Our Guides

Our travel guides are intimate, sensory-rich narratives that turn every journey into a living ceremony. Each guide weaves off-the-beaten-path discoveries, poetic micro-tips, and personal rituals into a seamless blueprint, ensuring every moment—from dawn’s first light to sunset’s final glow—becomes an indelible memory.

Dubai Guide

Dubai Guide

https://www.foratravel.com/the-journal/insiders-guide-to-dubai/lisa-phillips

Our Dubai guide unfolds a sensory journey from dawn’s golden dunes to the sparkling skyline by night. You’ll trace ancient pearl-diving routes in perfume-laced alleys, savor date-infused cardamom tea at sunrise, and glide through the Marina on a private dhow as city lights awaken. Poetic micro-tips and keepsake rituals ensure each moment—be it a spice-market whisper or a rooftop skyline toast—becomes a cherished ceremony.

dome Cathedral
dome Cathedral
green trees on brown mountain beside blue sea during daytime
green trees on brown mountain beside blue sea during daytime
Costa Rica Guide

Costa Rica Guide

https://www.foratravel.com/the-journal/an-insiders-guide-to-costa-rica/lisa-phillips

Our Costa Rica guide is a sensory-rich companion that weaves misty cloud-forest dawns with sun-kissed Pacific sunsets. You’ll greet howler monkeys from a treetop lodge, savor single-origin coffee beneath the shadow of Arenal Volcano, and discover hidden waterfalls carved through emerald jungle. Poetic micro-tips and keepsake rituals—like pressing a tropical leaf into your travel journal—transform every pura vida moment into a lasting ceremony.

St Kitts Guide

St Kitts Guide

https://www.foratravel.com/the-journal/where-to-stay-in-st-kitts-and-nevis/lisa-phillips

Our St Kitts guide is an intimate, sensory-rich companion that leads you from sunrise over volcanic black-sand beaches to moonlit cocktails in centuries-old forts. You’ll wander fragrant sugarcane trails at Brimstone Hill, sail turquoise coves on a private catamaran, and drift through hummingbird-filled tropical gardens. Poetic micro-tips and keepsake rituals—like pressing a hibiscus bloom into your journal—transform every rum-punch sunset into a cherished ceremony. Embrace the island’s gentle rhythms and hidden tides as lasting memories etched in sand and soul.

Tuscany Guide

Tuscany Guide

https://www.foratravel.com/the-journal/insiders-guide-to-tuscany/lisa-phillips

Our Tuscany guide is an intimate, sensory-rich companion that leads you down dawn-lit, cypress-lined roads into hilltop villages draped in ochre sunshine. You’ll linger over olive-oil tastings in ancient groves, swirl Sangiovese under vine-covered pergolas, and trace frescoed cloisters at sunset. Poetic micro-tips—like leaving a pressed lavender sprig at each trattoria stop—and keepsake rituals—such as collecting vineyard soil in a tiny vial—turn every olive-grove stroll and candlelit dinner into a cherished ceremony.

a paved road with palm trees lining both sides of it
a paved road with palm trees lining both sides of it
village under clear sky
village under clear sky
Croatia Guide

Croatia Guide

https://www.foratravel.com/the-journal/an-insiders-guide-to-where-to-stay-eat-and-go-in-croatia/lisa-phillips

Our Croatia guide is an intimate, sensory-rich companion that leads you from dawn’s rose-tinged walls of Dubrovnik into the misty cascades of Plitvice Lakes. You’ll roam sun-warmed limestone streets, savor hand-pressed olive oil atop Pelješac’s vineyard terraces, and glide through island-spotted coves aboard a private gulet at sunset. Poetic micro-tips—like tucking a pinch of Ston sea salt into your travel journal—and keepsake rituals—such as sketching each Adriatic isle on a vintage-style map—turn every moment into a living ceremony.