Wander & Lust Luxury Travel

Wander & Lust Luxury Travel Your Bucket List Travel Specialist I am a travel agent specializing in European destinations and River Cruising for time starved couples and professionals.

I am passionate about creating custom, unforgettable and well planned getaways at the best possible rates. Let me help you celebrate your next relationship milestone, help you reconnect, or help you rediscover yourself through travel. I will save you precious time and make sure every detail is handled with care.

The Mediterranean has been mapped, cruised, and photographed within an inch of its life. Somehow, Malta still flies unde...
09/03/2026

The Mediterranean has been mapped, cruised, and photographed within an inch of its life. Somehow, Malta still flies under the radar. Here's what to know before everyone else catches on.

Valletta is Europe's smallest capital, walkable end to end in twenty minutes, and its cathedral holds Caravaggio's largest painting, the only one he ever signed.

Mdina, the walled Silent City, clears out when the day-trippers leave. A single small palazzo hotel lets you sleep inside the walls.

Gozo is a 25-minute ferry away, with temples older than the pyramids and dive sites serious divers cross Europe for.

And the logistics are a gift. Everything is about thirty minutes from everything else, English is an official language, and Valletta's old palazzos are being restored into small, characterful hotels one by one.

Malta won't fly under the radar much longer. Message me and get there first.

My favorite cure for a red-eye into London isn't in London at all.Heckfield Place is a Georgian manor on 400 acres in Ha...
09/02/2026

My favorite cure for a red-eye into London isn't in London at all.

Heckfield Place is a Georgian manor on 400 acres in Hampshire, 45 minutes from Heathrow, restored over nearly a decade and now holding two Michelin Keys. The food is the headline here. The estate has its own biodynamic farm, dairy, and orchards, the first hotel garden in the UK to earn biodynamic certification, and its restaurant Marle holds a Green Michelin Star for cooking almost entirely from what the land produces.

Between meals, there's more to fill a stay than seems fair. Walled gardens, lake walks, wellies waiting by the door, the Bothy spa hidden through the garden wall, and a 45-seat screening room for the evening.

I love it as the first or final stop of a UK itinerary. Arrive jet-lagged, leave restored. Message me to start planning.

What happens when you cross a classic safari with the Australian Outback?You get Bamurru Plains, a ten-bungalow camp on ...
09/01/2026

What happens when you cross a classic safari with the Australian Outback?

You get Bamurru Plains, a ten-bungalow camp on a private station in Australia's Top End. The early wake-ups and the sundowners made the trip from Africa. Everything else is pure Australia.

Game drives by airboat, flying over floodplains at speed with your guide spotting wildlife the whole way. Wild buffalo on the banks and saltwater crocs in the shallows, sometimes close enough to count their teeth. And serious birdlife, over 230 species on this one station, including sunrise takeoffs of magpie geese by the thousands.

Back at camp, the bungalows are raised above the wetlands with mesh walls in place of glass, so you fall asleep to the sounds of the floodplain and wake up to wallabies grazing below your deck.

The season runs roughly May through October, and I like to pair it with Kakadu's ancient rock art and a night or two in Darwin. Message me to start planning.

A five-star hotel named The Thief? Yes, and I love telling clients the story behind it.The hotel stands on Tjuvholmen, “...
08/31/2026

A five-star hotel named The Thief? Yes, and I love telling clients the story behind it.

The hotel stands on Tjuvholmen, “Thief Island,” once the haunt of Oslo’s smugglers and outlaws. Today it’s the city’s most stylish address, part gallery and part hotel, with original works by Andy Warhol and other major artists throughout and the Astrup Fearnley Museum of contemporary art literally next door.

The waterfront location is the other draw. Harbor-view rooms with balconies, a rooftop for summer evenings, and the Oslofjord right outside, where locals take to floating saunas year-round. Cold plunge optional, memorable either way.

Oslo makes a brilliant city stop before Norway’s fjords or a northern lights itinerary. I’ll connect the pieces. Get in touch.

“Wait, hotels have Michelin ratings now?” I’ve been asked some version of this a dozen times this year, so let’s decode ...
08/30/2026

“Wait, hotels have Michelin ratings now?” I’ve been asked some version of this a dozen times this year, so let’s decode it.

Michelin Keys: launched in 2024, awarded to hotels rather than restaurants. One Key means a special stay, two means exceptional, and three places a hotel among the world’s very best.

Forbes Travel Guide Stars: the long-standing gold standard for service. Inspectors visit anonymously and grade hundreds of touchpoints. Five Stars is the top honor and genuinely hard to earn.

Here’s my take as an advisor: awards are a useful signal, not the whole answer. Plenty of Three Key hotels would be wrong for your specific trip, and some of my favorite properties fly below the award radar entirely.

