You've spent enough nights with twenty tabs open.
Let someone who already knows Europe handle it from here.
Stop planning Italy. Start traveling it.
Stop Planning. Start Traveling.
You have a sense of the journey you want to take. What you may not want is to spend your evenings weighing reviews, questioning hotel choices, or wondering whether four days in Florence is enough or too much.
This is where I step in. I design itineraries shaped by your interests and by what makes a place worth visiting, why it matters, what to notice, and where the real story is. I handle the research, reservations, and connections for a before-hours museum visit. You arrive prepared to experience the place, not still arranging details after you land.
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Why work with me
My years in art history and museum education guide every journey I design. I know how to get you into the Sistine Chapel while it's still quiet in the morning, which Roman neighborhood trattoria has made the best prosciutto for centuries, and when you will see the light in Sainte-Chapelle at its most brilliant.
Each journey begins with your interests, not a template. I know these places well enough to shape your time so you leave feeling you understood somewhere that mattered, not just visited it.
I take on a small number of projects by appointment, giving each journey the attention it deserves.
Is this for you?
You’re drawn to more than collecting landmarks to post on your social. You travel to experience something new, to see what you've read about, to touch the history that inspires you, and to learn about yourself along the way. You want to share it with the people you love and come home with memories that connect you. You know travel changes you, and you want more.
If this sounds like you, let's talk.
"Rachel took all the stress out of planning our Paris trip. Every detail was perfect."
— Marina, First-time travelers to Paris
3. You Travel
2. I Design
1. We Talk
We begin with a conversation. I listen to how you like to travel, what draws your attention, and the feeling you hope to carry home. Your pace and priorities guide the details that make the trip your own.
How it works
When you travel, you arrive with a sense of place and purpose. The practicalities are managed, leaving you free to be present.