Hi! We’re Shawn and Jon, partners in life and business — and in adventures that have taken us all across the globe.
Between the two of us, we’ve touched down in 80+ countries and all seven continents. Now, we share our passion for travel and deep, first-hand knowledge with clients craving a touch of authenticity on their escapes.
Meet your travel advisors
Before founding our travel agency, we both worked in the corporate world—and we definitely worked to live, not the other way around. We hated the feeling of being “handcuffed” to our desks 8+ hours a day, so travel became our escape.
We prioritized travel experiences that felt as far from sitting numb in a desk chair as possible … like cruising through the frigid waters of Antarctica, hiking through the jungles of Uganda in search of gorillas, or touring the kaleidoscopic street markets in India. We loved immersive cultural travel too—though not the kind where you tried to cram 13 sites in over three days. We took things slow, savored our surroundings—and often, a bottle of wine!—and tried to fall in line with the natural rhythm of a place.
We amassed a wide range of travel experiences—and, some may say … a bit of an addiction! We spent our free time scanning flights. Before one trip was over, we had the next (or next three) planned.
Our travels were so much more than a hobby to us.
That’s why we decided to partner up and go “pro” with LM Authentic Travel. We want our clients to feel our palpable passion for crafting immersive itineraries—and we want to give them the gift of stepping away from their busy, over-scheduled day-to-day to venture off the beaten path and truly unplug.
We’d love to partner with you to design your next journey, one that’s full of authenticity and tailored to whatever lights you up.
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