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What I do

Pick your trip.

Every trip below gets the same treatment: properties with perks I can actually get, a day-by-day built around who's going, transfers that show up, and one person to call when reality edits the plan. Planning is complimentary.

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A drawer of souvenirs

Destination guides written from research and obsession, not press releases. The neighborhood to sleep in, the room to book, the one to skip.

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Where the trips come from, what's actually worth booking, and the occasional strong opinion. Free, written by me, delivered by Substack.

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What I do

Plan and book luxury trips end to end: hotels, weddings and honeymoons, cruises, group and corporate travel, plus everything on the ground. Planning is complimentary.

Who it's for

People who'd rather spend their time on the trip than on the forty browser tabs it takes to build one. Couples, families, wedding parties, teams.

Who I am

Steph. Bay Area, parent of three, advisor with Fora, and the person who reads the fine print so you never have to. More →

Field Guides

Most travel advice is a list of the same ten things. This is the other list. Field guides to the rooms worth the spend, the tables worth the wait, and the trips worth the anticipation.

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The Almanac

Notes from the desk

Long-form letters on where to go and how to do it properly. The full essays live on Substack, the openers live here.

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No. 001

Japan: Stop Waiting for Spring

Everyone wants the cherry blossoms. The data says June and October are the smarter trip, and here's the honest math.

No. 002

The Neighborhood You Sleep In Decides Your Rome

Rome isn't one city, it's eleven. Where the bed sits determines which one you get.

No. 003

The Two-Part Honeymoon

A short escape now, the big trip later. Why phasing beats the exhausted classic, in real numbers.
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