Wander.
Wonder.
While Away.
Collective
Effervescence.
W.A.V.E. — While Away Ventures & Experiences — is a travel community built around positive human connection, reinvention, education, and the unapologetic pursuit of joy.
We thoughtfully curate a variety of experiences each year, so there's always something to spark your excitement and call you to explore!
"Collective Effervescence: the magic felt when people gather, often sparking shared emotions like awe, joy, or euphoria. We didn't invent it. We just turned it into a travel company."
More than a passport stamp — W.A.V.E. experiences go deep into culture, nature, and connection.
Every experience is small-group, personally curated, and built around the people who are on it.
Reinvent yourself. At minimum, walk away with a story you'll be telling for years.
Explore the
W.A.V.E. World
So Many Ways to While Away.
From weekend retreats to private yacht charters — every series is curated, personal, and never the same adventure twice.
Week or weekend — pack your sense of wonder either way.
Slow down. Breathe. Reconnect.
With Heather Cotter, M.Ed. Art Education, Harvard University For the art lover in you.
Some trips you only get one shot at. Take it.
New York City is a destination. Let us prove it.
Coastal dreams. Blue water. Ridiculously good wine.
Exotic long-hauls for the genuinely curious.
The animals you saw at the zoo deserve a proper introduction.
Off the beaten track. Way, way off.
Fora Pro & Virtuoso Advisor.
Melinda brings 20+ years of personal travel expertise together with Fora's elite network — 5,000+ preferred industry relationships across hotels, cruises, destinations, and experiences.
The Virtuoso network is an invitation-only consortium of luxury travel agencies and advisors that grants access to over 2,200 vetted, top-tier global travel providers and more than 1,300 luxury hotels, resorts, and cruise lines worldwide.
View Melinda's Virtuoso ProfileNotes From
The Road.
Melinda carefully curates the experiences, the participants and the staff at each destination…The trips that we've all been on together are so special and unique that I'm sure they would be impossible to recreate!!
I cannot recommend Melinda highly enough to anyone wanting to have an extraordinary travel experience. I joined a group of ladies that traveled to Tulum, Mexico with Melinda and she balanced the needs and interests of the group and each individual so artfully.
Diving and snorkeling with the humpback whale mamas and babies in Moorea, trekking with Gorillas in Uganda and feeding baby elephants in Kenya with David Sheldrick Trust are definitely three highlights of my travel experiences…But other than all the animals I have had the good fortune to see on my trips are the beloved family and friends I get to travel with!! LET'S GOOOO!! Are you ready??
We've had so many incredible trips with Melinda — India, S. Korea, Japan, Namibia — to name just a few! We are lucky to have our own in-house travel advisor…Now where should we go next?!?
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