The Journal

Notes for travelers who'd rather be traveling

Destination guides, retreat notes, and honest answers about how travel advising works. Written so you can dream a little, then hand me the details. Most readers start with the Costa Rica guide.

Three travelers riding camels across desert dunes
A traveler soaking in a warm mineral pool overlooking green Costa Rican mountains
Destination Guide · 5 min

Insider's Guide to Costa Rica

Where the volcano views live, which coast fits which traveler, and when to go. From my published guide for Fora, a Virtuoso agency, with the hotel names left in.

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A retreat guest relaxing on a catamaran off the Saint Lucia coast
Retreat Notes · 4 min

Three Shores I Keep Returning To

I host retreats on all three. One is cinematic, one is wild and quiet, one is the easy first yes. Which is yours?

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A bright suite with a king bed and doors opening to a terrace
How This Works · 3 min

What a Travel Advisor Actually Does

What it costs, what comes back to you (upgrades, credits, breakfasts), and who pays whom. The dinner-party questions, answered plainly.

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