In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with not one but three guests — the founding trio behind Sorority Stays: Charlene Hornor (educator, vacation rental owner, and operations manager), her daughter Caroline Hornor (civil engineer by day, self-taught web developer who built the entire platform in seven months), and Abbi Best (Dallas-based real estate agent and head of marketing). The concept is as clever as it is community-driven: a curated platform con...
7 Oct 2026
Travel as Transformation: Hidden Destinations & The Soul of Luxury Travel
In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with Sandy Colling — multilingual travel advisor, author, and group trip curator whose philosophy on travel goes far deeper than five-star hotels and bucket lists. Born in France, raised in Germany, with a father born and raised in Shanghai, Sandy grew up in a family shaped by displacement, resilience, and the healing power of travel — her parents famously turned to travel as a way of grieving after losing a son, an...
16 Sept 2026
Venice, the Dolomites & The Truth About Luxury Hotels
In this solo episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa picks up where Episode 1 left off — delivering the full debrief on her June research trip to Italy that she's been teasing across social media. She walks listeners through the entire journey: the Delta One experience out of Jacksonville through Atlanta, the private water taxi arrival into Venice that her husband called a "chef's kiss" moment, and a surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of their stay at the brand-...
2 Sept 2026
Medinas, Markets & The Magic of Luxury Travel in Morocco with Siham Lahmine
In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with Siham Lahmine — the first woman in Morocco to build a luxury culinary travel business, founder of her own DMC, and a magazine contributor since the very first issue of Maison Voyage. Siham brings a rare boots-on-the-ground perspective that no algorithm, AI tool, or booking platform can replicate: she knows the drivers, the riad owners, the local farmers, the barbers, the cave dwellers outside Salé — and she kno...
In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with Josefina Melendez — founder of X-Plora Travel, military spouse turned travel professional, and a specialist in deeply curated wine country experiences in Spain. Josefina brings a uniquely personal lens to luxury travel: born in Chile, shaped by years living in Italy, and now based in St. Augustine where she also leads food and wine walking tours through one of America's oldest cities. Together they dive deep in...
5 Aug 2026
Off the Beaten Path: Ryokans & The Hidden Gems of Japan
In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with Sequoia Armstrong — founder of Pueblo York and a specialist in immersive, off-the-beaten-path travel to Japan and Mexico. Together they unpack what luxury travel in Japan actually looks like for today's discerning traveler: why Tokyo is just the beginning, which lesser-known regions deserve far more attention (Kanazawa, Kyushu, the Hokuriku region, Gifu Prefecture), and how to build an itinerary that trades cro...
15 Jul 2026
All Things France: Hidden Regions & The Art of French Travel
In this episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, Vanessa sits down with Mary Jennifer Markham — founder of Markham Travel and a boutique luxury travel specialist with a deep and personal passion for France. Together they pull back the curtain on what luxury travel in France actually looks like beyond the iconic postcard moments: the Paris hotels worth every euro (including the Relais Christine and the JK Place), the regions most first-timers don't know to ask about — Provence, Burg...
30 May 2026
Welcome to Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel — Venice, the Dolomites & What Luxury Really Means
In the inaugural episode of Maison Voyage: The Art of Luxury Travel, host Vanessa Kromer pulls back the curtain on what this podcast is really about — and where the conversation is headed. After 16 years curating bespoke international travel, with her heart firmly anchored in Italy, Vanessa shares the vision behind the Maison Voyage brand, from the quarterly print and digital magazine to the upcoming guest lineup featuring hoteliers, DMC partners, yacht company founders, design specialists, a...
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