PinnedNothing “Basic” About Going Back to the Basics for Elite TravelersWhen it comes to what today’s high-end traveler wants, it’s pretty basic. …Travel4 min read
PinnedInvite Only: Welcome to the (Elite Travel) ClubWhen the Pandemic first blew up my business in March 2020, it was one of those OMFG moments that pushed me to really question whether I’d ever want to sell travel again. After months of cancelling out millions of dollars of travel and starting a gluten-free cookie business to stay…Travel4 min read
PinnedSobriety 2.0: It’s much MORE than just deleting the booze.Hi, I’m Stacy and I am consciously living a sober lifestyle. For a full year + a day now. And, wow, what a hell of a year it’s been to give up mind-numbing substances. And to commit fully to deleting EVERYTHING in my life that’s not meant for me. It’s…Sobriety4 min read
Nov 2, 2021Chasing Clarity: The never-ending journey to it (ALL) continues.Today is my last day being 51. And whoa, what a different kind of year it has been. To state the obvious, surviving and thriving during a Pandemic has been a wild experience and a BIG accomplishment. In other words, not much else matters other than the fact that we…Spirituality7 min read
May 24, 2021WHY DO YOU NEED A LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR?Hi, I am Stacy, I am #NOTYOURAVERAGETRAVELAGENT and I get asked this question on a daily basis. And, after 15 years as a luxury travel advisor, I am always readjusting my responses depending on who is asking. To me, it’s pretty much as simple as this: If I am not…Travel4 min read
May 24, 2021ALOHA! I’m STACY and I AM #NOTYOURAVERAGETRAVELAGENTALOHA! I’m STACY and I AM #NOTYOURAVERAGETRAVELAGENT Hello there! It’s been a while since I’ve written a “travel” focused article or blog post, but as some of my longtime friends, former colleagues and current clients know…I started in the travel industry as a journalist fresh out of the S.I Newhouse School at Syracuse University in 1991. That…Travel4 min read
Apr 20, 2021Getting Back to Business & JOY, one hotel visit at a timeI did something today I haven’t done in an over a year: I woke up early and drove to my first real, in-person, elite travel business meeting… AT A LOCAL MAUI HOTEL. And then, I took a full-on (masks on) guided tour of said hotel! Took photos, and sent them…Travel5 min read
Mar 12, 2021It’s been a hell of a year & fun is back on the agenda. So is Karma.This time last year, I was sitting in my living room fielding texts and calls nonstop from clients in total Pandemic-related panic mode. It was today last year we officially found out we were in a “Pandemic” and the world was on the verge of a total shut down. Huh…Travel5 min read
Mar 9, 2021Storms are life’s reminder that nothing is ever perfect, and that’s perfectly imperfect.It was supposed to be a productive Monday. I had plans to run a few errands and then visit friends today upcountry, in an area of the island I visit often. …Life3 min read
Mar 6, 2021There is always a million little things going on, for all of us.I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I turned on episode one of “A Million Little Things” on Hulu. But I am now 16 episodes in, and I can’t stop watching this heart-tugging series that keeps making me cry. Why? It’s only a TV show, shouldn’t…Life3 min read
