Kristen
Marzelli

I have always been an adventurer at heart. Deepening the connections with myself, the people around me, and mother nature, is what I like to focus on through travel. My top passions are for health and wellness, art, food, and adventure.

I grew up in a small town on the South Shore of Massachusetts often visiting Boston, New York City, and Southern California to see family. I was raised with a strong Irish and Italian background and I always had a deep rooted desire to see where my family came from, therefore taking advantage of any opportunity to go see the world.

At 18 I attended art school to get my Bachelors in Fine Arts with a focus in Graphic Design. At 20 I was able to study abroad for a semester in Milan, Italy. That study abroad semester changed my life as every weekend I was traveling to a new European country or city with a group of strangers. The gratitude I felt on that trip still sticks with me even 14 years later.

Since graduating college I moved to Southern California, started my career as a Graphic Designer, and have tapped into a new adventurous way of living. Moving to California opened up the ability to connect with nature in a way I was unable to in New England. I have been the skiing down the slopes of Mont Blanc in Italy, I have climbed the tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S. (Mount Whitney), I have hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, up to the North Rim, and back out the Bright Angel trail (R2R2R), I have taken the not so traveled path to avoid bison on the Trans Catalina Trail, I have ran 13.1 miles through Yosemite, I have rode a horse through the glaciers of the Salkantay Pass in Peru, I have skydived over the Pacific Ocean, and if those adventures weren't risky enough, the train from St Moritz to Zermatt in Switzerland really had me feeling like I was living on the edge.

But don't worry, I am all about balance. I love to replenish with the Pinot Noir's of northern California and the Chianti's in Italy, while indulging in local cuisine. I also appreciate the magic of finding the best museum and art tours that take you to another realm of existence.

While these are just some of the experiences I have found myself in over the years, I have extensive tools and resources to help my clients discover whatever they may wish!