Canada: Where Metropolis Meets the Wild

Melissa is friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the entire state of Florida, especially the Florida Keys and Key West. Before our first planning meeting, she provided us a questionnaire to complete. That was great to help discover our travel style and types of places we most wanted to include on our trip. She quickly knew wonderful places, attractions, accommodations, restaurants, etc. that were perfect for the more laidback and authentic travel we prefer. Since we were traveling by car, she found great accommodations, authentic local dining, while also exploring some attractions, history and nature, along our route down to Key West. These included overnights in Cocoa Beach, Florida City and Islamorada. She gave us wonderful spots not too far out of our way to view Florida wildlife, I've never seen more beautiful birds and other wildlife in my life! Her dining recommendations for the five days we were in Key West were amazing, spot-on what we were looking for. In Key West, she set us up to tour historical and cultural sites, daysails, a bike tour, and a kayaking and snorkel trip in the beautiful clear blue waters around Key West, All wonderful! Plus a bucket list Schooner sunset sail, complete with great drinks, delicious appetizers, and live music. Melissa identified the best, most longstanding watering holes, knew the best local live music, and when/where they were playing. In the questionnaire she discovered that we were big Jimmy Buffett fans, so gave us history and the rundown on places to visit important to Jimmy's years there. Plus suggested the dates of our trip coincide with a concert featuring Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, it was absolutely the highlight or our trip! The band was awesome and represents him well. Without Melissa it would have been impossible for us to pack so much fun, relaxation, and meaningful bucket list adventures into into a week-long trip.

Melissa and Rebecca helped me plan and organize mine and my husband's trip to Norway and Iceland. Both were incredible countries. In Iceland, my biggest worry was being part of a massive tourist crowd, but Rebecca and Melissa found some spots off the beaten bath. We were the only tourists in 3 of the spots we visited. In Norway, they really helped us see the benefit of renting a car, even though we had to pay a one way fee, because we were able to have much more choice in stops to make and in places to stay. We didn't stay at any major hotels - most were family owned and that was a nice touch. My only regret is not eating more seafood in Norway! It was so good! And next time I would like to scuba dive in the continental divide in Iceland.

Rebecca really helped us out with a smallish budget and 6 travelers, including two small kids. We drove down the Oregon Coast, starting and ending in Hillsboro. We really appreciated her finding a stationary RV to rent in the Redwoods that fit the whole family, provided a place to cook meals, as well as activities to do after sightseeing in the redwoods. We also went to Tillamook and took the Garbaldi Train, went to the Newport Aquarium, kayaked in a stream next to sand dunes, saw tidepools and on the way back went through the Wildlife Safari in Winston. She truly hit the mark on all the accommodation and the pacing with small kids and grandparents.