Hi! I’m Lauren, Travel Advisor, Coach & Founder of Taste Travel Co.
Nice to meet you! 👋🏼
I became a travel advisor because I believe travel can change your life. A little cliché? Maybe, but it’s also something I’ve experienced firsthand.
At a point when I felt stuck and ready for something different, pursuing travel was the first decision I made entirely for myself. It opened everything else up for me.
If you’re ready for a trip that actually means something, you’re in the right place. Let’s build a transformative journey together.
How I Help You Travel Better
Planning a trip should feel exciting, not like a second job. I handle everything that makes it overwhelming: the research, the logistics, the supplier relationships, the details you wouldn’t think to ask about and more, so you can focus on being excited about your trip.
Beyond logistics, I offer a more in-depth travel curation process. As a certified Travel Coach through the Travel Coach Network, I’m accustomed to digging deeper. This involves uncovering the “why” behind your trip, and what travel can offer you beyond rest, relaxation and some great photos. I’ve built a real framework around travel being intentional, not just organized, before you even leave home.
The difference between a good trip and a great one usually isn’t the destination. It’s about the intentionality you bring to the trip and being open to the transformation. That’s where I can bring even more value to the process.
My Approach to Travel Planning
Every trip I design is built around three things: Culture, Nature and Empowerment. Together we’ll figure out which is of highest priority to you, without losing sight of the other two.
Culture
Travel has always been one of the most powerful ways to understand the world beyond your own experience.
The emphasis I place on culture stems from the belief that travel has the power to deepen empathy, cultivate understanding and create lasting shifts in worldview.
Sometimes this looks like a private class with a local artisan or spending the day with a local guide, learning the history and intricacies of a place.
I plan trips that go beneath the surface so that you leave with a real sense of place, rather than just a photo of it.
Nature
Some experiences can’t be replicated, researched or accurately described: they have to be felt. Watching the northern lights in Iceland. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Wandering a Sicilian city at sunset and having the best dinner of your life at a restaurant that doesn’t even have a website.
I plan trips that put you in these moments, whatever flavor of adventure you prefer. I look for experiences that connect you to a place and work with partners who share the same sense of responsibility toward destinations we love.
Empowerment
The best trips give you something you didn’t have before. Maybe it’s the confidence that you can navigate a foreign country, or the discover that you actually love traveling solo. Maybe it’s a wider perspective, a new sense of what you’re capable of or proof that the life you’ve been imagining is closer than you think.
When I plan a trip, I’m thinking about all of it: the destination, the culture and who you want to be on the other side of it. Who you become when you travel is just as important as where you go. I approach that intentionally to help you make the most of each trip.
A Little More About Me
I grew up in greater LA (shoutout to the 626), attended college in NYC, then spent several years on California’s Central Coast. I’m currently based in Denver, CO. I have a background in literature and over a decade of professional writing experience, meaning I can communicate clearly and ask the relevant questions.
When I’m not planning trips, I’m writing about food and travel on my Substack, exploring all the urban and natural adventures Colorado has to offer, or on my own transformational trip. If you catch me in a rare moment at home, I’ll most likely be cooking, crafting or having a dance party with my dog.
I specialize in food and culture-forward travel and have traveled carry-on only to twenty plus countries and counting! (pls ask me about my favorite luggage!)
Taste Travel Co. is Virtuoso-affiliated, meaning my hotel clients often enjoy extensive perks like room upgrades, daily breakfast, early check-in, spa credit, or late check-out. I’m also affiliated with Fora Travel, one of the most respected host agencies in the industry (TIME 100 and Forbes).
Ready to Start Planning?
Fill out a quick inquiry form and I’ll be in touch within one business day to schedule a consultation call.
Prefer to email me directly? Reach me at lauren.harvey@fora.travel