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Seattle Luxury Travel Advisor

Exceptional travel, effortlessly planned.

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SEATTLE LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR

Windward Path is a luxury travel advisor in Seattle, specializing in fully customized international travel. Every journey is designed around you, informed by years of living abroad, and carried out by trusted partners on the ground.

Luxury travel is more than just a pretty hotel room.

You deserve the right room, the one that lets you sprawl out and enjoy the view. The private dinner with a celebrated local chef. The guide who knows the stories behind the stonework. The driver who knows the back roads.

I have relationships at the world's finest hotels and cruise lines, plus trusted colleagues in each destination. Whether you're seeking modern art in Amsterdam or perfect beach days in the Maldives, someone who knows the place is looking out for you.

The result? You'll come home rested, with a trip you'll be talking about for years.

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Photo: Janet Lin Anderson

I'm Carolyn, your travel advisor and advocate.

I create journeys for Seattle travelers who care about the details and don't have time to chase them all down.

I've lived in nine countries and traveled to dozens more, and the people I've met along the way are a huge part of creating an unforgettable trip. Those genuine relationships and insider perspectives can't be bought, sold, or googled. They are how you end up in a better suite at the Four Seasons, see a secret waterfall that only locals know about, or turn a wine tasting into dinner with the family who has owned the vineyard for generations.

My clients want comfortable stays and an authentic sense of place. My job is to make sure you never have to choose between them. You can have the Rosewood's perfect service, then a ceramics class with a potter in the village down the road. Or a Michelin-starred dinner one night and a tiny family trattoria the next. I know which moments call for each.

"She really put together a trip of a lifetime...She is very well connected and can secure unique niche experiences that I would have never been able to think of or find." — Bryan
Learn Our Approach

A refreshingly simple travel planning process:

2-3 HOURS OF YOUR TIME. ZERO STRESS.

1

Share Your Vision

One conversation about what makes a trip meaningful to you. Active or relaxed? Planned or spontaneous? Your preferences guide everything.

2

Receive Your Itinerary

A perfectly curated journey with VIP perks you can't access alone. Every hotel confirmed, every experience vetted, and every detail handled. And we refine it together until it's right.

3

Travel With Confidence

Simply show up and enjoy. With 24/7 support from my air team and local partners on the ground, you can focus on making memories.

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The Windward Path Advantage

$3-5K

Average Added Value

9

Countries Lived In

100%

Client Satisfaction

Four Seasons Preferred Partner Rosewood Elite Partner Ensemble Travel Group Member Travel Edge Member

Where would you like to go?

From medieval villages in Normandy to overwater bungalows in French Polynesia, with exceptional hotels at every stop.

CLIENT SUCCESS

"The best travel experience I have ever had."

"[The planning process] was exceptional. AMAZING. Hands down, the best travel experience I have ever had. It made the trip go so smoothly and freed up headspace to just enjoy it all. We really loved how everything played out. Each one of our hotel stays was absolutely fabulous. We already want to make plans to revisit them!"

— Lindsey

Let's plan your next trip.

Tuscan villas, Tanzanian safaris, Thai beaches, or somewhere you haven't considered yet. Tell me what you have in mind, and I'll take it from there.

Best availability: Book 6-12 months ahead

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