Just because we didn't travel as much in 2025 doesn't mean we didn't have some incredible meals.  From sushi trains to eating cheesesteaks in a car in South Philly - with lots (and lots) of Mexican food in between - these are our best meals of 2025.

What was our best accommodation?  How about our worst?  What was the most unexpected thing that happened in 2025...and who was the neatest people we met?

For the 10th year, we are back with our six part Year in Review, starting with 2025 travel stats.  How many places did we sleep last year?  Did we spend multiple nights on an airplane (unfortunately for one of us, yes). 

240 acres.  Sweeping mountain views.  10,000 square foot event barn.  1803 stone farm house.  A mile from the base of a ski mountain.  Unlimited potential.

Find out how a Louisiana boy found the deal of a lifetime in the Catskills, and what they Trav and Jonas (with their partner Zack) plan on creating on this mountain paradise.

7 months. Over $20k of our own money. Thousands of hours of work.

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What does pickleball, an Eagles Super Bowl win, upstate NY, and the world's largest furniture markets all have in common?  Those, plus 16 other things, are all things we were unexpectedly thankful for in 2025.  

Over the last 5 months, since I announced my "retirement", a lot has happened.

Retirement life - I've never been busier!

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Wilmington, NC is an awesome city.  Heck, that's why I moved here 5 years ago and was able to convince Jonas to move here a few weeks ago.

It's also a market I know very, very well - and one that I am very excited about doing a micro resort in.

Today, we pull back the curtain and deep dive into a potential deal that we are looking at so that you can see the thought process and framework we walkthrough on each deal we analyze - and how we come up with either "heck yes" or "no".

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The site of our first international micro resort is:

So how did this become the first place we decided to do an international micro resort?

And where is it?

To get those answers, you've got to listen to the show!

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Short answer:  VERY!

But for some people, the design process can be very overwhelming.

Today, Heather shares why design is the one of the most importance parts of any hospitality project (especially a boutique one) and why it's not JUST "oh, that's visually appealing" but that it goes much deeper.

Plus, she also gives some of her top design tips that anyone can implement, even if they aren't a designer, and the one thing she will NEVER allow in one of her properties?

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