When I was 22 years old, I emptied my bank account, strapped on a backpack, and toured Italy for a month by myself. I knew that no matter what I did with my life, travel, experiencing new cultures, and seeing new destinations were going to continue to be a part of it, and after a few career shifts, Pirate's Life Vacations was born in 2014!

Since I value the importance of *experiences* for learning and personal growth and have traveled with my kids in tow for years, my travel professional journey began with a specialization in family travel, As my kids have grown into teens, I still travel with them and continue to book family (and multigenerational) travel experiences, but as I continue to learn about the positive and negative impacts tourism can have on the people and locations we visit, my goal is to guide people through their travel choices to create meaningful memories while making a positive impact on our world (without sacrifice to the experience) became a passion.

With an eye on cultural and ecological sustainability, I love to help people of all ages and families navigate the world of travel and adventure conscientiously to find the perfect experience to make lasting memories with the knowledge that you will be making a positive impact in the communities and cultures you experience.

Sustainable Travel

Sustainable travel is most appropriately referred to as responsible or ethical travel. It is making conscientious and deliberate choices in travel to make sure that your tourist dollars are being used for good. If you are going to spend one dollar on travel, don't you want that dollar to go towards building up the cultures and communities you are visiting instead of potentially exploiting them? Don't you want your choices to benefit the native ecology, instead of harm it? It never has to be all-or-nothing, and you don't have to deprive yourself of any experience. There is so much choice out there that with a conscientious eye, it is easy to travel with an ethical mindset.