We believe travel should be meaningful.

Time away strengthens relationships, brings families together, and creates memories that last a lifetime. It is our honor to transform your vacation into an extraordinary experience.

Meet your Classic Travel Connection Advisors

 
 

Christen Perry

Owner & Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Wedding, Cruise, Europe, Adventure Travel, and Family Vacations.

    Favorite vacation? Anywhere spent with my favorite humans... my family.

    Bucket list vacation? African Safari

    Favorite travel quote? God made this world for us to see, discover, experience and enjoy. Let's get busy! We've got a lot of ground to cover!

    Favorite hobby? Starting my day at The Path Gym!

    Favorite drink? Red, red wine

    Favorite song? "So Will I" by Hillsong Worship

Katelyn Sprayberry

Agency Administrator
Birmingham, AL

  • Favorite vacation? My African honeymoon that included my Bucket List Tree-house! Alaska. Singing at Carnegie Hall. The list is lengthy and ever changing!

    Bucket list vacation? Antarctica

    Favorite travel quote? Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell. (Paula Bendfeldt)

    Favorite hobby? Sunset chasing, Adventuring with husband & puppy, and the occasional skydiving.

    Favorite drink? Fountain Sprite and a Peach Bellini

    Favorite artist? JohnnySwim; Drew & Ellie Holcomb

 
 

Aimee Dalangin

Client Care Representative
Manila, PH

  • Favorite vacation? Every place well spent with my girls is my favorite.

    Bucket list vacation? NYC, Croatia, Rome and Amsterdam

    Favorite travel quote? "Life's not meant to be lived in one place.”

    Favorite hobby? Cafe-hopping with my girls until I find my perfect cup of coffee

    Favorite drink? Rosé, anything rosé

    Favorite songs? Mirrors by JT; Collide by Howie Day

Allison Wyatt

Travel Advisor
Ft. Worth, TX

  • Travel Specialty? All Things Disney, Cruise

    Favorite vacation? My top two favorite vacations have been traveling to Tokyo, Japan and visiting Tokyo Disney, as well as cruising to Alaska.

    Bucket list vacation? There are so many places I would love to go, but my top bucket list vacation is either Australia or a Mediterranean cruise.

    Favorite travel quote? "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." - Susan Sontag

    Favorite hobby? Reading

    Favorite drink? Peach Daiquiri

    Favorite artist? Luke Combs

Ally Dalangin

Client Care Representative

  • Favorite vacation? Disneyland

    Bucket list vacation?
    Rome, to fulfill my Gladiator dreams. New York, to reenact every cliché movie scene. Croatia, to say 'not today' to the god of death. And Paris, to get those macarons Chuck Bass bought for Blair Waldorf.

    Favorite travel quote? I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met. - John Green

    Favorite hobby? At the gym working out or boxing. At a cafe reading or
    writing while drinking coffee.

    Favorite drink? Day starts with coffee, ends with wine.

    Favorite artist? Country, everything country. Oh, and Taylor Swift.

Amanda Powell

Travel Advisor
Asheboro, NC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, All Things Disney, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite Vacation? Choosing a favorite vacation is like choosing a favorite child- it's so hard! A few favorites include skiing the Swiss Alps with my husband, swimming with whale sharks off the coast of Mexico, and watching my kids' faces light up from the fireworks over Cinderella's Castle after a perfect park day.

    Bucket list vacation? It is my dream to visit all 7 continents in my lifetime. Which means an expedition to Antarctica is high on my bucket list!

    Favorite travel quote? “Of all the books in the world. The best stories are found between the pages of a passport.”

    Favorite hobby? Scuba Diving

    Favorite drink? Lychee Martini

    Favorite song? Lauren Daigle

 

Ashley Gooden

Travel Advisor
Calera, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Adventure Travel, Tropical Bucket List Vacations

    Favorite Vacation? Belize & Puerto Rico

    Bucket list vacation? Maldives, Santorini, Bali, Egypt

    Favorite travel quote? “Jobs fill your pockets, adventures fill your soul.”

