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We think it is about the journey and the destination

Welcome to our journey of discovering serene and authentic places on Earth. We believe seeking out unique lodging options, whether it's a charming hotel, a cozy villa, or even a treehouse is more interesting than a conglomerate big box resort. Our focus is on creating joyful experiences for our clients, prioritizing value over corporate commissions. Join us as we explore the hidden gems that provide a true sense of tranquility and individuality.

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SEE SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR boutique active and adventure travel experiences below.(click the arrow to Slide right.)

SOUTHERN ITALY CHIC

Most people want to go to the Four Seasons where White Lotus was filmed. We have a better option at the Belmond. Day sailing, tiny authentic towns, wine tasting, cooking classes, outdoor cinema. The real Sicily. Then transfer to Puglia to stay at a chic, white washed masseria. Bike through olive orchards to the beach, explore hill towns and sail the coast from their beach club. We have thought of it all and input every last detail.

COSTA RICA: JUNGLE AND WAVES:

Pura Vida! Start your journey in either Arenal or at Hacienda Alta Gracia- an Auberge Resort. Days spent hiking through jungle looking for sloths, colorful frogs and Toucans. Drink the perfect cup of coffee and explore the beauty of a jungle that holds 2.5% of the world's biodiversity. Transfer to the beach for barefoot luxury. Learn to surf, eat a farm dinner overlooking the sea. Fish for yellowtail that your personal chef will turn into sashimi by the poolside. We have been to Costa Rica 5 times. It is one of our favorite places on earth and we can't wait to share it with you.

ITALY: CASTLES AND CHIANTI

Explore Italy's more pastoral and authentic corners. Taste wine at Banfi, drive the Prosecco route, ride in a Riva wood boat on Lake Como. We will guide you through the Italy we love. The authentic and unique side streets. A place to buy a leather purse, the perfect negroni.... the real La Dolce Vita.

ALASKA FISHING LODGE BUT STYLISH AND CHIC:

The Lodge at 58 North has the best guides, the best fishing program, planes, boats and gear. But they also have taken great pains to do things with design in mind. Their lodge is beautiful and well- appointed instead of a green carpeted afterthought. This is one of three lodges we will point clients to in AK- but this is the one.

TANZANIA SAFARI OF A LIFETIME

We have curated a collection of safari lodges and operators that do things perfectly. We will tailor your safari to your needs but we have perfection dialed in.

FRANCE'S WINE ROUTE:

Start in Bordeaux, tasting Medoc and St. Emilion. Move by e-bike so that you can smell and see everything up close. Combine your day's tasting with wellness activities and French cuisine at night. Move on to either Spain's Rioja area for robust Teprinillos or south-east to the Rhone valley before finishing off on the Cote d Azure.

ST. BARTH OR ANGUILLA BY VILLA

Our favorite islands in the Caribbean are Anguilla, St. Barth, St. John, Nevis, Bequia and a couple others. We work with Lacure and Wimco Properties to source the very best and most interesting villas. Each has a full service team so that you don't lift a finger. We stock the kitchen, personally work with the concierge to design a turn key itinerary filled with beaches, day-sailing, beach clubs, snorkeling, wellness and immersion into the local community and environment.

BELIZE: VINTAGE, CLASSIc RIDGE AND REEF

Belize is the perfect destination to visit if you want to harken back to more genteel travel times. We love Copal Tree Lodge for their nod to classic, vintage chic jungle travel. The lodge is otherworldly and the amount activities and excursions will keep you busy. We love the rum distillery tour by mixologist, market day in Punta Gorda, Making your own chocolate bar from their Cacao trees. It is quintessential and perfect. Then Transfer to one of two Cayes that we work with for 3 days of boating, fishing, supping, laying on powder white sand and eating their gourmet farm to table fare. There is not a better Belize trip.

NAPA: WINE AND WELLNESS

Solage Napa- An Auberge Resort, is one of our favorite resorts. This is a curated wellness journey that is offset by copius wine tastings at the best juice stands in Calistoga and Napa. We are talking about Ramey, Shrambsburg, Davis. We design a wine trail by bike, set up a VIP tasting, pickleball, yoga, pool therapies. It really does not get any better.

