Stop Traveling to ESCAPE Life - 

Travel to ELEVATE Your Life

Ready to get planning an intentional trip?

You become a better version of yourself - more open-minded, carefree, patient, and present when you travel.

You love traveling.

You love yourself when you travel.

But then you come home and lose that magic. 

Back to the grind and living on autopilot…

But what if you could hold on to that magic and positive changes after your return?

Imagine being your fabulous Vacation-Self all the time!

What? That’s impossible!

OK, maybe you won’t change everything all at once in one trip.

But here’s the thing - you can use the power of travel to make HUGE, lasting shifts in your life. 

Travel is the best way to shake things up, but you need to travel in a certain way if you want to enjoy the effects long after you return home.

You’re out of your routines and normal environment, which can make it easier to break patterns of thinking and behaving. 

Traveling is the best time to make changes to small habits or embark on a quest for a bigger change in your life. 

I want to help you turn your next trip into a life-changing adventure.

It doesn’t matter if it’s one week or one month. Every trip you take should shake up your entire life in a way that makes you feel like a new person when you get home.

My job is to take care of all of the details so that…

  • You do not have to make ALL the travel decisions on your own

  • Saving DOZENS of hours researching, planning, and agonizing over all the details

  • Receiving a beautiful customized travel itinerary filled with meaningful experiences that fulfill your unique goals

  • Getting tailored checklists galore to make trip prep a breeze

  • Being guided on how to hold onto your “Vacation-Self” when you return home 

You take care of everyone else all the time. 

Let someone take care of you. 

With my 8 years of professional travel planning experience, I can shrink hours of trip planning into minutes!

This is exactly the services I offer my one-on-one clients to help them go from average vacations to transformational adventures.

I’ve got two tailored travel planning experiences depending on the duration of your trip: 

Let’s Do This!

Let’s hop on a call together to chat about your dreams in travel and life!

I’ll share how I can help you achieve them. 

Psst - In order to book a call, you do NOT need to know:

  • where you want to go (in fact, I prefer you don’t know!)

  • when you want to go

  • how long you want to travel for

  • what you want to do

  • how much you can spend

Phew! What a relief, right?

I can help you figure out those details in minutes instead of you spending hours wandering around the internet.

This is a zero-cost, zero-obligation call. You do not need to work with me after this call. 

I’m here to guide you to the best path forward for YOU. It’s like taking a massive shortcut to your dreams!

My goal with these calls? Get more people off the couch and on the road because that’s where true, lasting change happens.

Here’s how both services work

  1. Connect - Click the “Book a Call” button to schedule a time and answer a few questions about your trip. We’ll chat and if we’re a good fit, we’ll move on to Step 2! If not, I’d happily refer you to another advisor that would better serve your needs.

  2. Collaborate - We’ll collaborate to create a highly personalized trip that meets your unique needs and preferences. We go deep on what matters most to YOU for THIS trip.

  3. Curate - We create a curated itinerary proposal that brings your dreams and trip vision to life, complete with all the details and logistics to make it a reality.

  4. Decide - We review the proposal together and provide expert guidance to make the best travel decisions for you and your unique situation.

5. Prepare - You’ll be guided on how to best prepare personally, professionally, financially and mentally for your journey. Everything from what to pack to how to get in the right headspace will be covered.

6. Discover - You’ll depart for your big adventure full of customized, meaningful experience that will allow you to explore the world - and yourself - with intention.  

7. Return - An important and often overlooked part of traveling is how you integrate what you’ve learned and how you’ve grown from your trip into your daily life. A key service that sets Carpe Diem Traveler apart is our post-trip support to really make the most of a trip instead of sliding back into autopilot mode.

8. Repeat - Once you experience the wonder and magic of traveling with intention, you’ll want to do it again in a new destination! The good news is that once we work with you once and gain a deeper understanding of what you value, each trip gets even better! 

Who is a good fit to work with me?

If you’ve read this far, you clearly love traveling and are constantly plotting your next trip (or 5!) in your head.

You consider yourself an experienced traveler. 

You’ve taken an adventure that has made a lasting impact on your life - or that’s something you yearn for.  

And I have a feeling you are searching for more meaning out of your next trip.

But you aren’t quite sure how to take this loose idea and make it a reality. 

Maybe you 

…don’t know how to travel that way with kids in tow.

…want to go to a new part of the world that is way out of your comfort zone. 

…wish you could connect with locals like Anthony Bourdain, but have no idea how to create those experiences. 

…have a deep desire to reset your life and don't know where to start.

If that resonates, you’re in the right place. 

I’m here to help you travel with intention - that will look very different for each individual and family. 

I guide you through a process to identify what will result in a meaningful trip for YOU and translate that into specific travel experiences.

Sit back and let the magic of travel unfold for you with my help.

What our clients are saying…

“I feel so much more confident about my trip after working with Susie. I wasn’t even sure of what questions I needed to ask before we started! Susie will reassure you that you have considered everything necessary for a successful trip. For anybody on the fence just remember 1) your goals, and 2) it will be the experience of a lifetime! ” 

- Kelly J. 

“Susie broke down the planning process into manageable pieces with helpful tools (goal setting, itinerary planner, budget calculator, checklists, etc.). We now have a realistic budget, and solutions to our biggest challenges and questions. Working with Susie helped us go from feeling overwhelmed to excited."

- Dorie A.

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Hi, I’m Susie!

I am a travel pro recognized by Conde Nast Traveler as a Top Travel Specialist from 2021-2023. Since starting my travel agency in 2016, I have helped hundreds of people travel around the world, both for vacations and extended adventures abroad.

Throughout my 13-year career as a Management Consultant, I worked in Rome for 5 months, took a year-long sabbatical, and 2 month long sabbaticals.

I also took a month-long sabbatical while running Carpe Diem Traveler. I understand what it takes professionally to take a sabbatical both as an employee and an entrepreneur - and the fears that pop up on both sides of the fence!

Lastly, I have a son, so I understand what it’s like to travel with a child and take their needs into consideration for such a life-changing undertaking.

FAQs

Question: Why should I work with you instead of planning on my own?

Answer: You are very busy, so you need personalized advice, easy tools, and a solid plan to prepare as efficiently as possible. My expertise in planning travel, specifically sabbaticals will save you countless hours. Due dates & accountability will ensure you achieve your dream.

Question: How far in advance should I start planning?

Answer: I recommend starting to plan about 1 year in advance. 5-6 months in advance of departure is my minimum.

Question: How far in advance should I start working with you?

Answer: As soon as possible! I have a limited number of spots per month that I have the capacity to take on for this high touch service. You would be able to start the month I have my earliest opening.

Question: When are you available for calls?

Answer: Tuesdays and Thursday between 10am-5pm Mountain Time. If those times cannot work for you, please let me know and we can discuss other arrangements.

Do you have a question I didn’t answer above? 

Please DM me @CarpeDiemTraveler on Instagram or Facebook and let me know what questions you have about this training or the Adventure Abroad Roadmap. I look forward to chatting with you!