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Sari Marissa joins Amy Sherman to discuss travel tips that focus on restorative experiences rather than typical tourist activities.

REPLAY! Good travel advice does not have an expiration date, and neither does this episode. Most people plan a summer vacation and come home needing another one. Sari Marissa, custom travel itinerary designer and wellness retreats enthusiast, joins host Amy Sherman on Wellness Junkies to talk about how to actually travel in a way that restores you instead of wiping you out. If you missed this the first time, you are about to get a serious case of wanderlust. And if you already listened, you already know why it is back. Sari has built her entire business around steering people away from the tourist default and toward experiences that feel personal and genuinely restorative. Her travel tips cover everything from last-minute long weekends to bucket list birthday trips, and the through line is always the same. The best travel is designed around you, not around what everyone else is doing. She makes a strong case for the Azores as Europe's answer to Hawaii, explains why the Catskills are more interesting than people give them credit for, and breaks down why wellness retreats in Iceland, Scandinavia, and Costa Rica belong on your radar if real rest is the goal. Her wellness hacks are…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Sherman

Guest: Sari Marissa

Topics covered

• travel tips
• wellness retreats
• girls getaways
• hidden destinations
• personalized travel
• restorative experiences

Keywords

• travel advice
• wellness retreats
• girls getaways
• personalized travel
• restorative travel
• packing strategies
• light travel tips

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Azores, Hawaii, Catskills, Iceland, Scandinavia, Costa Rica

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