Vacation Inspiration

If you're like most Americans, Machu Picchu is on your bucket list!  But Peru has so much more to offer and experiences that will enrich your life and bring you closer to the ones you love.   Join me for this chat with Edson Chacón-literally one of the nicest people on the planet! Edson ChacónCo-Founder & Executive Director – Kindle JourneysBorn in Cusco, Edson has always been passionate about Tourism. With over 18 years of experience, he has worked for many leading companies including Peru Experiences By Orient Express, Lima Tours, Journeys in Peru by Belmond and Inkaterra Experiences. He started off as a Concierge Supervisor in Peru Experiences by Orient Express and later took a role of an Operations Supervisor where he managed a team but also trained them on providing excellent Customer Experience. In his latest Experience where he was the Executive Director at Kuoda Travel, he lead the company to grow from 50-60 clients a month to a hundred clients a month. All of which has given him first hand experience and the know how to about the diversity and richness that lies hidden in an admirable destination - Peru. He started Kindle Journeys in 2014 bringing all of his knowledge and Experience Under a Brand that ‘Kindles' a deep emotion of meaning and value in every customer journey through Peru.He and his team at Kindle Journeys strongly believes that “By providing unique travel experiences and unforgettable moments, one is able to encourage travel and exploration. A transormative and meaningful travel experience comes when everyone involved is able to provide the ‘WOW' moments while being kind to the environment. With Kindle Journeys, clients not only discover the place, learn about its history and all which is outlined in the itinerary but they can also choose to make random stops and capture moments that are unique and meaningful to them. Ones which Kindle joy, serenity and leaving our clients with a deep feeling and a special value within them. Kindness begets kindness, even when we share a bread with a child or any person in need along the way, we aren't ending world hunger, but to help any hungry person is to water the seeds of compassion.All the links!https://kindlejourneys.com/FB: https://www.facebook.com/KindleJourneys IG: https://www.instagram.com/thekindlejourneys/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/KindleJourneys Casa Huaran:IG: https://www.instagram.com/casitahuaran/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Please join me as I chat with Miguel Massanet the General Manager of Capri Palace Hotel and Port Soller Hotel in both Capri, Itay and Mallorca, Spain.    If you weren't in love with these places before, you're going to be now!  And a special bonus for listening to the end...it's a surprise for our listeners!As you'll hear mentioned:Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel and Spa located on the beautiful island of Mallorca is a destination not to be missed.  The link to their website: https://www.jumeirah.com/en/stay/mallorca/jumeirah-port-soller-hotel-and-spaOn the Gram: https://www.instagram.com/jumeirahportsoller/Email: JPSReservations@jumeirah.comand Jumeirah Capri Palace Hotel in iconic Capri Island, Italy...https://www.jumeirah.com/en/stay/italy/capri-palace-jumeirahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/capripalace/Email: info@capripalace.comAND Women of Wine Charities in Houston TexasTickets are now available for their Sangria Throwndown Fundraiser on July 12, 2023https://www.wowcharities.org/to benefit the Houston Area Women's Center Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Join Sam and I as we explore the Carlton Tower Jumeirah in London!   And I might just tease him a bit along the way..  Samuel Wilcox is the Senior Sales Manager with Jumeirah Hotel Group Carlton Tower JumeirahSituated in the heart of Knightsbridge, one of London's most exclusive neighborhoods, and rising high over world- class shopping destination Sloane Street, The Carlton Tower Jumeirah is a beacon of sophistication where heritage meets contemporary luxury. The hotel has been reinvented for a generation of discerning guests with elegant, timeless interiors complemented by the most spectacular viewsReady to go?  Me too!   Find out more information below!On the web:  https://www.jumeirah.com/en/stay/london/the-carlton-tower-jumeirah Insta:  https://www.instagram.com/thecarltontowerjumeirah/ Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Oh how I've missed you!  I'm so happy to back and excited about what's to come!  Listen in for updates, answers to "what does a travel agent do anyway?"  and your daily dose of inspiration.  Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/ Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravel LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Join me as I speak with Alice Lancini, the sales and marketing manager at the Grand Hotel Fasano.  The Grand Hotel Fasano a 5 stars luxury hotel perched on Lake Garda and set within a 12,000 sm lake-front park. Located on the edge of the Dolomites, halfway between Venice and Milan, the iconic property has welcomed guests with exceptional service since 1888. Once a splendid residence that served as a hunting lodge of the Austrian royal family, the hotel now offers a family-run oasis for travelers in an exotic setting. Tradition and modernity are combined harmoniously within the resort.https://www.ghf.it/homeIG: https://www.instagram.com/grandhotelfasano/@grandhotelfasanohttps://www.instagram.com/leadinghotelsoftheworldNetflix: The Empress https://www.netflix.com/title/81222923Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/ Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravel LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Mike Varndell is  the managing founder of Crafted Africa  & Wines and Wings.He is passionate about travel, wine, diving, and adventure. He loves discovering new places, and sharing our passions and discoveries with our partners worldwide.Crafted Africa is a bespoke destination management company/Ground handler based in Lilongwe Malawi, aiming to be the first-choice DMC in our part of Africa. We are on the ground, have very competitive rates, and only sell destinations we know well and LOVE!Crafted Africa specializes in crafting the perfect itineraries combining Malawi and our fantastic neighbors (Zambia & Mozambique). Our specialized sales and reservations team are a wealth of knowledge and have all visited the destinations we specialize in. We pride ourselves on timely, efficient response times while thinking outside the box with creative adventurous and competitive itineraries.Our itineraries range from rustic and wild mountain huts to 6 star luxurious, Virtuoso-level boutique properties. Whether an adventurous and scenic road transfer or a charter flight, we have you covered!Our destinations vary from Cape Town and Victoria Falls, the wild and luxurious safaris in Zambia to private islands, breathtaking tea estates and the conservation miracles in Malawi. We love our diving so know all the best diving spots and beautiful beaches in lake Malawi/ Mozambique and Tanzania.We launched Wines and Wings in 2020 to counter covid, keep our staff fully employed and create a nonseasonal revenue that compliments Crafted Africa. This new arm of our business allows us to give our clients a bit of Cape Town, France or Napa in Malawi. We can arrange wine tastings, make sure the clients have the best wine options throughout their trip, and encourage our patrons to consider supporting conservation-focused wines like Painted Wolf!Mike's better half is the Managing Founder of soul Safaris. We have built a beautiful Yoga deck in our garden, which is perfect for clients who have time in Lilongwe and want to do some Yoga (and maybe wine tasting). Soul Safaris also specialise in Yoga and wellness adventures around Malawi/ Zambia and Mozambique.We can't wait to work together and craft the perfect adventure for you!Crafted Africa Website: https://craftedafrica.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craftedafrica/Or @craftedafrica Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/ Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravel LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

