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No…. not those two!  Get your minds out of the gutter! I’m pretty sure that mine are “Room Service!” There’s nothing more luxurious than waking up and having breakfast served to you while you relax in a fluffy bathrobe (and someone else cleans up the crumbs). Some hotels have taken it to a new level […]

  “I look forward to the Galapagos with more interest than any other part of the voyage. They abound with active volcanoes, and, I should hope, contain Tertiary strata. I am glad to hear you have some thoughts of beginning Geology. I hope you will; there is so much larger a field for thought than […]

*Also known as, how to cram as much junk as possible into a suitcase that needs to weigh less than 50 lbs Your vacation is booked. You are counting down the days – and then it hits you – you need to pack. Not just for you, but for everyone else in your house.  And just […]

Even if you’re like me, and prefer the “apres” to the “ski”

Here are the top 5 trips I helped my clients plan this week in the blizzard.  All diverse, all amazing and all just a phone call away. Let me know where you want to go and I’ll get you there. The kids are looking forward to camp, well when the kids are away the parents […]

There’s just not that much good on TV these days.  So I thought about binge watching Downton and spending a little time visiting with the Crawley family.  But what would be better than visiting the Abbey on PBS would be visiting an estate like it in real life… Right now, Barnsley House in the Costwolds […]

What’s this you ask? Oh, nothing, just the largest indoor pool in Manhattan. In the slickest, chicest new hotel downtown… and we can get you there with a third night free and breakfast included! Having spent the afternoon at amazing new Four Seasons New York Downtown, I can assure the world there could not possibly […]

What could be better then experience the phenomenal natural beauty of the shoreline of a tropical island? Enjoying it from the patio of a privately owned villa where a professional team of staff are there to attend to you and your family. Enjoying a multi-generational trip where everyone has a place to gather together, but […]

Amsterdam – for those seeking a cosmopolitan yet casual experience, consider visiting “the Venice of the North”.  The fall is the ideal time for touring this canal based city – the skies are blue, festivals and event are in full swing (including Open Garden Days, allowing you to peer into private gardens that line the […]

This summer can be the time for you to gear up for the ultimate expedition exploring the last Frontier.  Cruising allows you the ability to experience sumptuous accommodations while taking in the majesty of glaciers, hiking Denali National Park and Preserve, and coming face to face with harbor seals, wolves, bears and other wildlife. #summerseries […]