Need a vacation from your vacation? Yeah. Let’s fix that.

Most families pack in too much, rush through places they've waited years to see, and come home more exhausted than when they left. I've watched it happen — and I've spent years figuring out how to plan trips that go the other way.

I'm Kate—a certified travel advisor, obsessive trip planner, and the person in my family who is already researching the next trip on the flight home. I specialize in family travel to Europe, Japan, and Disney, and I build custom itineraries for families who want to actually experience a destination, not just pass through it.

That means fewer crowds, more hidden gems, and trips that feel easier and calmer than anything you'd plan yourself. I find the places that aren't on everyone's list, slow the itinerary down enough that you can actually breathe, and reduce the kind of decision fatigue that turns a dream vacation into a logistical nightmare.

Oh, did I mention this all comes at no cost to you?

If you've ever come home from a vacation thinking, “I need a vacation from my vacation,” I'm here for you. Because my goal is simple: to help your family travel in a way that feels easier, calmer, and more connected—so you come home feeling like you didn't just visit a place... you lived it.

A woman standing in a doorway of an old stone archway with a weathered brick wall behind her, smiling and wearing sunglasses, a white T-shirt with a design, a long blue skirt, and white sneakers.