Meet the Experts!

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Hi friend! I'm Byrd and travel is my love language. I am the proud founder of this amazing organization and I strive to create unique experiences that capture the authentic culture of each country. As your advisor, you will gain a new friend. I absolutely want to create memories that you will cherish for a lifetime and I think it's equally important to build meaningful connections while doing it. I believe that people grow and gain empathy through immersive cultural experiences and my goal is to bring those experiences to as many people as possible!

From a young age I have known two things: I love to help others and I love to go on adventures. Throughout my childhood, my passions were fed with family trips and various school organizations, as well as volunteering opportunities. While attending college at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), I was able to dive deeper into other cultures around the world in my anthropology studies and this fueled my desire to explore the world and all it has to offer. Entering the professional world, I have had countless opportunities to help others in my career and I've always found that to be my favorite part of any job that I've had. In 2019 I became a Mom. My husband and I knew from the beginning that we wanted to raise our little one to be adventurous and to seek new experiences via traveling. I want to help you expand your worldview through travel and make your adventure-seeking dreams come true! 

I have had the opportunity to take some amazing trips that I found almost as much fun planning them, as going on them! I had been told I would be great at being a Travel Advisor, and that was that! I didn’t need convincing. I have hiked the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu, surfed in Costa Rica, skied in Whistler, B.C., cruised the Mediterranean and have been all around different parts of Europe. I love adventure! Let me help you plan a trip that ignites your soul, or rests your body wherever that may be. 

Sunshine, ocean waves, cobblestone paths, castles, cruises-I love it all! I’m a Michigan native and a Lowcountry, South Carolina transplant. A graduate from Northwood University, my background in business has provided me with knowledge in planning, financial tasks and professionalism. Besides my family and curating unique vacation packages for you, coffee and photography take up most of my spare time. I truly believe that a good life entails helping others, being kind, trying new things and traveling. My goal is to help others experience truly breathtaking destinations and create memories that will forever remind them that they have certainly lived a good life.

I love to travel. I can spend hours in museums or walking around and taking in all of the scenery. I can spend days following in the footsteps of Jane Austen. I love the iconic trains, The Venice- Simplon-Orient Express and The Royal Scotsman. I love learning about other cultures or just relaxing at a pristine beach. Have you ever planned a vacation and run into problem after problem? I work with clients to make sure that doesn’t happen. Clients who like to travel well, but who struggle to find real value. I am lucky enough to say I love what I do. I make sure every single detail of your trip is planned to perfection.

Congratulations! You are already taking the steps towards a life changing experience! Traveling has the capacity to do that. It can change your life. But with great travels, comes the stressful process of planning your journey. That’s where I come in. My name is Samantha and I want to help provide you a life changing experience!   

My biggest fears when traveling are missing out on all the experiences that I would love and fitting everything on my wish list into my traveling schedule. This is why I love visiting a place twice! A second trip always allows me to perfect my itinerary, but who has the time and money to do that?! Allow my expertise to provide you with a trip that will have the excitement of seeing a place for the first time, but also the peace of mind of knowing you have an itinerary so polished that you’d think you’ve been there before. I can make sure your journey is as exciting, and as fulfilling, as it should be.

Hi, I’m Melody. My passion for travel and experiencing the world led me to join the Navy upon graduating high school. I fell in love with being immersed in other cultures and gained confidence as a solo traveler. I believe travel is the greatest soul-filling gift you can give yourself. My background as an educator and conservation biologist has led me to concentrate on wildlife travel with a focus on education and community-based conservation. Some of my experiences include kayaking with orcas off the San Juan Islands, swimming with whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez, great white shark expeditions off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa, volunteering at elephant sanctuaries in Cambodia and Thailand, and volunteering for rhino anti-poaching patrols at Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa. I became a travel advisor to help others explore this extraordinary planet. I want to hear all about your dream vacation, so I can take care of every detail for you. Tell me, “Where do you want to go?”

I am an avid traveler and so excited to share my expertise so you can have a wonderful trip!  Whether you are looking for a laid-back beach vacation, an adventurous trip of a lifetime or something in between, I will be here to take care of all the details!  Traveling, immersing myself in different cultures and experiencing all the world has to offer are what I live for.  I’ve been fortunate enough to experience some amazing things – gorilla trekking in Uganda, swimming in cenotes in Mexico, skydiving in Maine, and drinking a pint of Guinness in Ireland to name a few.  I am so excited to work with you and help turn your travel dreams into a reality!If you want to dine with locals as they prepare a meal for you in their home or relax on a beach or poolside, you will still interact with locals and be able to learn something about their country and culture.  

When I was nine, my parents took me to our local travel agency to apply for my first passport, and I was hooked. The brochures, the posters, the idea that all those places were waiting to be explored…I immediately decided I would be a travel agent when I grew up. I’ve now spent more than half my life building relationships and honing my skills so I can offer uniquely personalized experiences to my clients. A vacation, by definition is a treat; something special and out of the ordinary. My goal for every client is to make the planning part of the fun, and I excel at making the process simple, transparent, and enjoyable. I’d love the chance to be your partner, guide, and friend as you create memories with your friends and family, and I promise to make each experience as unique as you are. Let’s get to know each other and start collecting some great stories!

I’m Nikki and I love all things travel! Seriously. I love reading about it, talking about it, planning it, and obviously the act of traveling itself. Because I love travel I’m passionate about the work I do and I want my clients to truly feel that passion themselves as we work through creating amazing itineraries together. My 15 years of experience in the travel industry have taught me many tricks of the trade, but nothing replaces the personal experiences of traveling around the world. From hiking the cloud forest in Costa Rica to hang gliding in Kitty Hawk, I’m always looking to jump into the best experiences that a destination has to offer! Contact me for your next adventurous getaway!

Do you ever look back on your year as it comes to a close and think, what were the highlights? When I take a bit to reflect, I realize that the best moments of my year are always during the trip I took. The moment I saw two cheetah cubs romping around, chasing their mom while on a sunset safari in South Africa. The moment I paddle boarded in the Sea of Cortez in Baja, the milky way galaxy in the night sky above, and brilliant bioluminescent plankton swirling in the water below. Not only resetting us from our busy daily lives, travel takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste and feel new experiences. I am lucky to say that traveling has been a large part of my life since a young age, and now creating unforgettable experiences for others has become my passion. I am here to take away the stress of planning and create a worry-free travel experience from start to finish so that you have more time to be present in the moment. I believe life is measured in these moments- so let’s go make them happen.

I’m Elizabeth, your best-kept travel secret, also known as your travel advisor. Traveling has been a lifelong passion of mine. For the last decade, I have worked in aviation as a flight attendant. My experience as a flight attendant has allowed me to explore the world uniquely and check off quite a few bucket list destinations. Naturally, as an aviation professional, I am often asked for travel advice and how to get the best deal. I haven’t been able to offer both until now. As your travel advisor, I focus on taking the stress out of planning a vacation while still keeping it detailed and personalized to you, your family, or your group of friends. The most important part of my job is the meaningful connections I make while helping you create memories that you will cherish for a lifetime. Now, where shall we go next?

Food, Fun, Excursions, Leisure; All the makings of a memorable vacation. Let me help you plan the perfect getaway and make memories you will cherish forever! I am a wife, mother to a little boy, and a fourth grade teacher. Now that I am a mother, vacations have become so much more special to me. I have a true understanding of the value of a moment when it becomes a memory. I can’t wait to help you add chapters to your life story!