My Story

Charamana Travel

I love to explore the world around me, locally and internationally. And beyond my personal ventures, I love to help others to experience their world–no matter where it takes them. When I think about it, I have been helping and guiding others–like you!–explore their world all my life!

My Story

As a young woman in my 20’s, I worked for a major airline scheduling itineraries for people to fly around the world. Headquartered in New York City, I not only explored that wonderful city on my own, but led fun, customized, personal tours of the Big Apple for out-of-town family and friends who visited me.

Later in life, it was especially exciting when, as an adjunct professor in life of art history and intercultural studies, I got to re-discover and share New York City and other world class cities while leading tours with my high school/college students.

As a young mother, home educating our two children, I joyfully assumed the role of “Field Trip Queen” and created and led tours exploring the wonders of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Chicago, IL and the Upper Midwest for home school children and their families. This experience fine-tuned the leadership and organizational skills I was already putting into place.

Later, as an adjunct college professor, I led national and international tours of high school students earning college credit through the preparatory courses I taught in anticipation of the trip. The prep course provided all of us with the opportunity to get a solid background in and understanding of where we would be going, what we would be seeing and experiencing, how we would navigate, and appreciating it much much more when we got there.

Through all these experiences, the joy I feel in sharing the excitement of exploring with others the world around them–both in planning and real time–runs deep in the veins. My desire is to develop the skills in persons of all ages to feel confident and competent to explore the wonders of the world on their own.

As we have moved past COVID-19 and the world again opened up for us to travel not only internationally, but within our cities and states, I continue to travel with my husband, family and friends. I personally advise fellow travelers that cross my path to help them make their travel experiences not only the best they can be, but uniquely and memorably their own.

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