Michaelyn Elder

Travel goals: Eat and drink like a local. See the beautiful places. Splurge on one thing. Fancy cocktails on rooftops with a view. Avoid the tourists, when possible. Sometimes it means having an itinerary to hit multiple places in a region. Sometimes it's getting a lovely hotel in the middle of it all to immerse myself in a specific place. I love a walking tour — or better yet, a food and wine walking tour — nothing is better than learning about history in between local food and wines! Lately, I bring an extra bag for all the things I want to bring home!

Traveling has truly been the great joy of my life. To see the Colosseum, to see the Mona Lisa, to stand in an ocean of cypress trees in Provence, to see the Seine. These moments bring me happiness and it would be my pleasure and privilege to help create lifelong travel memories for fellow travelers. Allez!