The Chain Bridge spans the Danube beneath the Budapest skyline, Hungary
About Julie

Your Journey, Thoughtfully Designed

Meet Julie

Over 40 Years of Designing Journeys

Travel has been my passion for as long as I can remember. At seventeen, I visited my sister in Freiburg, Germany, and spent my days taking train trips across Europe. That first taste of the world never left me.

Since 1985, I’ve built a travel practice here in Northwest Arkansas around a simple idea: get to know my clients — their wishes, their preferences, their budget — and curate journeys around them, not around a catalog.

I’ve now traveled to 56 countries and counting, and every one of them has shaped how I design a trip: with care, with insider knowledge, and with an eye for the details that turn a vacation into a lifetime memory.

56+
Countries Visited
40+
Years in Travel
1985
Serving NWA Since
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Julie has helped me with several trips but my latest was to Costa Rica. Our trip was wonderful and flawless. Our accommodations were exceptional truly 5 star. Our tours allowed us to experience all the wonders and natural beauty of the country. Julie guided us on the locations we should prioritize and helped to influence our selection of locations. She steered us correctly! She recommended tours that exceeded our expectations. One of the difficult parts of international travel is also the arrangement of travel and logistics. Our trip required air, vans, and ferries and all worked like clockwork.

I wish everyone could have this type of experience!

— Brenda Mize · Google review