Travel Tips for Women: Best Wellness Retreats, Girls Getaways, and Hidden Destinations | EP215

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 practical and specific. She is not talking about generic spa weekends. She is talking about places where the environment itself does the work.

The conversation also covers road trip packing strategies, light travel tips that actually hold up in real life, and why group birthday trips almost never go as planned. Sari's approach to wellness routines on the road is the kind of relatable self care wisdom you can actually use, not just screenshot and forget.

This is the travel episode for women who want their next trip to feel like a real reset. Share this one with whoever you are already texting about your next girls trip.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Introduction to Sari Marissa, Custom Travel Itinerary Designer

01:55 Best Summer Vacation Destinations in Europe and the US

06:24 Girls Trip and Couples Getaway Ideas: Catskills and Auberge Properties

11:45 Last Minute Travel Tips: Why the Azores Should Be on Your List

18:54 Best Wellness Retreats: Six Senses, Miraval, and Malibu Ranch Hudson Valley

21:55 The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland: The Ultimate Wellness Retreat Experience

23:35 Family Travel Planning: Top Destinations for Spring Break and Winter Break

30:56 Upcoming Travel Destinations to Watch: Croatia, Japan, and Mallorca

34:05 Packing Tips for Travel: How to Pack Light and Stay Organized

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