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Vincennes – Live Like a Local in Paris

Vincennes – Live Like a Local in Paris

Vincennes – a community in the eastern suburbs of Paris – is home to Pascale Heuzé. I first introduced you to this lovely lady when I wrote about learning vacations a while back.  Now she wants you to know about her hometown: the reasons to visit and why you might like to make Vincennes your base […]

March 13, 2015 | Updated: March 13, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Barcelona Walking Tours – Best Private Guide

Barcelona Walking Tours – Best Private Guide

  Barcelona walking tours are Gaston Magrinat’s specialty. Born in Spain, but raised in the United States, Gaston graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Forestry. After graduation he worked as an outdoor wilderness guide for at-risk teens in the wilderness of Idaho and the mountains of North Carolina. In 1999, he […]

May 28, 2014 | Updated: June 18, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
5 Best Destination Travel Companies

5 Best Destination Travel Companies

Authentic Luxury Travel has just named the five best destination travel companies in the world. The selection was based on the companies’ insider knowledge, local connections, and expertise in creating custom itineraries focused on authentic travel experiences. These travel planners will be awarded Authentic Luxury Travel’s “World’s Best Travel Awards 2014” badges for inclusion on […]

March 12, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Best India Travel Planner

Best India Travel Planner

Only a great India travel planner could have organized the walk in the foothills of the Himalayas that my husband and I did last year. I mean, think about it: the logistics of getting to the starting point, plus dealing with vagaries in the weather and the effects of altitude. Only the best India travel […]

February 26, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Botswana – Perfect Ending to Fab Africa Trip

Botswana – Perfect Ending to Fab Africa Trip

This Botswana trip report was contributed by Victoria Harris, Board President of the California Wildlife Center near Los Angeles. In 2011, my husband and I and two dear friends were lucky enough to work with Patrick Ashworth of Ashworth Africa in planning a fantastic trip to Africa.  Originally we had just planned to visit South Africa but, to his credit, Patrick […]

February 15, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
How To Find Authentic Venice

How To Find Authentic Venice

  This guest post was contributed by Claudia Coppola who lives in Verona, Italy. “This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty—this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.” Thomas Mann (1875–1955), […]

February 6, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 4 Replies More
Best Vietnam Travel Company

Best Vietnam Travel Company

I love hearing from travelers who have enjoyed the services of the Travel Experts I endorse on this site. Here’s a testimonial from Charles E. Flam of Montreal. “You asked whether I would write a testimonial about Vietnam Alive and my experience with them. It is a pleasure to do so. “I have dealt with Vietnam […]

December 1, 2013 | Updated: February 10, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Vietnam Alive

Vietnam Alive

Vietnam Alive is easily the best travel company in Vietnam. They excel at planning customized trips for families, couples, individuals and small groups of friends or colleagues. Van Nguyen, founder of Vietnam Alive, works with guests to create an itinerary based on their interests, available time, and budget. He and his staff of travel specialists […]

October 23, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
JapanQuest Journeys – Bespoke Luxury

JapanQuest Journeys – Bespoke Luxury

I know you’re interested in Japan and I don’t feel qualified to provide insider advice on this destination, so I asked Scott Gilman, Managing Director and Co-Founder of JapanQuest Journeys to contribute a guest post. Scott’s company is well known for specializing in customized luxury trips to Japan and providing personalized “platinum quality” service. Cheers,  […]

September 5, 2013 | Updated: March 26, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Your Private Guide to France

Your Private Guide to France

  Manuel de Croutte would like to introduce you to the art de vivre in France, and my advice is that you should let him. As you may already know (I didn’t), the art de vivre literally means the “art of living,” but in France it’s code for French history, tradition, culture, and – most […]

June 19, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
San Diego Trip Planning

San Diego Trip Planning

Some people are ho-hum about their home town, but not me. I’ve lived in San Diego most of my life and appreciate it more every day. When I’m in Balboa Park, I gape at the truly elegant Spanish Colonial architecture as if I was seeing it for the first time. I never tire of watching […]

June 12, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Your Travel Expert in the Caribbean

Your Travel Expert in the Caribbean

Need a travel expert in the Caribbean? Savvy travelers know that planning a trip – especially one with a customized and personalized itinerary – can be a time-consuming experience. The easiest solution is to contact a local travel agent, but the best travel planner lives in the destination and is thoroughly familiar with it. Your […]

March 16, 2012 | Updated: February 11, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Your Travel Expert in the American Southwest

Your Travel Expert in the American Southwest

Patrizia Antonicelli is a travel expert in the American Southwest. Her company Seven Directions Cultural and Sustainable Tours offers customized journeys throughout New Mexico, Arizona and the surrounding states. Patrizia is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and prides herself on offering authentic experiences designed for individual travelers’ interests and needs. ”We are a sustainable tourism enterprise […]

June 9, 2011 | Updated: February 11, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Your Travel Expert in England

Your Travel Expert in England

Guests of Norfolk Tours enjoy wandering around England’s little villages Customized travel, also known as “bespoke travel,” is my preferred way to travel and I love England, so you can imagine how excited I was to meet Glynn Burrows. Here’s the pick-up line that won my heart, “I love to travel, and when I travel, […]

May 25, 2011 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
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