Travel Advisor

Allison Callow

She/Her

Expertise

  • California,
  • Europe,
  • Adventure Travel,
  • Food & Wine
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Advisor - Allison Callow

About

Sustainability and ethical travel advocate who wants to bring a little more light and love to the world. Based in the Bay Area, but never stops dreaming of new places.

Home airports

OAK and SFO.

My travel style

I like to travel with a sustainable and ethical mindset. My first travel experience abroad was a 10 day sister city exchange program between my hometown and a small city now called Takeo in Japan – I have been enthralled with travel ever since. I'm interested in experiencing the culture of a place – particularly through food and connecting with locals – but I love to branch out into new adventures. Such as spontaneously getting invited to an underground metal scene in Vienna or going wine tasting on a bike in the countryside alongside the Danube. While some of my best experiences have been in hostels chatting with hostel owners, I also enjoy luxury hotels when traveling with my husband.

Favorite hotels

Hotel VIA

Sleek property with contemporary rooms and suites offering views of San Francisco Bay.

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

A grand and intimate hotel perched atop a rugged oceanside bluff in the San Francisco Bay Area featuring a rejuvenating spa, gold and an array of local activities.

Fora Perks

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    $100 hotel / resort credit.

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    Breakfast daily.

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    Upgrade & extended check-in/out whenever possible.

W Chicago - Lakeshore

Contemporary-chic property overlooking Lake Michigan with stylish rooms and suites.

Recently returned from:

  • Eating at Alinea – a world-renowned, three Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago. 

  • Wine tasting in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara. 

  • Exploring cenotes and ruins in Costa Maya, Mexico. 

  • Walking through Central Park in the pouring rain in NYC.

Dreaming of:

  • Ziplining through national parks in New Zealand.

  • Exploring the rainforests in Costa Rica and Ecuador. 

  • Eating at street stands in Vietnam and Singapore. 

  • Hiking the Machu Picchu Trail in Peru.

One thing I can't travel without...

A great pair of walking shoes – nothing beats being open to stumbling on an adventure while wandering a new place.

Two truths, one lie:

  1. I got lost taking the train from Rome to Venice. 

  2. I slept under the stars in the deserts in Morocco and Israel. 

  3. I was too scared to try haggis in Scotland.

Advisor - Allison Callow

Travel Advisor

Allison Callow

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