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Living Big Travel started in 2014 from a seed of an idea - a hunch really - that if given a hand to hold, a plan to latch on to, and a community to join - more people (women in particular) would be traveling the globe. That hunch turned out to be true, put Living Big Travel on a path that…
Read MoreIt strikes me as so peculiar when I first discover a mash-up of these two countries in an unlikely place: at Vatican City. For over 500 years a special group of Swiss military guards have taken on the role of the chief army charged with protecting the Pope and Vatican City.
Read MoreThis post is about something you might have heard about Switzerland, can often feel when you’re in Switzerland, but isn’t a topic often mentioned in travel stories - and that’s the long Swiss history of independence and neutrality.
Read MoreI started Living Big Travel in 2013, and at its core then and now is Connection. It started with reconnecting with myself after a transformational 5 month solo adventure, evolved to finding ways for small-groups of women to connect to themselves, each other and unique experiences on our Hosted Adventures, and most recently - with our new focus on custom Travel Design - we’re focused on creating custom travel experiences that allow clients to connect with their friends, family and travel mates without the stresses and challenges that often come with planning your own trip.
Read MoreWHEW! You made it to the third, and final part, of this blog series! Part 1 outlines what led to this adventure, and Part 2 outlined all the details of where I went on my 5 month solo adventure. Part 3 is all about what I learned along the way as I was planning the trip + traveling ‘with’ myself for 5 months.
Read MoreIn May 2013 I set-out on my first long-term solo travel adventure. To read more about what led to this adventure, how I saved the money to quit my job and travel for 5 months. Here’s a preview of how the experience unfolded:
Read MoreIf I put myself back to a previous phase of like, circa 2011 or so, life looked so very different. It wasn’t bad - don’t get me wrong, just different. I was a hitting a stride in my corporate marketing career, having fun with friends, traveling a bit, and overall setting out on a life-path I thought I was meant to live.
Read MoreWith the state of the world being what it is now, I’ve been finding it difficult to dream about traveling. In my room, I have a whole wall dedicated to photos from my travels. When I have an off day, one of my favorite things to do is look up at the wall to see all the faces I have met and reminisce on all the stories I made with each person.
Read MoreWhile the state of the world requires us to sit tight, postpone travel and slowwwwwww down, it doesn’t mean we have to stop dreaming, imagining and planning our next adventure! To help with all that dreaming, imagining and planning, we want to provide as much content and advice as we can!
Read MoreLiving Big Travel has grown so fast that it’s hard to believe we’re now in our 6th year of operation. In this time, we’ve led nearly 400 women on 35 hosted adventures all over the world and designed over 100 personal vacations. It continues to be the honor of my life to build this brand and to be a conduit, cheerleader, and instigator for your travel dreams. #pinchme. But alas, it’s time to start a new chapter for Living Big Travel, and for myself.
Read Morerecently had a discussion with a client that wanted help designing a family vacation. She said the trip was on her bucket list, which is something I hear quite often, and love being part of. But the conversation went further,...
Read MoreI love traveling on my own. I love spending time with my BFF (me!) to think through big life questions, to stroll a new street without an agenda, to make new friends in unlikely places, and to let travel do...
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