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Where have they Been and Where Are They Going? Intrepid east Coast clients who never flinch at long flights with multiple airport changes, I so admire this adorable couple!  She sends snapshots, amusing photos from the Cat Café in Seoul!

Our go to favorite hotels: Seoul: Four Seasons and Bali: Amankila – where the suites are set atop stilts amid the treetops, the free-standing Suites have been fashioned as Balinese beach houses with private outdoor terraces…

Amankila, Bali

Several multi-generation families are plotting 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival the ONLY place to stay is our favorite Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Property. With the Finale at Fife Arms – one of my favorite hotels in the world.

Again & Still: Mexico City – when your 93 your old mother travels with her kids and grandkids, all I can say is Brava – and Feliz Navidad  Christmas in Mexico City at our favorite Casa Polanco – we deserve a small plaque for all of our bookings this year! When the gracious GM sends us gifts, you know they appreciate our clients.

Santiago – Skip the snow and follow the sun to Latin America -Still one of my favorite properties is Vina Vik- trading cold for sunshine is always appealing to me. The road less traveled, and well worth the two-hour drive south of the capital city of Santiago; the road delivers one to the rambling mountainous Millahue Valley. Once you turn off the highway to the single lane dirt road, the scenery and traffic change – cars and old ranch trucks are interspersed with huaso’s on horseback herding cows down the dusty road. VIK Chile, the most luxurious hotel in Chile, will inspire you to switch off and unwind. Located at the top of a hill in the middle of the valley, very close to the Andes Mountain Range, Vik Chile boasts 360º panoramic views of the vineyards, the striking VIK Winery, is a unique destination in Chile. The luxurious, original rooms invite you to rest and indulge all your senses in a one-of-a kind experience.

An easy flight from Santiago to Mexico, trek onward to one of our personal favorite hotels, Four Seasons Tamarindo – cliffside suites with infinity pools dangling over the sea! Cooking classes, golf if you must…Tamarindo is a showcase of five of the most well-respected architecture and design firms in Mexico, who came together to create a resort that blends seamlessly with the peninsula’s topography, supports re-wilding and blurs boundaries between indoors and out. Their commitment to authentically Mexican architecture results in a mosaic of pre-Hispanic culture, colonial heritage, and contemporary architecture.

Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo

More Morocco! My second home, darling couple returned from celebrating a Birthday and a 50th Wedding Anniversary – 2 weeks of the grand tour from Marrakech to the Sahara, including Dar Ahlam, Kasbah Tamadot, and a finale at La Mamounia! Reporting: Everything Perfect, thank you, Gwen

November, we again shared More Morocco – an Arts discovery tour departing from Marrakech – combined with saffron gardens and many cooking experiences offered by private chefs! Olinto in the Atlas Mountains has become a client favorite!

Olinto, Morocco
Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco

Japan– with our most exclusive team – they continue to amuse and delight and discover the cocktail bars on everyone’s list, the secret artist studio’s ..the long list continues to evolve!

“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta. 

Journey Moroccan Odyssey

Arrive Fes
Riad Fes, a Relais & Chateaux luxury hotel. Begin with a privately guided tour of souks and tanneries. Sunset dinner served with a backdrop of stunning vistas and night skies.Your visits will include: Volubilis Roman Ruins from 3rd century BC and still displays intact colorful mosaics. Souk Tasting Trail, amazing traditional Moroccan street food tour with Fes expert.

A private Artisan tour with a “happening” young Moroccan Designer whose fascination of handicraft was inspired by Berber graphic colors, began early and continues to grow. The artists collaborate with different artisans and is passionate about celebrating their creativity by drawing inspiration from traditional techniques whilst embracing a contemporary style.

A private textile session with a Fashion and Interior Designer, textile authority and enthusiastic collector of Islamic carpets and textiles. The artist launched fashion which incorporates 19th century textiles into contemporary designs.

Drumming workshop if you would like to learn ancient music technique.Arrive Ouarzazate via private plane
Dar Ahlam, Maisons des Reves, a Relais & Chateaux luxury hotel.

Ait Benhaddou, visit a fortified city or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech.

Activities may include camel riding and picnicking at the lake.
Dinner in the Sidi Flash Gorge followed by stargazing with a local astronomer.

Arrive Ouled Driss via helicopter for a luxury desert overnight stay.
Morning begins with an exhilarating 4-wheel drive adventure through sandy trails, blooming acacia and tamarisk trees to the dunes, reaching the most elaborate and important kasbahs in the Dades Valley. You have seen these vistas used by movie makers for years including Lawrence of Arabia and Jesus of Nazareth.

Meet your decorated camels at end of day for a ride to the highest dunes climbing to the peaks for a spectacular sunset over the Sahara Desert. Chilled drinks, known as sun downers, in hand. A leisurely ride back to your private luxury desert tent erected in the middle of the desert.

Imagine the quiet and the vastness of gazing as far as you can see – the expansive horizon seems to stretch forever. As dusk descends, local nomadic Tuareg joins the family for supper and teaches everyone traditional drumming.morocco-123976_128Sitting beneath an endless blanket of twinkling stars, an astronomer points out distant galaxies and identifies the stars, originally named by ancient Arabs who navigated these sands. Camped in the historic and legendary Caravan Route from Marrakech to Timbuktu, dreams of exotic adventures are guaranteed. Sunrise is glorious with a dawn camel trek to greet the rising sun.

Arrive to the soaring Atlas Mountains via private transport from Marrakech.
Bab Ourika Hotel. Activities include river rafting, repelling and a privately guided trek through Atlas Mountains.

Arrive Marrakech via private transportation.
La Mamounia Hotel in a private riad. This is a legendary location an original oasis in the desert. Begin your day with an exhilarating sunrise Hot Air Balloon excursion. Continue with quad biking, or discover hidden sides of Marrakech with more souk tours sampling street food, meeting local textile and leather designers in their studios.Morocco is easily reached from Europe – hop over for an exotic odyssey!