    Favorite hobby? Trying new restaurants, bars, coffee shops & foods

    Favorite drink? Espresso Martini

    Favorite song? Beyonce

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Bonnie Himes

Travel Advisor
Clanton, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Destination Weddings, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Adventure Travel, and Limitation Travel (specializes in working with limitations such as Autism and hearing impairments)

    Favorite vacation? Israel and the Holy Land

    Bucket list vacation? Photo Safari in Africa

    Favorite travel quote? "Live each day to the fullest." - Steve Irwin

    Favorite hobby? Quilting

    Favorite drink? Cafe Mocha with extra chocolate

    Favorite artist? "God Only Knows" by For King and Country

Bridget Pearce

Travel Advisor
Memphis, TN

  • Travel Specialty? Europe

    Favorite Vacation? My favorite trip is when I studied abroad in Greece for 10 weeks during college and got to visit 30+ cities across the country.

    Bucket List Vacation? My list is so long, but my top 2 trips are probably to go to the Cappadocia Balloon Festival in Cappadocia, Turkey and to visit the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.

    Favorite Travel Quote? "To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live." -Hans Christian Andersen

    Favorite hobby? Fishing

    Favorite drink? Whiskey Sour

    Favorite song? Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Brittney Smith

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? All Things Disney

    Favorite vacation? It's a toss up! Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney run a close race!

    Bucket list vacation? Mediterranean Disney Cruise or Adventures by Disney River Cruise

    Favorite travel quote? "At the end of it all, I hope my Bible is worn and my passport is full!"

    Favorite drink? Cranberry Sprite

    Favorite artist? Highlands Worship

 

Caroline Hilliard

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? It’s a tie between going to Paris with my mom and traveling all around Italy with my husband!

    Bucket list vacation? Greece, Banff National Park, and doing a Christmas Market river cruise.

    Favorite travel quote? “To travel is to live” - Hans Christian Andersen

    Favorite hobby? Reading

    Favorite drink? Any red wine!

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Cindy Jackard

Group Travel Specialist
Birmingham, AL

  • Favorite vacation? Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Bucket list vacation? Amalfi Coast, Italy

    Favorite travel quote? “I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.” – John Green

    Favorite hobby? Hiking

    Favorite drink? Wine ;)

    Favorite artist? Chelsea Cutler

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Dawn Finnegan

Travel Advisor
Trussville, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruise, All Things Disney, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? Backpacking through Italy and France.

    Bucket list vacation? Iceland

    Favorite travel quote? We travel not to escape life...but for life not to escape us!

    Favorite hobby? Travel anywhere even if for just a day.

    Favorite drink? Coca-Cola

    Favorite artist? Lauren Daigle

Cole Kirkpatrick

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Europe, Adventure Travel

    Favorite vacation? In 2019 I visited seven cities across five countries in Europe. In over 3.5 weeks I saw historical sights, tasted great food and wine, and listened to people's stories from around the world!

    Bucket list vacation? I'd love to spend two or more weeks in Australia/New Zealand doing everything from eating well to experiencing the night life and seeing friends of old from a semester in England.

    Favorite travel quote? The perfect time to go likely won't be handed to you on a silver platter. Create time now before it's too late.

    Favorite hobby? Cycling

    Favorite drink? Corona Light with a lime

    Favorite song? Hypotheticals by Lake Street Dive

Courtenay Rocconi

Travel Advisor
Mobile, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Family Vacations, Group Travel

    Favorite vacation? My favorite vacation with my husband was Hawaii and my favorite family vacation would be Beaches Turks & Caicos or Costa Rica.

    Bucket list vacation? Italy, an African Safari, Fiji and so many more...

    Favorite travel quote? “Life is meant for good friends and great adventures.”
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    Favorite hobby? Spending time with my family and friends, traveling, exercising, boating, fly fishing and college football.

    Favorite drink? Water and an occasional sweet tea!

    Favorite song? Don’t Stop Believin’

Cyndi Edmonds

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Bucket-List & Exotic Travel

    Favorite vacation? The most beautiful place on earth- Santorini Greece

    Bucket list vacation? WWII/D-day tour in Europe from Normandy all the way to Berlin.

    Favorite travel quote? "Oh the places you'll go" -Dr. Seuss

    Favorite hobby? Making memories with family and friends.

