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Megan SaldibarMegan spent four years living abroad in Naples, Italy with her husband, two kids, and dog, using it as a home base to explore the Amalfi Coast, Rome, and destinations throughout Italy and Europe. She now lives in Southern Utah with her family, where she spends her time hiking, reading, raising her kids, and helping her clients experience the world exceptionally well. If she had to choose one motivation for travel, it would always be the food. She has been known to plan an entire trip around a restaurant she wants to experience, or a meal she can't wait to return for. That same attention to detail shapes the way she approaches travel today. As a luxury travel advisor, Megan seeks out exceptional hotels, memorable dining, and thoughtfully curated experiences, using both firsthand knowledge and industry relationships to create trips that feel effortless, personal, and distinctly elevated.
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Features
Kona Meets Sedona: Inside Black Desert Resort, Southern Utah's Luxury Escape
Deep black volcanic basalt, emerald fairways, and red sandstone cliffs that shift from terracotta to burnt sienna by the hour — Black Desert Resort shouldn't work as a landscape, but it does, spectacularly. I pulled up on an October morning and realized I was looking at something I'd never seen before in a place I call home.
Guides
Three Hikes, Three Life-Changing Meals: A Guide to the Best Hikes on the Amalfi Coast
Ancient mule tracks, terraced lemon groves, and a plate of Spaghetti alla Nerano that Stanley Tucci called life-changing — I've walked the best trails along the coast and tracked down delicious dishes after, so you don't have to guess. The real Amalfi Coast rewards the curious.
Features
The Side of Capri That Can't Be Experienced with Just a Day Trip
After the last ferry empties Capri of its crowds, the island exhales — and that's when I finally feel it belongs to me. I've been returning to the island since my years living in Italy, chasing that golden-hour quiet and the gnocchi alla sorrentina at Verginiello dal 1961 that made me plan an entire birthday trip around a single dinner.
Guides
A Local's Guide to Christmas in Nashville: Two Paths to Holiday Magic
Nine acres of tropical gardens draped in millions of lights, flatboats gliding beneath a glowing canopy, and Victorian carolers on cobblestone streets — Nashville at Christmas is pure magic. Two extraordinary stays, one unforgettable season.
Features
A Terrifying Drive, Healing Pasta, and Four Years in Italy: My Experience in Amalfi
From a white-knuckled drive down one of Italy's most treacherous coastal roads to a plate of ravioli that ruined all other pasta forever — here's what I learned from living on the Amalfi Coast, the flavors that followed me home, and how I'm helping others experience it the right way.
Inspiration
The Four-Story Pizzeria That Turned a Small Italian Town into a Pilgrimage
In a stone-carved village two hours from Naples, Pepe in Grani has turned pizza into pilgrimage-worthy art. Chef Franco Pepe's rule-breaking Margherita Sbagliata put Caiazzo on the world's culinary map and made it an essential stop for the best pizza in the Europe.