Need help planning your trip? Whether you’re looking for a special-occasion getaway with your sweetheart, or the perfect week-long family roadtrip, I’ll craft a custom itinerary, right down to the last detail.

Trip-planning is my specialty. Not only have I written all the California content on 71Miles, I’m also a former luxury-hotel concierge and member of Les Clefs d’Or, the Paris-based union of the world’s elite concierges. I’ve covered California for Lonely Planet, Conde Nast, Fodor’s, Sunset, San Francisco magazine, and local and national television networks, including KRON4, ABC7 and CNN. I know California, and I know whom to call to get things done right.

Here’s how it works: We consult via telephone, then I tap into my black book of contacts to secure you the best tables, hotel suites, fancy cars—whatever you need. I charge a 15% fee on your minimum bookings of $1000. In exchange, you get to bounce around ideas with a local expert; tap into my personal list of contacts; and relieve yourself of the headaches associated with the nitty-gritty of planning a trip.

To set up a time to talk, email me at John [at] 71miles.com. It would be my pleasure to help.