    Favorite drink? All things red wine

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Dawn Garza

Travel Advisor
Woodstock, GA

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Cruises, Certified Autism Travel Specialist

    Favorite vacation?
    My honeymoon in Hawaii

    Bucket list vacation? South Africa with my hubby

    Favorite travel quote? We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Anonymous

    Favorite hobby? Teaching group fitness and reading

    Favorite drink? any flavor of wine

    Favorite song? Even If, by Mercy Me

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Debbie Breneman

Travel Advisor
St. Louis, MO

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Wedding, Cruises, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Multi-generational Travel

    Favorite vacation? Greek Isles

    Bucket list vacation?
    Tahiti, Bora Bora

    Favorite travel quote? Go everywhere, talk to everyone, eat everything!

    Favorite hobby? Exploring with my Hubby, snuggling with my grandkids

    Favorite drink? Unsweet white tea with strawberry infusion

    Favorite artist? So many! Love classic rock, r&b, alt rock, contemp Christian

 
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Denise Alvarez

Travel Advisor
Nashville, TN + Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Faith-Based Travel

    Favorite vacation? Family Vacation to Hong Kong

    Bucket list vacation? Maldives/Fiji

    Favorite travel quote? "Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul."

    Favorite hobby? Spending time with family/friends, traveling, going to church and reading

    Favorite drink? Coffee in the morning, something fun later on.

    Favorite artist? Barry Manilow...don't judge me, I'm old

Ebony Aelterman

Travel Advisor
Nashville, TN + Troy, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, All Things Disney, Family Vacations, Certified Autism Travel Specialist

    Favorite vacation? Europe Summer 2017! My family and I toured six cities over 11 days. My {then} six year-old daughter painted Monet's waterlilies in art class that year. Seeing the original panels through her eyes at the Musee de l'Orangerie, and the Water Lily Pond painting at Musee d'Orsay are moments I'll remember forever. Also, watching my {then} eight year-old son who is fascinated with architecture - explore Mini Europe in Brussels was a pure delight.

    Bucket list vacation? Four-way tie between Giza, Santorini, Havana, and everything India.

    Favorite travel quote? “I’m in love with cities I have never been to and people I have never met.” ~Anonymous

    Favorite hobby? Gardening

    Favorite drink? Mojito

    Favorite song? Lenny Kravitz's Again

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Heidi Ramey

Travel Advisor
Alabaster, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? My favorite family vacation spot is anything Disney related. My favorite couples only vacation spot is anything tropical and relaxing.

    Bucket list vacation? My bucket list vacation would be staying in an over the water bungalow in Bora Bora.

    Favorite travel quote? To Travel is to Live- Hans Christian Andersen

    Favorite hobby? Wood crafting/ Refurbishing old things

    Favorite drink? Lacroix

    Favorite song? Our Song/ Elton John

 

Katie Ehlers

Travel Advisor
Long Island, NY

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, Luxury Travel, Curated European Experiences, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Hawaii

    Favorite Vacation? Hawaii - I visited Oahu and Maui for 2 weeks. The aloha spirit shines through, and the islands of Hawai’i are unlike anywhere else!

    Bucket List Vacation?
    My bucket list vacation is a hard choice! My top 2 would be visiting the Greek Islands, as well as traveling to South Africa.

    Favorite Hobby? Besides spending time with family and friends, watching the sunset everyday makes me happy.

    Favorite Drink? Wine

    Favorite Artist? Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur has a special meaning to me, but I truly can’t stop jamming out to the Greatest Showman soundtrack!

Kelli Florell

Travel Advisor
Omaha, NE

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Mexico & Caribbean Destination
    Specialist

    Favorite vacation? Traveling around Thailand for my honeymoon

    Bucket list vacation? African Safari, Fiji, Philippines

    Favorite travel quote? “I need a 6-month long vacation twice a year.”

    Favorite hobby? Vollyball, researching my next vacation

    Favorite drink? Ice with lemon and margaritas

    Favorite Artist? Zach Brown Band

Kelly Wheeler

Travel Advisor
Wayland, MA

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Family Vacations, Adventure Travel, Multi-Generational Travel, Group Travel

    Favorite vacation? I have been blessed to have many amazing experiences around the world. I cannot pick just one!