HENRY'S FORK LODGE, IDAHO

As a firm who curates the curators, we sift through and take the best of the best for our clients. And, well, Henry's Fork Lodge is the best of the best when it comes to dry fly fishing for trout. Especially in the Western United States. We work with Yellowdog fly fishing travel and directly with the lodge to make sure that your week of fishing is the very best and most awe- filled time it can be. We know when the Green Drake hatch is. We know where other streams like the warm river and teton river are and we know how to get you in and out.

MAJORCA AND MENORCA: VINEYARDS, OLIVE ORCHARD HIKES AND PRIVATE BOATING TO THE SECRET BEACHES

The Balearics are stunning islands off of Spain. You have to know when to go and how to do them though. They get busy. We know the beaches, coves, vineyards, tiny hill towns and we know how to move around. A little hiking vineyard to vineyard, a little narrow gauge train, a little rooftop tapas. You get the picture?

ALASKA: MELLOW..... OR NOT, ADVENTURE

I get sad when I hear that people are taking a cruise to Alaska. That is not seeing Alaska. I was a Backcountry Ranger in Denali for 5 years so I know Alaska. The trip we put together has you landing on Kahiltna Glacier, walking with a naturalist to view grizzlies, caribou, moose and dahl sheep. You will do a beer tasting in Talkeetna, catch salmon off Soldotna and see, up close, the real Alaska and what makes it a place that will change you forever.

THE GREAT AMERICAN SAFARI

Start in Phoenix or Santa Fe so that you can hit Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon... or Telluride, and Park City before you head north to explore the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. We live in the west and are deeply passionate about sharing the history and culture of this most special place. Make your own cowboy hat, get a pair of Luchesse boots, learn how to fly fish. enjoy the greatest ribeye and bourbon you have ever imagined. This is the real west, elevated yes, but the west all the same.

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK, THEN SEVERAL IN THE ISLANDS AND UP NORTH

Start in the Venice of southeast asia- Bangkok, at the Peninsula hotel. Enjoy a klong tour, sounds of Thailand, a curation of street food and temples. Then transfer south to one of 3 islands we love. Snorkel, day sail, massages, waterfall hiking and relaxing on white sand beaches. Transfer via air to Chiang Mai to explore trekking, cooking classes and ethical elephant experiences. This is Thailand the vintage and classic way.

WESTERN GUEST RANCH EXPERIENCE

We have 4 guest ranches in the west that we feel do the experience better than the rest. These are not "Dude Ranches," they are experiences that will bring you fully into the real western American experience.

SEYCHELLES TWO ISLANDS

Start on Mahe at a gorgeous resort, experiencing the island and the gorgeous white sand beaches, then transfer to Praslin to hike among coco de mer, sea kayak and bike around Le
Digue island for the day.

Every trip comes with

We personally design each trip with a turnkey itinerary that is uniquely tailored to the client. But that is not all.....

CHAMPAGNE WELCOME

Nothing starts a trip off better than chilled bubbles, or a cheese platter if you don't use alcohol.

EARLY/ LATE CHECK IN AND OUT

Whenever available our clients receive early and late.

unique lodging

We have curated the most unique and beautiful lodging choices on earth. We seek value but also, tranquility, independence and soul.

LUXURY TRANSFERS

We provide comfortable luxury transports.

RESORT CREDIT TOWARD EXPERIENCES

We provide a resort credit or experiences gift card to use during the trip.

a personally designed itinerary with everything in one place.

We design the trip to include interesting and unique experiences, dining and excursions. Every confirmation and booking is placed into your itinerary app. Everything in one place.

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WE PROVIDE A CURATED COLLECTION OF DESTINATIONS AND LODGING

There are other outfits that will take your money to book a cruise or an all-inclusive. That is not where our passions lie. Instead, we scour the earth for off the beaten path, independent lodging, spaces and places that are up and coming or still cool. We look for interesting fly fishing lodges, heli-ski outfits, farm dinners, interesting cultural events, walking routes that incorporate vineyards, hot air balloons, olive orchard picnics and everything that creates passion, joy and bliss and euphoria. We work with the best vendors and partners. We also use our Genie platform to craft a better self-guided adventure experience than any of the large outfits.

