Trips & Services
A little off the map, fully booked.
Hiking is the easiest way I know to log off, and a hut with no signal is about as close to offline as it gets. Trail trips are my specialty, but plenty of my favorite trips have no trail at all.
Booking hotels through me usually costs the same as booking direct, and often comes with daily breakfast, a hotel credit, or an upgrade when one’s available. Rental cars often come at a discount, too.
On the trail
Hut to hut treks. Multiday routes across Europe’s mountains, sleeping in huts along the way. I’ve hiked all of Alta Via 1 and know which stages are Type 2 Fun. Popular routes fill fast, so I’ll tell you early what’s realistic for your dates.
A night in a mountain hut. Not ready for a week on the trail? I’ll build a night or two in a rifugio into a hotel based trip, so you get the sunset and the hut dinner without carrying a pack for days.
A hiking week from a hotel. Long day hikes from bases like Val Gardena, Alta Badia, or Cortina, with a real bed every night.
Trekking in Georgia. Village to village through Svaneti, sleeping in local guesthouses, then a few days in Tbilisi.
Washington’s backcountry. Dreamy places to stay near the most beautiful corners of the state, plus my favorite spots to pitch a tent if you want it rustic.
Off the trail
Slow stays. A cabin in Washington where you dig for your own clams and have the whole afternoon to turn them into linguine from scratch. A stay inside a bird sanctuary in Sri Lanka where the day starts with birdsong and monkeys in the trees above you. Places where the best plan is no plan.
City and culture. Art weeks, festivals, or a holiday week of museums and markets in Vienna. I’ll line up the openings, the shows, and where to eat in between.
Coast and countryside. A villa in Tuscany with your friends, a slow week on the Albanian coast, or a few quiet days after a trek with nowhere you need to be.
Snow and ski. When the trails are under snow, I plan ski weekends and mountain stays, from upstate New York to a week in the French Alps.
Offsites and retreats. The trip and the time together, planned around what you want your group to leave with. See how I plan offsites
WHO I PLAN FOR
Tell me who’s coming. I’ll build the trip around them.
Tap one to see how I’d approach it.
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You finally got everyone together. Now let’s make sure you enjoy it.
I’ll take the group chat, the different budgets, the different energy levels, and everyone’s different ideas of what this trip is supposed to be, and turn them into one trip that works for everyone. That’s the part I love.
Whether it’s a few of you in a villa in Tuscany or a whole crew taking over a mountain town, it’s the same kind of puzzle, and it’s my favorite kind. Milestone birthdays, girls’ trips, reunions, and the adventure you’ve all been talking about for years all count.
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The hike you both want to brag about, and the dinner you’ll talk about for months.
I’ll build a trip around the two of you: the day outside, the long evening, and enough slow mornings to enjoy each other. Maybe that’s a hard hike followed by a hotel you won’t want to leave, or a city full of galleries followed by a few slow days by the sea.
Planning a honeymoon or an anniversary? It should feel like you two, not a template.
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Traveling alone? Good.
I’ve traveled solo for up to a month at a time, so I know what matters when you’re the one walking back after dinner or catching the late train: the right neighborhood, easy transit, and places that feel welcoming to solo guests. I’ll plan a trip that’s simple to navigate and entirely yours, with great spots to eat alone and a few ways to meet people if you want to.
Think a city during art week, a few slow days by the sea, or a weekend packed with museums and good food. For safety, I don’t plan solo hiking trips. Bring a friend, and the mountains are back on the table.
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A great offsite is more than a great destination.
I plan the travel, and I can also shape the workshops themselves. That was my day job for years.
