Meet the Loveforths
G’Day! We’re Kate and Mitch, your fellow travel enthusiasts based in Brisbane, Australia. As parents of Austin (our adult kid) and teens Pearl and Sonny, we know a thing or two about planning amazing adventures.
Our own passion for travel probably sparked when we were kids ourselves, having both travelled with our families and individually before Austin was born.
With over a decade of experience navigating the travel and aviation industries, there's nothing we enjoy more than helping others turn their travel dreams into reality.
As young parents, our family travel journey kicked off when Austin was just two. Armed with some cheap suitcases and a rather optimistic stroller, we embarked on a round-the-world adventure. We started in Thailand, settled in Dublin for a little while and explored Europe, then came home via the States completely dirt poor, but with perpetually enriching memories.
It’s cliche, but once you get a taste of how much there is to explore, and how relatively little time there is, it instils a sense that there mustn’t be too long between the end of one adventure and the start of the next.
We haven’t stopped having family adventures since. We’ve experienced it all, from cozy budget hotels and local buses, to luxurious five-star resorts and the comfort of business class. We’ve travelled with all of us, some of us, and more of us. We’ve planned around specific events and also savoured the freedom of spontaneous exploration. We’ve navigated the buzz of peak season and enjoyed slowing down in low season.
Our passion for travel doesn’t just stem from a desire to explore new places; it’s also about the amazing things we discover about each other and ourselves through shared experiences.
Now, we’re excited to put our experience to good use and help you create incredible adventures and lasting memories with the people you love.
The Grown-ups
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Travel Manager
Official trip planner
Converts ambitious destination lists into realistic itineraries
Local wine and cheese sampler
Guardian of passports and tickets
Collector of local recipes
Favourite destination: Rome
Favourite experience: The most perfect Mediterranean beach day at Cala dell’Acquaviva.
Dream destination: Antarctica
Dream experience: Diving with Great White Sharks anywhere.
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Director
Hoarder of holiday memorabilia
Chief photo taker
Sensible packer, yet tends to wear the same outfit for too many days anyway
Will play dinner roulette with a menu in local language
Highly skilled at people watching and sharing observations
’Might as well’ guy. Thinks we ‘might as well’ see everything else in the vicinity with no consideration of available time.
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The Kids
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In it for the food and free stuff
Definitely not in it for the history lessons
Notorious over-packer
Known to impulsively purchase a lot without consideration for luggage space
Often caught trying to sneak extra items in the luggage of tidier family members.
Will eat anything
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Skilled at sleeping anywhere
Achieved an early network of international friends due to extroversion
Will eat anything
Doesn’t have an inside voice
Should not be trusted to pack his own suitcase
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Usually the first to be packed and ready
Reliable source of chargers, tissues and gum
Researcher of unique facts about locations
Plans itineraries to the minute
Could be trusted with the passports and money despite being the youngest
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