See, the problem with the parts of Europe I cover is, it’s so terribly easy to give into the notion of oh and what if I add X, it’s right there. While right there can be somewhat of a loose term, on any given day I do map out cross-border journeys linking one place with another and […]

As the owner of a travel business, I sometimes compare my predicament to that of a drug dealer. You see, it takes great discipline to maintain focus when you have unlimited access to the drugs, especially when both your team and your clients are constantly singing their praises. And yet, as every responsible drug dealer […]

There was a time period at the end of the 70’s, when rock and roll belched up 15 minute ballads sticky with hairspray, and the efficiency of a 2-4 beat and counterculture got lost in the woods and egos of stadium shows. We ended up with “Paradise By The Dashboard Light”. Fortunately punk rock and […]

A few months ago, when there were still leaves on the trees and the temperatures hadn’t yet dipped below the freezing mark, my friend Susanne joined me on a research dig around the often overlooked country of Slovenia. Together we spent ten days roaming the land and trying to absorb as much as possible. While […]

We’ve been out on the road this year…. a lot. At half-time on 2019, our trotters are worn smooth, and it’s time to take stock. The pictures above flooded my inbox when I naively wrote to our planning team to ask for a few shots from recent research trips. I was struck by the awesome […]

It’s the year of the Pig, folks, and to celebrate our star-studded shredding of the 2019 Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists List (5 of our planners listed… more than any other company in the – ahem – world) we all gathered in Toronto last month for what can only be described as a good […]