Travel Specialists

Paula Kay has booked travel to all seven continents and has the resources and experience to book trips to any destination.

Her specialty is South Pacific destinations. She has earned the titles of Aussie Specialist Premier (one of only 132 in North America), Tahiti Tiare (the only one in the state), and Fiji Matai (also the only one in the state). She is also an Accredited Cruise Counselor, a Small Ship Cruise Counselor, a Walt Disney Specialist, a Princess Cruise Expert, and a Virtuoso Hostess.

Her interests include classical music, opera, art, nature and wildlife, bird watching, gourmet cooking and eating, hiking, snorkeling and home décor, and, of course, travel. Her husband accuses her of preferring to live out of a suitcase.

Paula Kay is an enthusiastic and caring travel consultant. Her own travel adventures include cycling in the south of France, finding her way around Paris on the subway, exploring the jungles of Belize and Costa Rica, visiting the Mayan ruins of Guatemala, fishing for salmon and touring the interior of Alaska, and cruising most of the Caribbean islands. She has picked heather in Scotland, snorkeled in Hawaii, Belize, Cozumel, the Great Barrier Reef, Tahiti, and Fiji, cruised the Danube, listened to classical music in Salzburg, and tossed coins into the fountains of Rome.

She has also photographed kangaroos and koalas in six trips to Australia, petted a Tasmanian devil in Tasmania, photographed the big game of Kenya and South Africa, quaffed a beer at the Munich Oktoberfest, and enjoyed fish and chips in London. Her success is evidenced by the number of repeat clients she has and the high praise they have for her ability to put together complicated, custom trips and luxury cruises, a challenge she welcomes.

paulakay@gogreatvacations.com    

While on an African safari with African Travel, Inc., a Virtuoso preferred supplier, I was excited to see all of the Big Five in one day—elephant, lion, rhinoceros, leopard, and Cape Buffalo.  But the biggest thrill was when a pack of wild African dogs approached our vehicle. 

There are only two packs in Kruger National Park, which is the size of Israel.  We sat in silence in our open vehicle while the dogs were given the right-of-way.  The guide, who had been sitting on a chair on the front bumper, carefully took a seat inside the vehicle.  We were warned not to move, because these animals are dangerous.  Eventually they ambled by the vehicle, except for one, who was curious about his silent audience.  He looked up at me with childlike curiosity.  It was all I could do to keep from reaching out to pet him.