About Me
I have a passion for exploring the world's wonders. With almost 3 decades of travel experience, I have experienced unforgettable journeys individually and with fellow travelers.
Ashley is a seasoned travel advisor with J & A Travel Adventures. With her extensive knowledge of destinations and a passion for crafting unforgettable journeys, she excels in providing personalized travel experiences for clients. Ashley's attention to detail, creativity, and dedication ensure that each trip is meticulously planned and tailored to meet the unique preferences and desires of travelers. Her expertise and commitment to exceptional service make her a trusted advisor for anyone seeking a memorable and hassle-free travel experience with J & A Travel Adventures.
My mission is to inspire wanderlust and create bespoke travel experiences tailored to their client's interests and preferences. By leveraging my extensive networks and insider knowledge to craft authentic experiences that immerse travelers in the cultures, landscapes, and histories of destinations around the globe.
What to pack?
I'll help you plan for the weather, location and activities.
Important Papers.
I'll you know if you need a hard copy of travel information before you leave and any important documents you made need.
Why are my travel experiences important?
Because I’ve been a continuous traveler for almost three decades, and I’ve learned to look for the fine details that can add stressors to a trip, such as where the good bathrooms are, what the immigration and customs process is like, or does the hotel rooms have hairdryers.
Because I have actually been there, I know which countries are better to visit with drivers and guides and where you are okay traveling on your own.
Because I have compiled my extensive knowledge of countries for such a long time, I am the perfect person to help you plan your trips and make sure that you do not have the extra stress that comes from traveling to an unknown country.
Trusted Relationships with Local Guides, Drivers and Hoteliers.
I have a knack for continuing relationships and communicating with guides, drivers, and hoteliers that I have used before. Those long-term relationships mean that I can produce a more personalized itinerary for you than a travel agent who is just clicking on a computer and finding a hotel or driver that they’ve never spoken to and probably never will.
Attention to Details
Finally, I’m also an over-planner. This means when I plan a trip for you, I research to make sure everything is as I remember. I reconfirm the details when I book. Then right before you travel, I triple-confirm your details. Therefore, when I tell you that the guide will be in your hotel lobby at a certain time, he is going to be there. These experiences are meant to be new and wonderful, and my diligence helps to ensure that your travels will be all you imagined.
When you are a client of mine, you are part of my family.
I want you to have an amazing experience and to make once in a lifetime memory. Therefore, I will take as much care planning your trips as I do for my own kids and parents.
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Travel: A Useful Tool When Processing the Loss of a Loved One
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights. It is a change that goes on, deep and permanent .” - Miriam Beard
Introduction:
Traveling can offer several benefits for individuals who are processing the loss of a loved one. While everyone's grief journey is unique, here are some potential advantages of traveling during this difficult time:
On September 19, 2023, I'll be facing my first anniversary of my husband’s death. I was one of the lucky ones. We were married for 27 years and together for 31. Until the moment he took his last breath, we were passionately in love with one another.
Going from being passionately in love with your best friend to being completely alone at the age of 50 was shocking, to say the least. At the same time, I was the mother of three adult children, and I was the only child of two senior parents. My world felt very small and very smothering as I tried to figure out a way to grieve the loss of my husband.
My outlet became travel. Taking solo trips beginning seven weeks after his death was one of the best things I ever did for myself. When I experienced other cultures and other environments, I got to feel alive again. I was learning, and I was living. During the quiet moments and pauses of time in a hotel room, sitting beside a lake, or on a beach, I had moments to face my grief head-on and feel my feelings without being overwhelmed by my world back home.
I can't tell you that I will ever quit grieving my husband. I'm told the pain never goes away and that you learn to live despite it. I was allowed to truly embrace my grief and feel my feelings in a very personal and comfortable way as I traveled to England, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.
I know traveling while grieving will not fit everybody's path, but I found that every time I got on the plane to fly home, I felt a little bit lighter, a little bit more at peace, and a little bit more accepting of my new journey as a 50-year-old widow. If you too are finding yourself in a time of grief and wonder if travel may be a way to help you process, reach out. Let's start a dialog.
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