I fell in love with this amazing property in Ireland as soon as I learned about it.  Take this opportunity to check it out for yourself!Cashel Palace Hotel Website: https://www.cashelpalacehotel.ie/Relais & Chateaux Website: https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/ireland/cashel-palace-tipperaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cashelpalace/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cashelpalacehotel/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cashel-palace-hotel/ General Manager:  Adriaan Bartels  Adriaan was born in Kenya of Dutch parents and first came to Ireland in 1978 to attend Clongowes Wood College, in County Kildare.  Having decided that a career in Hotel Management would enable him to fulfil his desire to travel the world, he graduated in 1988 from DIT, Cathal Brugha Street and Trinity College with a Degree in Hotel Management and ended up working in the Park Hotel Kenmare and The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin in the early part of his career.  After two years working for Giuseppe Pecorelli in Surrey at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, he returned to help open Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare as Deputy Manager.  Four years later he took on the challenge of running the exclusive Royal Scotsman Train in Scotland for two years before being called back to help open an extension of 21 rooms in Sheen Falls Lodge as General Manager. The next ten years were spent establishing the property as one of Ireland's premier country resorts.  Prior to his appointment as General Manager of the Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co Waterford, in 2008, he spent the previous two years developing The Marlbrook Resort in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. During his time in CLIFF he was also in charge of the running of the Cliff Townhouse in Dublin, a sister property to the hotel in Ardmore and was involved in the operation of the newest addition to the CLIFF family, Cliff at Lyons in Celbridge, Co Kildare, as Group General Manager.  He is now General Manager of the Cashel Palace Hotel in Cashel, Co Tipperary. Adriaan was awarded a Certificate in Executive Management Development from Cornell University in 2005 and graduated with a Masters Degree in Hospitality Management from Dublin Institute of Technology, Cathal Brugha Street in 2008 to add to his Bachelor Degree.  He was honored to be named the Irish Hospitality Institute ‘Hotel Manager of the Year' in 2003.#ireland #hotel #travelBlack Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Join me for this discussion with Wendy Harrop, master cookie maker, B&B owner, podcast maven, flower farm manager and designer of trips you WANT to be on!  Wendy Harrop curates opportunities for women to say YES to themselves. Virtually through her Entertaining with Ease membership or in person through workshops and farm stays at her historic New England small flower farm in rural Massachusetts or in France on one of her luxury, culinary guided trips. She is also the host of the Say YES to yourself! podcast where she shares conversations with women who are implementing this self care practice in their daily lives in big and small ways.Website: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/IG https://www.instagram.com/phineaswrighthouse/?hl=en FB https://www.facebook.com/phineaswrighthouse/ Say YES to yourself podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-yes-to-yourself/id1597346416?i=1000590136486 Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Join us for this enchanting discussion with Heli Mende about her home country of Finland!   Learn about all the fun things you can do while visiting Finland, Heli's personal favorite activities.  From the traditional sauna to the northern lights, learn  why they've been voted the happiest country in the world for five time in a row!  For more information about visiting Finland:  www.visitfinland.com and business opportunities:  www.businessfinland.fiHeli Mende is the Head of Visit Finland in North America at Business Finland based in New York City.Prior to her assignment in the US, she has worked as Director of global sales promotion being responsible for all Visit Finland global B2B activities,as Stopover Finland program director, and as Senior Advisor and Senior Consultant at Finpro advising and consulting.Finnish companies in internationalization.  She also has gained extensive international experience in her previous positions within travel industry in sales, marketing and general management in airline, hotel and travel agency businesses.Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/ Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravel LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

Many people have asked how I got into this industry after so many years in the health field.   Here's the story and why the trips my clients take are so important to me.   Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/

It can be so frustrating to spend hours online researching vacation options and still not know if you're going to the right places or booking the right things.   The Vacation Inspiration podcast is here to help ease the frustration of your vacation planning for all time.   Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/ Want to connect?  I'd love to hear from you!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravel LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/Black Dog Luxury Travel Website: https://blackdogluxurytravel.com/Want to connect? I'd love to hear from you! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdogluxurytravel/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdogluxurytravelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackdogluxurytravel/