Norfolk, Virginia This past weekend, my boyfriend Corey and I had the opportunity to visit the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside for a much needed staycation. The property is only about 2 hours from my house so it was a nice little mini getaway. For those less familiar, Norfolk is a waterfront city in southeastern Virginia. Their
Hey all! Wanted to give a quick status update. Haven’t had a Friday update in awhile. Check out what’s new with the travel industry, life as a travel agent, and more. 101 Series Blog Posts I recently started a category of blog posts called “101 Series.” These posts are designed to help newer agents in
I’m so excited! My first destination wedding client returned from Punta Cana last week. It was a small, intimate wedding with about 20 people. Now that they’ve returned from a successful wedding, it got me thinking that I should create a blog post for anyone needing help planning a destination wedding. At the end of
How to Become a Travel Agent Happy Friday the 13th! Or should I say FRIYAY because it’s now the weekend? Well, truth be told, when you love what you do for a living, you don’t really care if it’s the weekend. If you’re a travel agent, you likely will be checking emails from your clients
Before I give you a review of the G Adventures tour, I must disclose that I went on their Machu Picchu trip as one of their seven selected 2018 Brand Ambassadors. That in no way reflects my unbiased opinion but did want to be up front about that. First and foremost, if you are interested
Hi all – Happy Friday! Phew. What a week. It’s been very busy. But in this industry, busy is a very good thing. Let’s see what travel agent life has been looking like lately: Clients’ Bookings That Have Been Traveled: Recently Returned: I recently had 2 couples return from their double date/couples getaway trip to
Authentic Peruvian Ceviche After I come back from traveling, I like to continue the vacation by making ethnic dishes from the places I’ve traveled. After getting back from Colombia, I wanted to try to replicate the dish that I tried in Cartagena (which is where the pictures were taken). Now technically, ceviche is a Peruvian dish;
Happy Friday everyone and thanks for tuning in to another Travel Agent Life: Friday Update. The weather is finally starting to prove to be springtime and I’m loving it in Virginia. Makes me a little more content with sticking around here. For now… I know it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to post. It’s
Getting There Colombia is one of the largest exporters of coffee. Knowing that coffee production is something that Colombia is known for and very proud of, I really wanted to check out a coffee farm. Decided to book a full day tour at Cafe de la Cima, located in the Antioquia region of Colombia. It
No trip to Medellin, Colombia is complete without a Full Day Guatape Tour. The Viator tour I purchased was around $35 USD and offered so much bang for your buck. I’ll give a full in depth review for this tour as I do highly recommend it. I use Viator a lot for myself and clients
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