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They work for you. Advisors are paid for their time, never for recommending a hotel, restaurant or tour.
They have opinions. Ask what's actually worth the money, where they'd stay, what they'd skip, and what they'd do differently.

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Sequoia is a conscious travel consultant and lifelong traveler who grew up between the U.S. and Japan, knows Mexico intimately, and blends culinary curiosity with slow, soulful travel everywhere she goes.

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Lorena is a CDMX native passionate about food and travel, who jumped into the hospitality industry following a culinary school university degree in Condesa, Mexico City.

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