MEET NELLE
Traveler. Storyteller. Detail-Obsessed Travel Designer.
How it Started
A Legacy of Exploration
It Started With a Grandmother Who Chose Memories
My Wild Wonder is tasting the most perfect falafel in Egypt—seriously, I didn’t know it could be that crispy and fluffy. It’s seeing an orca pod teaching its young how to hunt off the shores of Antarctica. Standing in front of Angkor Wat and not knowing where to explore first. Looking into the eyes of an infant gorilla in the jungles of Uganda. It’s exploring the expansive salt flats of Bolivia in an otherworldly landscape I didn’t know existed. Climbing the cliffs of Norway and looking out over thousands of miles of fjords and water. E-biking through the French countryside and stopping to sip a perfect Bordeaux.
Whatever your Wild Wonder is—I'd love to get you there!
The Wild Years
From traveler to
Travel Designer
Every journey has shaped the way I see the world and the way I design travel.
What began as a love of exploration became a life dedicated to it. In 2013, six months of independent travel through South America, the Galápagos, the Cordillera Huayhuash, and Europe changed the course of my career. Those experiences led to years spent guiding travelers throughout the United States and Canada while using every winter to explore destinations across Central America, India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Colombia, Cuba, and beyond.
In 2017, I transitioned behind the scenes of global travel, designing itineraries, building relationships with hotels, local operators, and tourism boards, and supporting journeys connected to brands including G Adventures, National Geographic, Road Scholar, MEC, and Vacations By Rail.
Today, Wild Wonder Travel Design brings together years of firsthand travel, trusted global relationships, and an enduring curiosity about the world to create thoughtful, deeply personal journeys that connect you with the places, people, and moments you'll remember long after you return home.
Travel Like a Local
I want to get you off the beaten path and into a truly immersive experience filled with moments of wonder.
Wild Wonder Travel Design is a boutique, curated travel company focused on profound cultural connections and life-changing experiences. The goal isn’t simply to see a destination. It’s to experience it.
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