What are your Travel Stories?

This photo shows an image of the Roman Forum from Palatine Hill and links to a blog post that details how to plan a Three Day Rome Itinerary. — Rome Three Day Itinerary: Spend 3 Incredible Days in the Eternal City of Rome

What are your Travel Stories?

This is a photo of an oak tree in the middle of a wine grape vineyard in the Napa Valley. — Napa Travel: How to Organize Your Perfect 3 Day Napa Valley Trip

What are your Travel Stories?

This photo depicts people walkin along a paved road in Florence, Italy and links to a post that has a list of 10 Things To Do in Florence. — 10 Incredible Things To Do in Florence

What are your Travel Stories?

This is a photo of a longboat in a canal in London's Islington neighborhood. — Top 10 Things To Do in London if You Are Visiting For the First Time

How will you write your Travel Stories?

Welcome to Travel Stories, a little blog about where we’re going and where we’ve been. We’re writing the story of our travels, one post at a time. Travel Stories is about traveling well and the planning that goes into it and the story that your itinerary and destination create.

How to Visit the Colosseum in Rome: Everything You Need to Know to Visit Italy’s World Wonder

When you catch sight of the Colosseum in your peripheral vision as you are walking through Rome, it takes your breath away. It is a thrilling sight to see the…
12 Day Classic Spain Itinerary: A Journey Through an Incredible Country

Spain and Italy are the two requests I receive the most for travelers wanting to visit Europe. I’ve done various iterations of Spain itineraries over the years, but this prospective…
Welcome to Barcelona: The Quick List of Things To Do in Barcelona That I Include in Every Barcelona Itinerary

“Barcelona feels a bit surreal – appropriate, since Salvador Dali spent time here and Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí designed several of the city’s buildings. Stepping into Gaudí’s Church of…
A Family Trip to Chicago: Super Fun 5 Day Itinerary

I recently had a travel client reach out to me for help with a family trip to Chicago. They had their dates set and a hotel booked but were overwhelmed…

About Travel Stories

Hey, I’m Jen and I’m the person behind the posts here at Travel Stories. I’m a travel professional who specializes in Europe, the UK, Mexico, Hawaii and honeymoons. I’ve sent my traveler clients all over the world, learning an incredible amount about creating exceptional travel experiences along the way. I teach people how to travel well and the importance of using itineraries to create a Travel Story. I’m also a frequent road tripper in my home state of California and a Napa enthusiast. I’m here to share my expertise in travel planning, making the most of your time in a destination and how to plan detailed but flexible itineraries.