Plan Your Trip! One of the coolest parts of running a travel company is when our team gets to test out the products – together! At Epperly Travel, we’re an (almost) completely remote team, meaning that we connect over phone, email and regular Zoom calls, but it’s rare for us to have the opportunity to […]
A Travel Advisor’s Guide to Nashville
In years past, when people thought Nashville, they thought country music: honky tonk bars lining broadway. Cowboy boots. Twang. Nowadays, there’s so much more to the city than that (although, if you want your fill, you can still find this in the downtown area). There’s a unique, friendly vibe to Nashville, on top of the […]
How to See Cuba In A Day (And Why You Really Need More Time)
Let me preface this blog by saying: do as I say, not as I do. What did I do? Jeremy and I booked a super duper cheap-o 3 star cruise to get ourselves to Cuba over New Years in the most cost effective method possible. What I say to do instead? Don’t reduce Cuba to a day trip. Either go and […]
Off the Beaten Path in Ireland
“Do you want a trip to Ireland that everyone does, or do you want a trip that you two will love?” Jonathan Epstein, owner of Celebrated Experiences and one of our closest friends, asked us when we told him we wanted to explore Ireland. We chose the latter. Granted, he asked us this question around […]
HONEYMOONING IN ZANZIBAR: MNEMBA ISLAND
When I first tried writing about &Beyond’s Mnemba Island, it was the day before we left and I told Jeremy that something in my writing was missing. It felt incomplete, uninspired, as though there were still stories to tell. And I was correct. Have you ever heard of a heart urchin? It’s a type of […]
HONEYMOONING IN THE SERENGETI: ONE NATURE NYARUSWIGA
It took Jeremy and I approximately one week to realize that Hakuna Matata was an actual, commonly used Swahili phrase and that Disney hadn’t influenced an entire culture into the conversation. It took me a lot of self control, whenever we encountered someone who said “Asante Sana,” to not immediately respond, “Squash banana.” Which would be like […]
