that blew up the itinerary. Read note ➾

THE LIBRARY IS OPEN

Browse what sounds useful.

There’s no required reading order here. Start with the place, question, or kind of trip that catches your attention.

Travel Notes

Jacob’s Turkish delight

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 few hours aboard Celebrity Edge

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.

I keep an eye on hotel prices so you don’t have to

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.

Is a repositioning cruise right for me?

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.

4 Gays with 8 Days in Morocco

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.