Profiles of our Travel Agents

... Besides actually traveling to and enjoying a destination, my favorite part is planning a trip. I love to plan the details and research to find the little hidden gems like a ruined castle or abbey to explore on my own. Finding special restaurants, places or tours makes a trip extra special.

Let me help you discover the hidden gems at your destination so you can make some magical moments of your own!

...everyday can be an adventure from exploring your home area with a “Staycation” or attending a local festival, to far flung experiences across the globe! Leah’s favorite places to experience are historical, ancient cities and islands with the bluest water on the planet.

Some of her favorite experiences so far have been staying on a remote island in Fiji where there were no roads or cars and she was able to walk to the local village to take an offering to the chief and participate in their ceremony to welcome visitors. A castle stay in Ireland where she was treated like royalty, took a horse and carriage ride, and a hawk walk on the grounds with the head falconer and his hawk. Leah loved having the opportunity to snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef and cuddle a koala while she was in Australia. Sailing on a chartered catamaran for a week in the British Virgin Islands, visiting Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, and Anegada. She also enjoys farm stays in the beautiful country side of places like Tuscany and Crete. Leah admits that she may be slightly addicted to Italy, she has been lots of times but still has a separate “Italy Bucket List”, even though she has been to Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Pompeii, and tons of medieval villages in Tuscany like San Gimignano and Siena (her very favorite places to wander in Italy!) She has lived in Mallorca, (a tiny Spanish island in the Mediterranean) and has spent several months of the year in Europe for the past few years. Other notable places that she has visited are Jamaica, Mexico, St Maarten, St Thomas, St John, St Croix, and Anguilla in the Caribbean. European highlights include Athens, Delphi, Santorini, Crete, Ios, Kos, Mykonos, Sicily, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, and Turkey. The furthest places she has traveled are Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tahiti. Favorite spots in the USA are Kauai, New Orleans, Yellowstone, and Chicago.

Coming up on Leah’s travel agenda for the next year are Italy (yes, AGAIN!) Sardinia, Cinque Terre and her favorite farm in Tuscany. Next year she plans to visit Iceland and the Maldives. Long Term bucket list items are Safari in South Africa, sailing in the Greek Isles, seeing the Galapagos and Bali!

Leah’s focus and specialty in travel planning are creating once in a lifetime and culturally rich experiences. She values quality and authenticity in a destination and loves to spend time in each place and really soak it in, taking the opportunities to step outside of the typical and visit the small towns and villages to taste (literally and figuratively!) the local traditions whenever possible. She loves to help people put big checks on their bucket lists. If you have some epic travel dreams, Leah thrives on helping you make them a reality! She would be thrilled to plan your stay in an over water bungalow, or an awesome European river cruise. She also loves to share her travel tips and experiences about packing light, traveling with kids and long journeys. She has a travel blog www.flipflopsandadventures.com about the many adventures she has taken with her family. Leah is a firm believer and a testament to the ability to keep traveling and experiencing the world after having a child. She would be happy to help you find ways to make your trip fun and memorable for everyone in your family!