PERSONALIZED MULTI-MEDIA APP ITINERARY

All of the curated collections of tranquil and off the beaten path places on earth would mean nothing if the trip were not expertly executed. We have a team of experts that craft and execute a simple, elegant and beautiful multi-media itinerary that is avaliable from any device any time. Or as a printed pdf. It really works so well to let you know where to go, what to do and how to interpret the place you are traveling through.

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PERSONALLY DESIGNED EXPERIENCES AND EXCURSIONS

We put special emphasis on providing more than just a booking or an itinerary. Anyone can do that. Our special sauce is that we interpret where our clients are traveling, what they are seeing, hearing, smelling. What the historical and cultural impacts are that have lead to the moment they are in. We feel that this is what it means to travel well.

UNRIVALED SERVICE

From the first contact to the welcome home, it is in our nature to find ways to craft joy and bliss for our clients. We turnkey every aspect of your travel and we design your travel experience so that you are not only delighted.... you are blown

away.

OUR MOST POPULAR TRIPS

THE BEST OF ITALY

We are experts on Italy. We have been numerous times and curated more trips than we can count. Enjoy e-biking vineyard to vineyard, truffle hunting, rooftop happy hour in Rome and pasta making class in Puglia. We can tailor the itinerary or provide one of ours.

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COSTA RICA LUXURY RAINFOREST AND ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TREEHOUSE-PURA VIDA

Spend part of your stay at either Nayara Tented Luxury at Arenal or Hacienda Alta Gracia further south, before transferring to an Olsen Kundig architectural masterpiece treehouse in Santa Teresa. Your days are spent living Pura Vida, searching for sloths, watching toucans, surfing, hiking, exploring the cloud forests and tranquil beaches.

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BELIZE: RIDGE AND REEF

Belize is best enjoyed by splitting it up between a jungle lodge and time at the beach in Placencia or out on a caye. We choose Copal Tree lodge and Thatch Caye or Ray Caye for the very best in classic jungle and sea adventure. Enjoy kayaking, birding, chocolate making, snorkeling with the chef or just relaxing by the pool. Belize is one of our favorite countries on earth and this is the exact way to do it.

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THE ULTIMATE TANZANIA/

KENYA OR MOZAMBIQUE

SAFARI

There is so much to wade through when planning a safari. No fear. We have done all the leg work. We use Legendary Expeditions, Chem Chem lodge in Tanzania and Singita and Bush and Beyond in Kenya and & Beyond in Mozambique. Easy Peazy. These safaris are bespoke, away from the crowds with the very finest quality guides, lodges and itinerary. Bar none.

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CROATIA AND MONTENEGRO ISLANDS

There are many islands to choose from. We love Hvar, Vis and Korcula with some time spent in either Split or Dubrovnik and then a couple of hours to the south to enjoy the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. Day Sailing, vineyards, hiking, lavender field tours, farm dinners. Swimming in the Adriatic is just different. Beautiful and glorius

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ST. BARTH BY VILLA

Many people mistakenly think St. Barth is too expensive. It doesn't have to be at all. In fact some of the villa choices are some of the best values I see anywhere. It really is a huge bang for the buck and a delightful and gorgeous island. Daysailing, surfing, tennis, hiking, beach clubs, laying by the villa or hotel pool. We also love Anguilla, St. John, Bequia, Turks and a few others. We have been to 20 Caribbean islands so we can dial in anything.

HENRY'S FORK LODGE

We have whittled it down to about 6 fly fishing lodges in the U.S. Mainland. Henry's fork is where you want to be. If you can make it for the green drake hatch, that is great, but really, if you love dry fly fishing in beautiful places- this is it.

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CHAMONIX SUMMER OR WINTER

Chamonix has it all. You can throw a snowball to Switzerland or Italy. The snow is fantastic with all of the fondue and gluwine you can handle in the winter, and in the summer the hiking and other alpine pursuits are best in class. The villa inventory and hotel choices are fantastic as well.