    Bucket list vacation? I would love to take a world cruise one day! I also want to visit all seven continents - four down, three to go!

    Favorite travel quote?
    “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

    Favorite hobby? Spending time with my family!

    Favorite drink? Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

    Favorite song? There are too many great ones to choose!

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Kristine Van Etten

Travel Advisor
Raleigh, NC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? Turks & Caios, Italy, and Hawaii

    Bucket list vacation? European River Cruise, Fiji, and Australia

    Favorite travel quote? “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” ― Anita Desai

    Favorite hobby? Family Time, Photography and sunsets

    Favorite drink? Cosmopolitan

    Favorite artist? U2

 
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Krystie Shirah

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? The Cayman Islands are my families favorite vacation spot!

    Bucket list vacation? Exploring wildlife in the Galápagos Islands would be the top of my Bucket List!

    Favorite travel quote? “I would rather own little and see the world, than own the world and see little of it”

    Favorite hobby? In my free time, I enjoy capturing a memory by Photography. It’s a hobby that my husband and I enjoy doing together.

    Favorite drink? Anything with a Umbrella in it!

    Favorite artist? Landslide: Fleetwood Mac, and Hourglass: Mindy Gledhill

Lynda Hower

Travel Advisor
Pittsburgh, PA

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Family Vacations, Corporate Incentive Trips

    Favorite vacation? So many to choose from. Beaches Turks with Abby (my daughter) for a girl's trip. Vegas for my 25th Wedding Anniversary Vow Renewal and Colton’s (my son) 21st Birthday Bash. My Graduation trip with my Dad to the Bahamas.

    Bucket list vacation? I would love to see Bora Bora, Spain, and Iceland

    Favorite travel quote? Collect Memories, not things!

    Favorite hobby? Watching my kids sports, reading, walks with my dog, naps

    Favorite drink? Cosmo

    Favorite artist? Backstreet Boys are my jam

Leah Jacobs

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? My favorite vacation, was my destination wedding in Jamaica at Sandals South Coast. However, some of my favorite destinations are Exuma, Turks and Caicos, Costa Rica, and St Lucia just to name a few.

    Bucket list vacation? Ireland still remains at the top of my bucket list

    Favorite travel quote? I'd rather have a passport full of stamps than a house full of stuff.

Meychille Diango Jamorabon

Client Care Representative
Philippines

  • Favorite vacation? Cebu, Philippines with friends and family

    Bucket list vacation? Japan, South Korea, Disneyland, Universal, Jerusalem

    Favorite travel quote? Life is made for good family and great adventures”

    Favorite hobby? Cooking, Watching movies/series and my most favorite is chit chatting and goofing around with my mom and kids about everything.

    Favorite drink? Water and fresh juice/shake

    Favorite songs? Journey by Leah Salonga, Little Things by One Direction and Mikrokosmos by BTS

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Melissa Bostic

Travel Advisor
Greenville, SC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, All Things Disney, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? It will probably always be a three week trip across the United States with my family as a child. A close second would be to Turks and Caicos to see my niece get married.

    Bucket list vacation? The Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam. I want to ride a bike everywhere and stay in a skinny house on the water!

    Favorite travel quote? "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade-winds in your sails. Explore. Dream, Discover." Mark Twain

    Favorite hobby? Attending concerts, plays, musicals, or anything on stage

    Favorite drink? Water...seriously.

    Favorite artist? This changes constantly. I like anyone who sings something I can dance to.

Pam Smith

Travel Advisor
Birmingham, AL

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, All Things Disney, Europe, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? Italy with Adventures by Disney (Rome; Florence; Tuscany & Venice)

    Bucket list vacation?
    Rhine River Cruise; Paris & London

    Favorite travel quote? "To Travel Is To Live" - Hans Christian Anderson

    Favorite hobby? Spending time with family & friends

    Favorite drink? Margarita

    Favorite artist? Any artist from 1970's

Rachel Digirolamo

Travel Advisor
Baton Rouge, LA

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Europe, Destination Weddings & Groups

    Favorite vacation? My favorite vacation was to Africa in 2019. It was truly a vacation that changed my life!

