From Our Travelers
Finding a travel advisor who can help you create the perfect trip can be difficult! You want to make sure you jive 😉 Check out some of our vacationer’s reviews.
Max & Tessa, Europe, 2022
Alex made planning our honeymoon easy and fun. She did all the leg work that most people dread (including me!) and provided us with short lists of accommodations, attractions and transportation. She looked through hundreds of Airbnb listings, hotels and hostels to find the ones that were right for us. She’s traveled all over the world herself so she knows what to look for when picking a hotel or a restaurant for a fancy dinner. Alex is easy to work with and brings an extra level of excitement to planning your next honeymoon (or any adventure!).
Hannah & Nick, Spain 2023
We loved working with Alex for our honeymoon! She was professional, easy to communicate with, very kind, and the cost of her services was a fantastic value. We really started from scratch without even having a destination in mind and she helped us plan a wonderful trip that was a perfect fit for our budget and interests. We would definitely recommend her as a travel planner!
Katie & Larry, Italy 2023
Alex was very helpful in planning our trip to Italy. We had never traveled to Europe and had no idea how to plan a trip, get around, where to go, etc. We had very rough ideas and Alex helped us narrow down specific things we wanted to see, things we might want to see, how to get from point A to B to C, etc. She recommended restaurants, tours, everything. The trip was fantastic and she did a wonderful job. Thank you Alex!
Corrie, Mexico & PNW, 22 & 23
Alex has helped me plan more than one vacation, and has been a huge help! One vacation was for an international family trip (10 of us total), and she helped get the ball rolling based on our budget and what we were looking for. It was a very overwhelming process and she was able to make it so easy and seamless (even reminding me about the kid’s passports!). I cannot recommend her enough with the time and detail she takes to get everything together for an amazing experience! After we used her for that vacation, I used her services again for a small 40th Birthday getaway to the Pacific Northwest. She put together a road trip itinerary, places to see, places to stay places to eat, etc etc etc! I will definitely be using her services again in the future, I’m sure!
Hagen Family, France, 2023
Go Away Alex Travel Design made our wish for a perfect family trip to France come true. Alex helped us plan our perfect family trip to France every step of the way. We had some unusual requests (Find us thrift stores) and Alex found them for us all over France. Alex provided several amazing dining and activity options at every stop for us to choose from. Alex put a ton of time and effort into our trip, and it was very affordable!
Becca, Japan, 2023
When planning a stressful event you only want the best and most reliable people. You will 100% get this if you hire Go Away Alex Travel Design. My wife and I started planing our honeymoon trip to Japan and we were feeling a bit overwhelmed. The Go Away Alex team came to our rescue and helped us tremendously! From giving us lists of food and places to go, to sending along a newsletter they write with travel tips that helped us plan for things we didn’t even think about! Alex we learned, loves to travel so these tips are being shared by someone who shares your passion for adventure while not selling you on something she gets a kickback on. Their rates are very reasonable and the time and energy they spend clearly shows in the breakdowns and itineraries they provide. I have recommended friends use their service and will use them again in the future! Thank you Go Away Alex team for helping us plan the perfect honeymoon!!!
Nick, Croatia, 2023
Go Away Alex provided excellent recommendations for lodging, sightseeing, and restaurants for a 17-day group trip to Croatia that exceeded expectations across the board.
Jilli & Michael, St. Croix, 2023
My now husband and I were looking to plan a budget-friendly honeymoon and didn’t know where to start. Alex started by asking us what we were looking for in our vacation then presented us options of locations with a generalized budget and itinerary. Once we picked a location she got more specific about where to stay, where to eat, what to pack, and where to explore. We were extremely satisfied with her recommendations and loved that we were able book the airline tickets and AirBNB on our own. Alex is super affordable and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to planning travel! We loved Saint Croix! Thanks Alex!!
Meg, Croatia, 2023
Working with Alex was easy and pleasant. She provided prompt professional service and was very responsive to our timeline, questions, and budget. Alex has a depth of knowledge about transportation options, lodging, and fun experiences at locations throughout the world. We also appreciated the list of curated restaurants for the different cities we visited. Highly recommend!
