A Travel Manifesto

In a world of crowded itineraries and box-checking escapes, we believe in something deeper: luxury that whispers, not shouts. This is travel as an art form—where every detail is a deliberate choice, every moment an invitation to linger, and every journey a quiet celebration of the extraordinary.

Manifesto

This is what I believe about travel. It’s not the only way, but it’s my way for now, and I love it here.

I believe in slow travel. In staying longer. In questions that don’t fit neatly into guidebooks. In long dinners where the conversation zigzags into something beautiful. That’s the part I fall in love with.

I love to stay in places where someone cares about the keys they hand me. I get lost sometimes on purpose. I ask before I take a photo. I do my best to leave things better — not because I have to, but because I get to. That feels like a privilege.

I’m aiming for presence. For choices I can stand behind even when they’re messy or uncertain. I want the quiet moment after the awkward question, the one that opens something real. I want to feel a little disoriented and entirely alive.

I’m cautious with anything that turns giving into a performance. I step back from “authentic cultural experiences” that come with a stage and a schedule. That’s just not the connection I’m looking for.

I don’t have it all figured out. I’m still learning every day. But I care enough to pay attention, and to choose better when I know better.

If this way of traveling pulls at something in you… If you want to be stretched a little, opened up a lot, and invited deeper into the world, then I’d love to help you get there.

Jennifer De Witt
a travel agent who’s still in love with the world