Venture: A risky or daring journey or undertaking
After fifteen years of working nonstop in technology startups, I decided to do the scary thing by taking a year off of work and pursuing a new kind of venture. Over the course of a year, I visited thirty countries and every continent except Antarctica.
During this time I realized my passion for the travel industry, and after a chance meeting with a couple that owned a luxury travel agency, I eventually chose to take another risk: pivoting from my corporate career and becoming a luxury travel advisor.
You can read about my own travels here for inspiration–and if you’d like help planning your next adventure, please get in touch. I’d love to help!
Balearic Islands Part One: Ibiza
For the final month of my summer in Europe, I planned to spend the first half of August in Spain. My friend Nina decided to join me to kick things…
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While I had visited Paris a few times in the past, I had never been to the City of Lights in the summer. I was dubious about spending time in…
Continue ReadingDrinking Wine and Visiting Châteaux in the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley was one must-see wine destination on my international travel list. Famous for its sauvignon blancs (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are…
Continue ReadingTwo Nights in Bordeaux
When I first dreamed of a post-tech-startup-global-travel-extravaganza, I envisioned a wine tour of the world. I wanted to visit the Old World and…
Continue ReadingA Week in the Côte d’Azur
My first visit to the French Riviera (known as the Côte d’Azur in France) was for a work trip to the Cannes Lions advertising festival in June…
Continue ReadingAmalfi Coast Part Two: Positano & Praiano
My original itinerary for the Amalfi Coast called for four nights split equally between Sorrento and Praiano. Once Julie and Jen decided to join, I…
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