Custom Europe Trip Planning

I plan trips for the person who always ends up planning everything.

Custom Europe-by-train itineraries, river and ocean cruises, and celebration trips for travelers who want comfort, a sense of place, and a break from doing all the planning themselves.

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Sound familiar?

You’ve had the rail site open for a week. You’re not sure the twelve-minute connection in Munich is realistic with two suitcases. And the last group tour you took moved so fast you barely remember the towns.

You want the trip. You’re just tired of being the only one who plans it. That’s where I come in.

What I Plan

ellow Dutch NS train waiting at Amsterdam Centraal station platform under a glass-roofed terminal, with travelers boarding for a Europe by train itinerary.

Europe by Train

Multi-city routes with sensible pacing, seat reservations sorted, and luggage and station stairs thought through before you leave home.

The Viking Longship Tor docked on the Danube River in the city of Regensburg, Germany.

River and ocean cruises

Help choosing the line and itinerary that fits how you like to travel, plus hotels and a few well-planned days before or after in port cities.

Two champagne glasses clink at sunset on a serene beach, evoking romance and celebration.

Celebration trips

Anniversaries, retirements, and milestone birthdays, planned so the occasion feels like one.

Mother-daughter and mother-son trips

A trip where both of you get the days you were hoping for.

Close-up view of the steep stone steps and upper platform of the Pyramid of Kukulcán at Chichen Itza under a clear blue sky.

Self-guided trips beyond Europe

The same careful planning, wherever you’re headed.

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Cozy guest room interior at Hotel Ter Brughe in Bruges, Belgium, featuring traditional decor, soft lighting, and historic charm for an overnight stay in the old town.

Hotel-only bookings

Already have a plan? I’ll book the hotel and add partner perks where available.

Where you’ll stay

Hotels that couldn’t be anywhere else: family-run inns, restored historic buildings, and design-led properties with a sense of place. Luxury or comfortable mid-range, never an interchangeable chain.

As a Fora advisor, I book with partner hotels and collections that often add perks like free breakfast, room upgrades, and property credit, at the same rate you’d find booking direct.

How It Works

Tell me about your trip

Fill out the short inquiry form: where, when, who’s coming, and what matters most.

We talk it through

Over email, or on a call if you’d like one: pace, hotels, budget, and anything that worries you.

I build your itinerary

A day-by-day plan with trains, hotels, and context. We adjust until it feels right.

I book everything

Hotels, trains, cruises, and tours, with confirmations in one place.

I’m in your corner

If a train strike or cancellation hits while you travel, you have someone to call.

What it costs

I earn commission from hotel, cruise, and tour partners, so in many cases working with me is free.

A detailed custom itinerary comes with a small planning fee, and you’ll know exactly what it is before we start.

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Planning with someone who wants the numbers?

  • Same rate as booking direct
  • Often with breakfast, room upgrades, or a property credit added
  • A small planning fee ($15/day) that covers the routing, booking, and backup you won’t be doing yourself
Solo female traveler in a blue coat smiling and posing at the famous Plönlein viewpoint in snowy Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Why work with me

I’ve studied German since childhood, spent seven years working at a German immersion village, and studied Social Anthropology for four years at the University of St Andrews. I’ve been writing about travel on Addie Abroad since 2015.

Many of my clients are in their 50s and 60s, and I plan around pace, luggage, stairs, and rest days from the start.

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  • Working with Addie has been such an enjoyable experience.

    She put a great trip to Spain together for us.
    – Stacy

FAQs

You could. Clients come to me because they’d rather not spend weeks on rail timetables and hotel sites, and because partner bookings often add perks like breakfast or a property credit at the same rate. If plans change mid-trip, you have someone to call.

The fee only applies if you want an exact plan for every day: tours booked, restaurant reservations made, and suggested activities for your free time. It saves you weeks of research and the back-and-forth of booking it all yourself. If you just need hotels or a cruise booked, there’s usually no fee at all. When you do want the full plan, here’s what it gets you: tours and tables secured before they sell out, days paced so trains, tours and meals actually fit together, and ideas for your free time that match what you love. Instead of spending evenings on your phone working out tomorrow, you just get to enjoy it.

I earn commission from hotel, cruise, and tour partners, so in many cases working with me is free. A detailed day-by-day itinerary, with tours and restaurants booked, carries a small planning fee.

Most of my clients are in their 50s and 60s. Pace, luggage, stairs, and rest days are part of every plan from the start.

Six to nine months ahead is ideal for summer in Europe, and longer for river cruises, which often fill up early. If your trip is sooner than that, reach out anyway. We can still make it work.

No. There isn’t a good way for advisors to book flights, and if a flight is delayed or canceled, I can’t step in at the airport the way the airline can. Booking directly gets you the fastest help when it matters, and you can use your own miles and loyalty programs. Once your flights are booked, send me the times and I’ll plan everything around your arrival and departure.

Email, text, or call me! You’ll get my personal phone number.

Both. “Travel advisor” is the newer name for the same job: I book your hotels, trains, cruises, and tours through industry partners, and I’m the person you call if something changes. I’m a Fora-certified travel advisor based in St. Louis.

Ready when you are

Tell me where you’d like to go, who’s coming, and what matters most. I’ll be in touch within 48 hours with next steps.

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