Luxury Family Travel

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The search is over moms and dads!

You've finally found your most valuable resource for planning your next spectacular and relaxing family vacation. Yup!…That's not an oxymoron.  I specialize in luxury family travel, with a heavy hit of adventure.   

 

Not all dreamy getaways feature fine China and white table cloths.  I seek out 5 star accommodations that will welcome your traveling circus with open arms. Compass Roam is a source that takes you and your tribe out of your everyday life, featuring destinations that will captivate the kids, family friendly foodie experiences that rival Manhattan's best, and detailed guides for when you'll inevitably crave an adults only vacation escape.  

 

In short, everything I wish someone gave me a heads up on before I hit the road with my traveling and ever evolving family!

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North America

Europe

Africa

Middle East

Beaches/Islands

Ski

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I’ll help you plan your own family vacations by sending you my FREE downloadable itineraries.  I’ll also send occasional updates and tips related to family travel and our favorite luxury resorts.  

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5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Next Holiday at a Luxury Villa in Sicily

In January, something peculiar happens to the human brain.     We start to forget the absolute, sheer mayhem that was the holiday season.      As soon as the New Year rolls around, it all feels like a dream.  In March, we're reminiscing about the holidays fondly.  In July, we SWEAR we're going to start figuring out Christmas presents early (we're not).  By October we are downright giddy to go through it all again.    In America, the frenzy hits full throttle in November.  It's when we gear up for our American Thanksgiving - a holiday that involves at least 4 extensive trips to the grocery store in a 48 hour period.  Each visit feels like a race against time, with the shopping cart filling up as ...
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Discover the 11 Very Best Places in Puglia – Italy’s Rising Star

There's a theme in all of Puglia that goes like this:  Relax, roam, discover, dine, and repeat.     Right now, the travel world is just waking up to this mysterious side of Italy.     With its seductive landscapes and calming blue waters, Puglia isn't merely an add-on in your sunny sojourn through Europe.  For a time, but maybe not for long, you'll be able to visit "the heel of the boot," and feel like you're experiencing a side of Italy that's refreshingly novel.  This is not the Italy you may have experienced from past travels.  It's unspoiled and authentic in a way that makes you feel like you're home to visit family.  Your goal becomes how to fit in and feel like a local, by allowing ...
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Villas in Puglia are Serving Up the Sweet Life

Move over Tuscany -- there's a new star on Italy's travel map, and it comes complete with sun-soaked villas set amid Puglia's captivating landscape.   It doesn't matter how many times you've been to Italy, if you haven't laid eyes on Puglia, I can promise you, you have more to see.    Throw away all your preconceptions about what Italy is, and what it looks like.  Make room for something new.  Puglia feels Greek one moment, then a little Middle Eastern the next.  Or, it's reminiscent of a fairytale when strolling the streets of Alberobello, only to abruptly transport you to the Maldives when swimming in completely crystal clear waters.  And, what's that off in the distance on the horizon?  Oh, hi Albania.      It's ...
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taormina and mt etna - luxury villa in sicily

5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Next Holiday at a Luxury Villa in Sicily

In January, something peculiar happens to the human brain.     We start to forget the absolute, sheer mayhem that was the holiday season.      As ...
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polignano a mare

Discover the 11 Very Best Places in Puglia – Italy’s Rising Star

There's a theme in all of Puglia that goes like this:  Relax, roam, discover, dine, and repeat.     Right now, the travel world is just ...
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drone picture of villa in puglia

Villas in Puglia are Serving Up the Sweet Life

Move over Tuscany -- there's a new star on Italy's travel map, and it comes complete with sun-soaked villas set amid Puglia's captivating landscape.   ...
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Hello Travelers!

I’m Jillian and welcome to Compass Roam!  If you’re seeking a thoughtfully designed luxury family vacation packed with adventure, recommendations for 5 star accommodations, tips on where to go for the most delicious food, insider info on must-do activities, and advice on the best travel gear, then you’ve found the right corner of the blogging universe.

Here’s the cliff notes version of my blog/me if you are pressed for time: 

Life long travel lover.

Detailed planner. 

Former history teacher.

Wannabe member of the Finer Things Club (for those Office fans out there!)

Wife and momma.

 

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I’ll help you plan your own family vacations by sending you my FREE downloadable itineraries.  I’ll also send occasional updates and tips related to family travel and our favorite luxury resorts.  

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