Jess Visits The Castle

Jess Visits The Castle Heart-centered memory maker. ✨

Disney, Universal, Cruises, International Destinations & more.

08/25/2026

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🧇 It’s National Waffle Day, which is basically a religious holiday. Let’s be honest - I’ve built entire vacation days ar...
08/24/2026

🧇 It’s National Waffle Day, which is basically a religious holiday. Let’s be honest - I’ve built entire vacation days around a waffle. Mickey waffle at breakfast? Non-negotiable. Belgian waffle situation on a cruise buffet? I will absolutely go back for seconds and make zero apologies about it.

Here’s my extremely scientific, completely biased ranking of vacation waffles I’ve personally had the pleasure of inhaling:

🥇 Mickey waffles, obviously.
🥈 Any cruise ship waffle bar with unlimited toppings (this is not a personality flaw, it’s a lifestyle).
🥉 Hotel breakfast buffet waffle - you know the one, slightly sad, but still 10/10.

What’s your vacation waffle order? Tell me I’m not the only one who has opinions about this. 👇

Raise your hand if you’ve stared at flight prices for so long they went up $200 out of spite. 🙋‍♀️You don’t have to book...
08/15/2026

Raise your hand if you’ve stared at flight prices for so long they went up $200 out of spite. 🙋‍♀️

You don’t have to book a whole Disney trip or cruise with me to get help with flights. Flight booking is now a standalone service that I provide. I’ll find the routing, watch for the deals, and handle the “wait, is this a good price or not” panic for you.

Hate booking flights? Say less. Let’s talk. ✈️

Working on my fall hiking plan the way I work on everything else: 100% Pinterest board, 0% actual trail experience. 🍂 I’...
08/10/2026

Working on my fall hiking plan the way I work on everything else: 100% Pinterest board, 0% actual trail experience. 🍂 I’ve got the flannel picked out. I’ve got a playlist. What I don’t have is a hike, a location, or any evidence I own hiking boots. But the idea of me on a mountain? Thriving. 🥾 Who’s in for actually making this happen?

I am a LCSW, have a MCJ, have a MHA, and a brain that genuinely loves a color-coded spreadsheet. For a long time I wasn’...
08/09/2026

I am a LCSW, have a MCJ, have a MHA, and a brain that genuinely loves a color-coded spreadsheet. For a long time I wasn’t sure how those things fit into “travel advisor,” like maybe I needed to pick a lane and be either the empathetic one or the organized one.

Turns out I don’t have to choose. The years I have spent learning to actually listen, to hear what someone isn’t saying, to notice the thing mentioned once and never again, are the same years that have taught me a good trip isn’t really about the itinerary. It’s about paying attention.

And then, yes, I will also build you a folder system I’m unreasonably proud of. Both things are true at the same time. Neither one cancels the other out.

So if you tell me something small, an anniversary, a kid who’s nervous about flying, a parent you lost who always wanted to see Paris, I notice. And it ends up in your trip. On purpose.

That’s the whole business, honestly. Heart and a spreadsheet, working together.

There’s a version of fall that involves pumpkin spice and flannel, and then there’s Oktoberfest. Steins raised under str...
08/07/2026

There’s a version of fall that involves pumpkin spice and flannel, and then there’s Oktoberfest. Steins raised under string lights, oompah bands filling the air, pretzels the size of your face, and entire towns dressed in lederhosen and dirndls like it’s the most natural thing in the world.

But Bavaria in autumn isn’t just the festival tents. It’s fairytale castles wrapped in fog, half-timbered villages tucked into the hills, and forests turning gold right on cue. It’s the kind of trip that feels like stepping into a storybook, with really, really good beer.

Here’s the thing about Oktoberfest: the good hotels and tables book up nearly a year out. If this season’s already gone, 2027 is closer than it feels - and now is exactly when that planning needs to start.

📩 DM me and let’s build your Bavaria itinerary before the best spots are gone.

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You've had the tabs open for weeks. A Pinterest board that's basically a second job. Screenshots of resorts you'll never...
08/04/2026

You've had the tabs open for weeks. A Pinterest board that's basically a second job. Screenshots of resorts you'll never actually compare side by side because who has the energy for that after a ten-hour shift. Here's the truth: you don't need more time. You need someone to take the decision fatigue off your plate.

That's the part people don't expect from working with a travel advisor, it's not about handing over control, it's about getting some of your evenings back. You tell me what matters to you, I bring you two or three options that are already vetted and already priced, and you just pick.

No more open tabs. No more "I'll get to it eventually."

DM me "trip" and let's get you off pause. 🧳

So proud of my clients today, soaking up the Colosseum on their Italy adventure! 🏛️ 2,000 years of history and they got ...
07/24/2026

So proud of my clients today, soaking up the Colosseum on their Italy adventure! 🏛️ 2,000 years of history and they got to stand right where it all happened - gladiators, roaring crowds, the whole epic story beneath their feet. Watching clients experience moments like this is exactly why I love what I do.

Dreaming of walking through history yourself? Let’s start planning your Italy trip - send me a message and let’s talk. 🇮🇹✨

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