Visiting the Douro Valley
Is the Douro Valley the World's Most Beautiful Wine Region? Over a decade ago, my husband spent part of a summer working in the Douro Valley as part of the culmination of…
A Golf Cart Tour through Rome
Honestly, after navigating the bridges and waterways of Venice and the hills in Tuscan and Umbrian towns like Montepulciano and Assisi, the idea of navigating Rome with a 96-year-old in a wheelchair…
Takeaways from our Multigen Trip to Italy
Lessons from a Nonagenarian Traveler I rarely shut off fully but for our first two weeks of 2022 traveling through Italy with my family, I got as close as possible. When my…
ROUND-UP: My Top 10 Travel Moments from 2021
Ten highlights from an unprecedented year I make it a yearly tradition to hunker down during the last week or two of the year to reflect on milestone moments, my ‘wins’ (which…
COVAC Insurance: Getting Home if You Test Positive for COVID
Despite COVID looming in 2021, my first year of Compass & Vine brought so many amazing planning experiences, from Greek island escapes to booking exclusive Caribbean enclaves and incredible African safaris (my…