James, Croatia, 2023
Alex was so helpful in planning our trip to beautiful Croatia, a country we had never visited before. She helped us identify our personal interests for this vacation, and then worked with us to develop an itinerary, set up travel arrangements, select and then reserve hospitality choices, identify potential tours and activities, and address the many little questions and issues that pop up when undertaking an international trip. We knew Alex was an ardent world traveler, so we relied upon her experience and judgment in making our plans. We were so happy with this vacation and grateful to GoAwayAlex for helping us meet our vacation goals.
Bailey & Chad, Switzerland/France, 2024
We absolutely loved working with Alex and had an amazing honeymoon to Switzerland and France! With the final details of wedding planning she took all the stress away of having to plan our honeymoon. We stayed in great hotels and had some amazing excursions!! I highly recommend using her!!
Allie & Chris, Japan/Indonesia, 2024
Alex made my first trip out of North America such a breeze. What would have been stressful and confusing for me to book myself was made into a neat and tidy itinerary by Alex. She’s extremely well-traveled and offers a lot of practical advice for a wide array of travel destinations. I can’t recommend Go Away Alex enough, and I can’t wait to let her plan my next trip!
Ioli & Patrick, Nicaragua, Mexico, 2023&24
We have known Alex for a long, long time and trust her implicitly with our kids, and now, with our vacation plans. She was able to pinpoint exactly what we were looking for in a unique location that not only met our aesthetic, vacation and practical interests, but our values as well. Alex patiently collaborated with us to find a resort that met our and our kids’ needs, great food, fabulous beaches and unique excursions. Her own sense of adventure and curiosity is a great asset to those looking to explore the world around them, and her empathetic and practical nature is key to helping narrow down our choices, weighing benefits across all options.
Alex is a great communicator and intermediary, and is committed to arranging the kind of trip that you won’t forget. She’s now planned two – three trips for us, including one with extended family and we plan on having her do many, many more. We recommend her unequivocally!
Meg & RJ, Surprise Trip- Croatia & Montenegro, 2024
We asked Alex to plan us a surprise vacation and it was the best thing ever. Alex planned all our flights, hotels, and destinations for a 10 day adventure and we didn’t know where we were going until we got to the airport. How’d it work? We met with Alex and she asked us our budget, our travel preferences, types of places we’ve wanted to visit, type of adventure we wanted to have (adventurous, chill, etc.), places we didn’t want to travel to (because we had been there before or want to plan a trip there ourselves). After that one-time conversation, Alex took into consideration all that we shared and planned the most magical getaway. She selected and booked our flights, hotels, local travel (shuttles, transit tickets, etc) and a few experiences and created a suggested itinerary for every day of the trip. The itinerary had two options for each day: if we were feeling energetic or if we wanted a slower paced day. She even included restaurant recommendations for every single meal. She provided a packing list that had exactly what we needed and gave us an idea of what the weather would be like so we could pack appropriately. She did a fabulous job – I felt like I packed perfectly thanks to the list. Leading up to the trip, she gave us a few hints to build anticipation. Day of, we went to the airport, still having no idea where we were going, and opened an envelope to reveal our surprise destinations. Alex had created an email account that we got access to that had confirmation codes, airport tickets, and any other info we needed for various reservations. She provided us with a guidebook that allowed us to get to know more about our destination. We spent the flight reading the entire book 🙂 We ended up going to Croatia and Montenegro. I don’t know how she did it, but she did an amazing job taking into consideration all the various criteria we shared in that first call. It’s like she knew what we needed out of a vacation better than we knew ourselves! This was the most magical trip because every day felt like a surprise. Everyday was such a treat because of the fact that we did none of the planning. Sometimes we’d veer from the itinerary if there was something extra we wanted to do and other times we’d follow the itinerary to the T. It was great having that option. I’m usually a big planner so I wasn’t sure how I’d feel handing everything over to someone else. I am so glad I stepped outside of my comfort zone and went through with this surprise trip – I couldn’t imagine doing it with anyone other than Alex. Her thoughtfulness and thoroughness made the adventure so smooth and so enjoyable. I’m so grateful for her services. If you are even just a little bit intrigued about what it would be like to do a surprise trip with Alex, I highly recommend just going for it! This was a trip of a lifetime. I would, without hesitation, do another surprise adventure with Alex. I trust Alex with any of my travel needs!
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