Where will The Escape Artist take you?
From unforgettable family safari holidays in Africa to solo sabbatical travel adventures around the globe, intrepid adventure travels in remote locations with your daring best friend to indulgent, culinary-inspired honeymoons in the world’s hottest locations.
Whether you’re seeking full immersion into an indigenous culture far removed from your own, a transformational travel experience rooted in wellness retreats and ancient wisdom, or the best place on earth to simply celebrate life, The Escape Artist has your back.
After many years in the industry helping everyone from honeymooners to corporate travellers to successfully navigate the globe, the focus of my travel design service is not only to help you reach your destination, but to totally transform the experience that you have there too.
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What an amazing honeymoon! I am thrilled we had the opportunity to work with Kristie to plan our honeymoon in Portugal. Kristie's exceptional service, attention to detail, and dedication to creating unforgettable experiences made our trip truly fantastic and hassle free (I cannot emphasize this enough)! From the moment we began planning, Kristie exhibited professionalism and passion for ensuring our honeymoon was perfect by combining aspects of how my wife and I both like to travel. She curated every aspect of our trip, from arranging luxurious hotels to tour guides (personal favourite was the walking food tour of Lisbon) and drivers that were able to complete the whole experience. Her attention to detail and thoughtfulness was evident in every aspect of our journey, including the little gifts along the way that made each stay extra special. Kristie's expertise and personalized approach allowed her to tailor the itinerary to our preferences, ensuring that our trip was well balanced as we explored Portugal for the first time. Thank you Kristie for your meticulous planning and impeccable service, our honeymoon in Portugal surpassed all expectations and created memories that will last a lifetime. Without hesitation, I highly recommend Kristie to anyone seeking a truly exceptional travel experience!
- Andrew
I'm quite a control freak when it comes to organising and particularly organising holidays so I was interested to see how me handing over the reigns would work out! Firstly Kristie's understood our brief perfectly and the options we were presented with were great, well thought out and the only difficultly we had was deciding which option was best! Once we decided I literally did nothing else – documents were sent, my random questions answered quickly and everything fell into place, such a relief to have someone else plan and organise a holiday! The trip was wonderful – memories made and all the family got what they wanted out of our holiday. I felt totally comfortable knowing someone 'who knew their stuff' had organised everything and taken care of every detail. Thank you so so much xx
- Jody
Kristie designed our mini-moon in Cabo and it was the most perfect trip we've ever been on! This was our first time using a travel designer and we'll never go back. The entire process, from scoping out resorts to booking dinner reservations, to arranging last minute transportation from the airport, Kristie was communicative, patient, and creative every step of the way. We completely trusted her to create the relaxing trip we needed after planning a wedding! We especially loved all the perks we received, including a room upgrade when we checked in! We already have plans to use Kristie's services next year and I can't wait for many more future trips to work with her on.
- Grace
I was inspired to finally make my dream horse safari trip happen when I saw Kristie in Africa before Christmas on social media. I'm quite an independent traveller and normally book things myself but for something as bucket list like as this horse safari, I didn't want to get it wrong! So I reached out for help in finding the right holiday for me and going at the right time of year etc. Of the three trips she presented, I felt they were definitely varied enough and made me think about options I probably wouldn't have by myself. Once I'd decided on which trip I wanted, she presented flight options and booking dates very quickly. The trip itself went very seamlessly and everyone was there or expected my arrival. For example, as a solo female traveller and when I landed in Botswana, it was comforting to have someone take me straight through to the smaller plane to take me to camp. If you're someone who's looking to do a big trip like this and doesn't want to risk getting it wrong either, I'd highly recommend Kristie to help you organise it. If she hasn't been there yet personally then she has plenty of contacts who will be able to give you some inside info. And tbh, as someone who always books their own travel and normally solo too, it was a real treat not to have the stress both before and during the trip. It was great to just have that backup if anything did go wrong and I could just concentrate on enjoying what I'd gone there for in the first place! 🐎
- Lindsey
Part of planning a wedding is also planning for an extra special honeymoon to look forward to afterwards...however, planning a wedding is intense! Thankfully, Kristie was recommended to us. She took the time to sit down and get to know us and asked all the right questions to find out what sort of honeymoon we'd like... Following this conversation, she did some research and gave us a range of options. Luckily for us, she came up with the most stunning hotel which fit our wants entirely. She was always contactable, answered all of my questions and always made me feel confident that everything would run smoothly. To top it off, we had the most wonderful honeymoon in the most beautiful hotel...it was everything we wanted and more, and Kristie even took the time to arrange for a bottle of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries to greet us on our arrival. I would highly recommended Kristie's services to anyone looking to book an extra special trip, we will certainly be speaking to her again! Thank you Kristie, for everything!
