Luxury Travel Consultant Nicole Porto shares thoughts from her trip to Ischia, the untouched Italian paradise. At least 15 years ago, I clipped a picture out of a magazine of a boy diving into crystal clear water; the caption said something like “Ischia is virtually untouched by American tourists and is popular with Italians for its beautiful beaches and relative seclusion”. I might have carried that picture around with me for several years until you could barely see the picture anymore, and while I’ve been to Italy several times over the years, I never quite made it to this obscure […]

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Ker & Downey Product Manager Elizabeth Frels traveled to Europe to experience the Christmas Markets last year and fills us in on some of her favorite stops. European Christmas markets are a novelty around the world. Ancient UNESCO city centers, lined in sparkling lights and wooden stalls, play host to copious amount of glühwein and general handcrafted merriment. It’s a scene out of a fairy tale and something that we would encourage everyone to do at least once in their lifetime, even if it means avoiding the familial obligations of the season. Spanning France, Belgium, and Germany, our European Christmas […]

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