    Bucket list vacation? Italy & Greece

    Favorite travel quote? "Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind and fills your life with stories to tell"

    Favorite hobby? I like to joke that travel is my hobby. I love diving into a good book too!  

    Favorite drink? Coffee & Wine

 
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Rebekah Parks

Travel Advisor
Atlanta, GA

  • Travel Specialty? Couples Travel, Europe, European Cruises, Adventure Travel, Caribbean and Solo Travel

    Favorite vacation? Thailand. The beaches, the people, the experiences. It was all truly a bucket list vacation. If not for the 24 hour travel, I'd go back every year!

    Bucket list vacation? A few: River Cruise down the Nile, Australia, Japan and Vietnam

    Favorite travel quote? "Traveling - it leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller."

    Favorite hobby? Reading, Traveling and hanging out with my dog, Theo

    Favorite drink? Salted Caramel Iced Latte

    Favorite artist? Adele and T-Swift

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Stacy Nelson

Travel Advisor
Traveler's Rest, SC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Cruises, All Things Disney, Family Vacations, Golf Trips

    Favorite vacation? Hard Rock Riviera Maya

    Bucket list vacation? Bora Bora

    Favorite travel quote? “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”

    Favorite hobby? Spending time with family, Couponing, Playing the Piano

    Favorite drink? Diet Coke

    Favorite artist? Colbie Caillat

Susan Pate

Travel Advisor
Trussville, AL

  • Travel Specialty? All Things Disney

    Favorite vacation? Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic to Disneyland and Southern California with my daughters.

    Bucket list vacation? Australia with Adventures by Disney

    Favorite travel quote? Collect memories, not things.

    Favorite hobby? Photography, hiking, and anything I am able to do with my family.

    Favorite song? Go the Distance from Hercules

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Tai Trice

Travel Advisor
Boonville, IN

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? Chartering a 42 foot catamaran and barefoot sailing the beautiful British Virgin Islands with my family!

    Bucket list vacation? So many! Thailand, Galapagos Islands, Australia, African Safari, and more!

    Favorite travel quote? "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

    Favorite hobby? Camping, boating, watching my boys race motorcycles

    Favorite drink? Nothing better than a fresh margarita on the rocks, no salt ;)

    Favorite song? I know it's cliche...but I love Don't Stop Believin’ by Journey

 

Tracy Phelps

Travel Advisor
Easley, SC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Family Travel, Cruises, Europe

    Favorite vacation? European River Cruise through Hungary, Austria and Germany

    Bucket list vacation? There are so many places I haven’t been and I want to see them ALL.

    Favorite travel quote? Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.― Mark Twain

    Favorite hobby? Spending time with family. Watching college sports…Go Vols!

    Favorite drink? Raspberry White Mocha Latte

    Favorite artist? I’m definitely a “skipper”, depending on the mood, but I never hit skip if there’s a Kenny Chesney song playing.

Tricia DeJarnett

Travel Advisor
Woodstock, GA

  • Travel Specialty? Cruises, Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Hawaii, All-Inclusive Destinations

    Favorite vacation? Hawaii holds a very special place in my heart. I was stationed there when I served, and try to get back at least every couple of years. There is no place like Hawaii.

    Bucket list vacation? Maldives

    Favorite travel quote? "Traveling- It leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller" ~ Ibn Battuta

    Favorite hobby? Going to the beach.

    Favorite drink? Pina Colada

    Favorite artist? Alicia Keys

Wendy Mercer

Travel Advisor
Asheville, NC

  • Travel Specialty? Romance Travel, Destination Weddings, Cruises, Europe, Family Vacations

    Favorite vacation? My favorite vacation was my first trip to the Caribbean with my husband. Everything was so magical and romantic! The atmosphere was so casual and relaxed, the food was great, the weather was beautiful and the water was so blue!

    Bucket list vacation? My bucket list vacation is always to go somewhere I haven't been before! I love to explore new places and immerse myself in culture. This vacation would be made most perfect if my hubby and kids could all go along.

    Favorite travel quote? My favorite travel quote is "collect memories not things". What a wonderful gift to give to your loved ones!

    Favorite hobby? I love, love, love to hike!

    Favorite drink? For real....it's apple juice!

    Favorite artist? Danny Gokey

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