Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, is a stunning and vibrant city that attracts travelers from all over the world. It's a city full of history, culture, and amazing food. While there are plenty of things to do in Lisbon that require a fee, there are also many free activities that can help you experience the city without having to spend too much.
El Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James, is a network of pilgrimages that end in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is believed that the apostle St. James is buried at the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela which signifies the finish of all the routes on the Camino de Santiago. This post focuses on 10 must-see spots on the Camino Frances, the French Way, from León to Santiago.
All of our experiences were perfectly tailored to our boys’ age group with some of the best guides I’ve personally ever worked with. Their ability to talk high-level art history with me and Brian one moment, then pivot to a Louvre Treasure Hunt with the kids in the same breath takes a certain type of brainpower that can only be measured by their Sorbonne degrees.
You’re on vacation. I realized after baby number three that the last thing I wanted to do on my vacation was to make 4 beds, 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners, and pack 5 snacks for the day. A close runner-up for the least fun thing to do on my vacation is meal planning and going to the store. The idea of going to the market, cooking your own meals, and picking up a bottle of wine at the neighborhood wine shop every evening is highly romanticized and unrealistic, especially with kids in tow. As a mom, I want to think about none of this. I’ll gladly pay a bit more to be able to come home to clean sheets every day on a bed I didn’t make and a great restaurant where I can get room service and eat in my PJs.
My tendency is to run my travel consultancy in much the same way as I ran my wealth management practice in my former life. It’s like muscle memory, or a reflex at this point. But I also know my approach stems from operating a travel business in an era of great turbulence in the world. These are the Top 5 recommendations I’m giving my clients going forward for the remainder of the year, and that you too can act on as we navigate these waters together over the coming months.
I won’t go into the full story of how my husband Brian wound up jumping a massive concrete median and found himself driving the wrong way on the light rail track during rush hour in Rome. Let’s just say it was a spot-on re-enactment of a certain scene in “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”, minus the car being on fire.
Honestly, I couldn’t believe with all of my experience traveling I didn’t know this one little, invaluable secret. Especially when you consider that the out of pocket cost is typically only around $25 for an advisor to make a reservation for you. If I didn’t know about this back then, then I’m betting neither do a lot of you reading this now.
