3 Questions to Ask Before Travel Planning
January 17, 2023(0)Are you dreaming of a big trip in the near future, but find yourself overwhelmed by the information overload on the internet and social media? Does it feel like you are standing in the murky waters of uncertainty as you process all of the options presented to you on where to go and what to…
Reset & Ready: An Update from the Swiss Family Domeck
January 11, 2023(0)Hey there! Happy New Year! Can you believe it? Here we are in 2023, and it’s been over two years since I published my last blog post. (I mean, I won’t blame you for not noticing. Ha!) Since that time, we all have moved through the COVID-19 pandemic and its various phases. Of course, many…
An Open Letter to My NEWEST Newborn Daughter
October 4, 2020(0)Dearest Waverley, our precious newborn daughter, You’re finally here – hip hip hooray! Your recent arrival is some of the best news we’ve had in 2020! Oh, little Waves, you were born in one of the most unusual, uncertain times of my generation – in the midst of a global pandemic, in a season of…
The Don CeSar: Highlights from Our Stay at the Pink Palace of Florida
August 28, 2020(0)To celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and the end of a long pregnancy, Justin and I booked a two night stay at The Don CeSar, one of Florida’s most iconic hotels located on St. Pete Beach, just west of Tampa. The Don CeSar provided us with the perfect dose of laidback luxury for our adult-only…
7 Tips For Planning A Trip to Nepal
August 18, 2020(0)As I just shared in my last post, I had one of the most unique travel experiences of my life at the end of 2019 when I joined a Trekking and Photo Tour in Nepal. Nepal has always captured my imagination, but I still didn’t know too much about the country’s history or its people…
My Journey to Nepal – Just Before a Global Pandemic
August 1, 2020(0)Namaste, friends! While 2020 has taken us all for the ride of our lives, I find myself ever more grateful for the unique travel opportunity I had back in November of 2019 when I joined the Nepal Trekking and Photo Tour designed by travel photographers Melissa Findley and Carmen Huter. Little did we know that…
Big Chairs, Big Changes: An Update from the Swiss Family Domeck
June 1, 2020(0)Hey y’all! It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog post, and goodness gracious, I have so much to share with you! Yet, for all the stories and travel tidbits I have saved up in my repertoire, such as my epic trip to Nepal last November or how the coronavirus pandemic set me…
Best Eats of 2019
January 21, 2020(0)Although the year didn’t afford me much time for blogging (as I was quite occupied trip planning for clients!), 2019 sure didn’t stop me from enjoying some great eats! As it has become a Global Heartbeat Travel tradition, I am laying out all of my Best Eats of the Year, so that if you find…
An Open Letter to My 2-Year-Old Daughter
September 14, 2019(0)To my daughter, Heidi Rose, on her second birthday, Happy, happy birthday, Little One! What a journey we’ve had these past two years! And what a joy it has been to watch you grow and become the remarkable human you are meant to be! From the moment of your arrival in Zurich, Switzerland to the…
Carpool Travel with BlaBlaCar
May 24, 2019(0)While traveling around Spain this year, I was introduced to a ride-sharing phenomenon called BlaBlaCar. Given the fact that it’s becoming a fairly popular method of transportation in many countries around the world, I was surprised that I hadn’t yet heard about… and I found myself wishing the BlaBlaCar app had been in existence during…
My Favorite Flamenco Show in Granada
May 9, 2019(0)If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I have had the opportunity to return to Spain recently as a trip leader with Global Works Travel. You also may know that I absolutely love flamenco music and flamenco dancing. Case in point… Whenever our travel itinerary includes Granada, I always get to take…