Travel Advisor
Planning travel since 1991, Kathy grew up in a military family that moved constantly — which is where her love of travel comes from. She specializes in European touring and cruising across the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, with a gift for finding the perfect shop, museum, and café along the way. She has been to Taos thirty times, Red River forty, and Albuquerque fifty, and her husband Robert's answer to "what is your favorite trip?" is always the same: "The next one!"
Where Kathy Shines
European Tours
Ocean & River Cruising
Independent Travel
Get to Know Kathy
What is your favorite destination and why?
"Europe — the UK, France, Germany, Italy. I love the anticipation of going, the arranging of details, making the dream come true. The memories you bring home are the best souvenirs."
What is your travel philosophy?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness — that is Mark Twain, and he was right. Every trip makes the world a little smaller and a little kinder. My husband Robert says his favorite trip is always the next one, and that sums up my approach."
Most memorable travel moment?
"A river cruise through the heart of Europe — watching the castles go by from the water. There is no better way to see it. I have been from Vienna to Budapest to the Norwegian fjords and back."
What do clients say about working with you?
"That I know the shops, the museums, and the cafés. The small things make the trip — and I have been doing this long enough to know exactly where to send you."
The All World Difference
When you book with Kathy, you are not just booking a trip — you are tapping into the world's leading luxury travel network.
Room upgrades, daily breakfast, resort credits, and early check-in — privileges reserved for Virtuoso guests at the world's finest hotels and cruise lines.
Private shore excursions, behind-the-scenes tours, and local guides who open doors you simply cannot book on your own.
Every flight, transfer, reservation, and contingency handled — so the only thing you have to do is be present for the journey.
Forty-five years of relationships with the planet's best operators means the impossible becomes routine — and the routine becomes remarkable.
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