Eight days, four islands, one boat and thirty guests who all needed to be somewhere. Every decision, every number, and the two things I would do completely differently.
Read the chronicle →How a woman with a real career actually gets away. The PTO math, the travel days, what it really cost — the unglamorous half nobody posts.
Hosting, themed parties and group travel design. Thirty people, four islands, one boat. Effortless is a production.
Joy, connection and the friendships that come out of going places — the friends you already have, the ones you meet, and him.
Monday to Wednesday I was working. Wednesday to Sunday I was not. The same house, two completely different trips.
Miami to Islamorada by car, then a boat, then nothing but water. Part one of three.
How to route a European wedding trip so it does not feel like eight days in an airport.
One email a week: where I have been, what it cost, and what I would book again. For women who plan the trip for everyone else.