The ratings tell you a hotel is excellent. I tell you if it’s excellent for you. That’s the difference. Reach out anytime to learn more!

"Which Greek island should I pick?" is my favorite trick question. There are over 200 inhabited islands, and the right o...
08/29/2026

"Which Greek island should I pick?" is my favorite trick question. There are over 200 inhabited islands, and the right one depends entirely on who's asking. (And no, the answer isn't automatically Santorini or Mykonos.) Four I keep matching clients with:

Paros: for the traveler who wants the classic Cyclades, but livable. Whitewashed villages and great beaches, plus real ferry connections, a walkable main town, and prices that haven't gone Santorini yet.

Milos: for the geology nerd who doesn't know it yet. The island is volcanic, so its 70-plus beaches come in white moonscape rock, gold sand, and silver cliffs, many reachable only by boat.

Crete: for the traveler who gets bored on beach trips. Minoan palaces, mountain villages, a food culture Greeks themselves rave about, and resorts big enough to swallow a full week.

Corfu: for the one who wants Greece to look different. This is the green island, Venetian architecture instead of white cubes, cypress hillsides, and a run of new five-star openings.

Island-hopping between them is where trips get complicated: ferries, flight connections, and hotels that sell out by spring. Tell me which island sounds like you, and I'll start planning.

Lake Como is beautiful. It's also busier than it's ever been. Five lakes I love that still feel like a discovery:- Lake ...
08/28/2026

Lake Como is beautiful. It's also busier than it's ever been. Five lakes I love that still feel like a discovery:

- Lake Garda, Italy: the biggest of the Italian lakes, with lemon groves, medieval towns like Sirmione, and a livelier energy than its famous neighbor.
- Lake Lugano, Switzerland: Italian soul, Swiss polish. Palm trees on the promenade, mountains rising straight out of the water, and Milan just an hour away.
- Lake Lucerne, Switzerland: steamboats, mountain railways, and Belle Époque hotels along the shore.
- Lake Bled, Slovenia: the fairytale one, complete with an island church and a clifftop castle.
- Lake Bohinj, Slovenia: Bled's wilder sibling just 30 minutes away, ringed by the Julian Alps and blissfully free of crowds.

Every one of these pairs beautifully with a bigger itinerary. Tell me which caught your eye and I'll build around it.

In the age of AI photos and viral fakes, here's a list you can actually trust: UNESCO World Heritage sites. And fun fact...
08/27/2026

In the age of AI photos and viral fakes, here's a list you can actually trust: UNESCO World Heritage sites. And fun fact, you've probably been planning trips around them without realizing it.

The World Heritage list is humanity's official greatest hits collection, over 1,200 real, vetted, irreplaceable places. Once you start noticing, they're behind half the travel photos you've ever saved: the 9,000-alleyway medina of Fez in Morocco, Mont-Saint-Michel rising from its tidal bay in France, the rolling hills of Tuscany's Val d'Orcia, Gaudí's Sagrada Família in Barcelona, and the lantern-lit old town of Hoi An in Vietnam.

Here's the advisor angle: places this famous need strategy. The right season, private after-hours access, the guide who knows the back entrance. Message me to plan your own greatest hits tour.

Flown recently? Then you’ve felt it. Record passenger volumes, tighter ID requirements, and construction at major hubs h...
08/26/2026

Flown recently? Then you’ve felt it. Record passenger volumes, tighter ID requirements, and construction at major hubs have changed the math on getting to your gate. Here’s how I protect my clients from all of it:

I build realistic buffers. Tight connections that worked five years ago don’t work now, especially through the busiest international hubs.

I arrange fast-track and VIP services. Many airports offer expedited security, private escorts, and lounge access that most travelers never hear about. I book them routinely.

I watch your flights. Delays and cancellations get handled while you’re still in the air, not after you’ve landed and joined a rebooking line of 200 people.

And a reminder for U.S. travelers: REAL ID is now required for domestic flights, so check that license before your next trip.

The airport is part of the trip. I plan it like one.

My least glamorous conversation with clients is also one of the most important. Let’s talk travel insurance, because a f...
08/25/2026

My least glamorous conversation with clients is also one of the most important. Let’s talk travel insurance, because a few myths come up every single time:

“My credit card covers me.” Sometimes, partially. Card coverage often has low limits and major exclusions, especially for medical care abroad.

“I’m healthy, I don’t need medical coverage.” Medical evacuation from a remote destination can run six figures. This is the coverage that matters most, not the trip-cost piece.

“I’ll add it later.” Many benefits, including pre-existing condition waivers and cancel-for-any-reason options, are only available within a short window after your first trip payment.

I’m not an insurance broker, but I make sure every client understands the options before a big trip, especially safaris, cruises, and remote destinations.

Planning something significant this year? Let’s make sure this box is checked properly.

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