Author Archive | Lisa Fletcher

Ten Tips for Avoiding the Crowds on your European Vacation   For those of us who love solitude, contemplation and escape, avoiding the crowds is an essential part of enjoying our travels. Of course, there’s some irony in being a traveler who complains about all the other tourists cluttering up the landscape, because of course […]

For over half a century, the Aloha shirt has been Hawaii’s most enduring and visible greeter and ambassador.  Like a flower lei, the Aloha shirt is worn as a statement of one’s love for, and connection to, a most special place.   I find it quite amazing that a piece of clothing – a very […]

Signature Escapes in Paris 1.      Visit O Chateau for the absolute BEST wine experience!  They offer so many options…ranging from a single glass of wine to a Champagne Cruise on the Seine to a full day small-group tour to the Champagne region of France!  www.o-chateau.com/paris-wine-tasting       2.     Stop in to the L’Orangerie museum  […]

  Ahhh, the internet!  We have a love-hate relationship going on.  On the one hand, I am grateful for the ability to access information and process transactions for my clients very quickly and efficiently without a phone bill the size of Alaska.  On the other hand, I always cringe when a telephone conversation starts with […]

  What?   You’re thinking of skipping your vacation again this year? Americans are among the hardest working people in the world…and receive the fewest vacation days from our employers.  So why is it that every year Americans throw away an estimated 415 million vacation days by skipping their vacation! Tanveer Naseer is a leadership coach, […]

  One of the many ways I have connected with my children over the years is by traveling together.  We have ventured through all of the usual destinations like Hawaii, Disney World, the National Parks, San Francisco, New York, the beach every summer, etc – and also expanded our horizons to many countries in Europe […]

Italy is, by far, the European Country requested the most by my clients….in fact, over 46 million tourists visit this amazing country every year.  They come from all over the world, for many different reasons, and many will return again and again for that magic that only Italy can deliver.     Italians are very […]

In my 25+ years as a travel professional, I’ve been asked lots of questions about passports.  Personally, I think that every US Citizen should be required to have a passport.  It just makes sense to me, and I have seen too many people have to miss out on an amazing last-minute travel opportunity because they […]

Have you seen those Booking.com TV commercials where the travelers are always so incredibly thrilled when they open the door to their hotel room and it is actually nice?  Those ads always crack me up because they are actually doing more to validate the need for a Travel Agent than to promote their own internet […]

In 1994, after studying with her mentor, Professor Michel Fabre, founder of the Center for African American Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, my friend and colleague, Julia Browne, created Walking The Spirit Tours, the first-ever series of Black heritage tours in Paris. Today, she continually researches and finds new ways to connect people of all […]