- Michelle
Kristie has been amazing! My brother and I wanted to help mum tick a bucket list trip, Route 66 as a 60th birthday present. I had no idea where to start.. I stupidly thought it would be relatively easy (ha!) Looking at some websites and other peoples ventures, I knew I needed a helping hand. I found Kristie and briefly told what I thought I wanted I to do... Kristie gave us so much more! She gave us so many options and pointed us in the right direction for the added extras we wanted. From beginning, through the actual trip, to the end, Kristie was always on hand and happily answering some of my silly questions! Thank you, Kristie! Much love, Gemma, Joe, Zach and the birthday girl, Mary xx
- Gemma
'There are a number of reasons why I worked with you really: You listened and took everything I said into consideration. You came back with a number of options which, were all great. Each of these we talked through thoroughly and you helped me choose the best option. Your attentiveness to clients is fab and you definitely have their best interest at heart. It's like having a personal shopper! Thank you :)'
- Sara
'Kristie found us the perfect honeymoon - Kenya safari and then Zanzibar to relax. The safari was a lifetime experience. Each lodge during the safari was comfortable, clean and in a stunning location. All staff from start to finish were so attentive and polite. Kristie found the perfect hotel in zanizbar, it was beautiful. White sands, clear Indian Ocean and unforgettable views. Kristie is so approachable and friendly, nothing was ever too much to ask. During the planning/booking process, Kristie really took everything we asked for into consideration and to be honest we wouldn’t of had the perfect honeymoon without her expertise. It really was a dream and we wouldn’t of changed a thing.. Thank you so much Kristie.'
- Megan
'New York was at top of my bucket list but I had never been so when the opportunity arose for a special birthday trip we wanted it to be perfect. The visit was for a long weekend in December and with so much to see and do we didn't know where to start so we decided to hand that over to the expert. Kristie has great knowledge and a brilliant organising ability so everything regarding the trip was left to her. She did such a fantastic job in planning our trip for us, she was always so helpful, listened to us and kept us updated on how things were going. Having her plan this trip completely took the stress out of having to do all the planning ourselves when we are always so busy.'
- Lorraine
'I decided to book through you because you were friendly approachable and it genuinely felt like you were as excited about our trip as we were. I was able to be open and honest with you about some of the changes I wanted to make without being made to feel difficult. It is always a pleasure to speak to you and hear your ideas and suggestions. I would, and have, recommend you to anyone x'
- Louise
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Whether it’s tailoring the perfect honeymoon, curating a life-changing experience or sourcing the accommodation that is remembered forever, receiving referrals from happy clients is the best gift that I could ask for.
So much so, that for every referral you send me that results in a booking – you’ll receive a little gift from me too.
After all, as the great Swedish proverb says,
“It is more blissful to give than to receive.”
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Connections are extremely important in the world of luxury travel.
Here are some examples of luxury hotel partners that I have a preferred partner status with (and therefore exclusive extra benefits for you as a customer!)
Examples of benefits include:
Upgrade at time of arrival, subject to availability
Complimentary breakfast for two daily for duration of the stay
Food & Beverage credit to be utilized during stay
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Early Check-in/Late Check-out (subject to availability)
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