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by Ashley

Feel at Home, Wherever You Go

A practical 8-step approach to low-stress, high-value travel built around what actually matters.
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The No Place Like Anywhere 8-Step Framework

Make your next family trip actually fun and relaxing! Click on any of the tiles below to explore the different steps of my simple, stress-free approach to travel and learn how to plan around what actually matters to the humans taking the trip.

family trip planning: The Schwartau clan on the beach at the Sandestin Resort in the panhandle of Florida
Step One

Know Why You're Going

What do you need from the experience?

Step Two

Know Your Travelers

Plan around everyone's real needs, not a checklist of tourist attractions.

Step Three

Choose What Matters Most

Use ABC lists to find your genuine prioritize, and leave the tourist checklists behind.

Step Four

Leave Room to Breathe

Protect rest and schedule flexibility to avoid burnout.

Step Five

Wander Intentionally

Choose a daily anchor, keep the route open, and explore.

Step Six

Spend Where It Matters Most

Get the most value out of any budget!

Step Seven

Pivot Without Panic

Adapt when plans inevitably change without ruining the whole experience.

Step Eight

Remember What Mattered

Notice and preserve the memories in a meaningful way.

Where Would You Like to Go?

UnitedStatesCanada

United States and Canada

Including our home in Music City and places we visit often such as Chicago to Canada's greatest cities and America's underrated gems.

Ashley Schwartau in Mexico

Mexico

We fell in love with Mexico in 2017 during a home exchange, and have since enjoyed a vacation and two month-long workcations in the Yucatan.

The Acropolis in Athens, Greece in Europe

Europe

Including Paris, Greece, Barcelona, Bruges, Budapest, and many stories from our first home exchange (a month-long workcation) in the Netherlands.

South American mountains

South America

A three-week cruise around the tip of Ushuaia from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina opened our eyes to the wonder of this beautiful continent.

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