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FRANCE BY WINE:PARIS/ BORDEAUX WINDING TO THE COTE D' AZURE

France the slow way. A bit of Paris, train to Bordeaux and then sampling wines of Cotes du rhone or souther Provence and Bandol, while on the way to a final relaxing few days in the south of France.

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SPAIN: BARCELONA/ COSTA BRAVA AND THE BALEARIC ISLANDS

Start in Barcelona sampling tapas in off the track vermouth bars, see the sites before heading up the coast to the turquoise water and white-washed buildings of Cadaques and the Costa Brava. finish your time in Spain with Majorca or Menorca done slowly and authentically. We know where the best trails are, the tiny coves and the small, independent hotels are that will blow you away.

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ACTIVE IRELAND

We have two routes: the southern swing from Dublin, through Wicklow National Park to Killarny, where you will enjoy hiking the National park, Irish dancing, authentic wool sweater stores, high tea at the Lake Hotel. Continue on to Dingle, the Cliffs of Moher, before setting in Galway to explore more of the Wild Atlantic Way. Access the worlds fines golf and fly fishing if you care to. The other route is northerly through Belfast, Portrush and over to Donegal before driving through Conamara and setting for a few nights in Galway. We include a premier league game, walks, unreal seafood experiences while overlooking the turquoise sea, and so much more.

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ONE NIGNT IN BANGKOK... THEN SEVERAL ON AN ISLAND AND IN THE MOUNTAINS

Start your journey at the legendary Peninsula Bangkok on the river. we will set you up the things you must do in this enchanting city before whisking you to one of our favorite southern islands. Days are spent getting massages on the beach, taking private boat tours, doing cooking classes. Then, board a short flight to Chiang Mai to bookend your experience with trekking, yoga, tours of temples and strolling about night markets and old town. This is the classic and best way to see Thailand.

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GREEK: SMALL CYCLADES

Please don't ask us to do Santorini and party party Mykonos. We get our people into Athens and out to experience the slower, calmer and authentic Small Cyclades islands. Paros, Anti Paros, Sifnos etc. Days spent day sailing, hiking ancient routes, wine tasting, taking long lunches and reading by crystal clear waters.

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REAL ALASKA

I worked in Denali National Park for five summers and I saw people come in from cruise ships looking so haggard. I don't think it is the way to do Alaska. We prefer to really see Alaska and not the ocean around it. 3 nights in Denali doing ranger led hikes, naturalist talks, Bus tours deep into the park. Then south to explore Talkeetna's Climbing traditions, a glacier landing with K2 aviation before heading south to Seward for sea kayaking, glacier tours and Halibut fishing. Along the way you will see and feel what makes Alaska so special.

THE WESTERN U.S SAFARI

There is, perhaps, no greater beauty on earth than the American west and no more interesting and tragic history. We start in Arizona, heading north through Sedona, the Grand Canyon and all of the red rock splendor near by, before moving north into the big sky of Montana. Get a pair of cowboy boots, learn to ride a horse and fly fish. We will interpret the story of the west and provide opportunities to see the real places that the big box tour companies pass by.

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VINTAGE CARIBBEAN

There are Caribbean islands that are still resplendent, verdant, authentic and filled with wonderful people: Nevis, Anguilla, Dominica, Bequia. If you are looking for casinos and hair braiding, these are not your places. If you are looking for a genuine experiences filled with history, culture, insane beauty and fantastic cuisine- these are our places.

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AN EXAMPLE OF OUR CURATED COLLECTION OF PROPERTIES

Discover our exclusive collection of properties that epitomize high-touch, boutique luxury in the active and adventure realm. Each destination offers exemplary experiences and curated activity menus, making it effortless to find and book your desired adventure. With the guides and facilitators at your service, prepare for life-changing experiences that redefine luxury travel Explore our diverse offerings, including hotels, lodges, safaris, villas, fly fishing lodges, heli-s outfits, ski resorts, and wellness retreats.