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Tips for Successful Road Trips and Co-Pilot Stitching
Tips for Successful Road Trips and Co-Pilot Stitching
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Comment
Train Travel Pro Tip: Riding Along the Hudson River
Train Travel Pro Tip: Riding Along the Hudson River
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Amtrak, Hudson River, Train Travel, Tricia Heaton, travel, Island Hopper, The Island Hopper
Self confessed packing dork's best laid plans fall through
Self confessed packing dork's best laid plans fall through
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024
Island supply clerk - Where is Klinger when I need him?
Island supply clerk - Where is Klinger when I need him?
Tricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024
The "Traveling Stitcher"
The "Traveling Stitcher"
Travel, Packing, Island HoppingTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024travel, needlepoint, carryon luggage, Tricia Heaton, Needlepoint, needlepointing, Island Hopper
River Cruising: What to pack
River Cruising: What to pack
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024packing, travel, Vienna, Austria, river cruise, Viking River Cruise
Viking River Cruise 101
Viking River Cruise 101
TravelTricia HeatonJuly 24, 2024Viking River Cruise, river cruise, travel, empty nest celebration, Budapest
A Week in Manhattan
A Week in Manhattan
Tricia HeatonNovember 12, 2023Comment
Going to Morocco- Part One: Other People's Bucket Lists and Traveling through Paris
Going to Morocco- Part One: Other People's Bucket Lists and Traveling through Paris
Tricia HeatonMay 18, 2023Comment
Venice Day 3 - Vaporettos and Vivaldi
Tricia HeatonNovember 16, 2022Comment
Welcoming Toast for Wedding Guests to Our Small Vermont Community
Welcoming Toast for Wedding Guests to Our Small Vermont Community
Tricia HeatonOctober 17, 2022 Comments
Dog Walk Meets School Bus
Dog Walk Meets School Bus
Tricia HeatonApril 20, 2022Comment
My Latest Favorite Happy Color.
My Latest Favorite Happy Color.
Tricia HeatonFebruary 23, 2022 Comment
Mood Board Fun
Mood Board Fun
Tricia HeatonFebruary 23, 2022 Comment
We and Ours - How This Big Blended Families Rolls
We and Ours - How This Big Blended Families Rolls
Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonFebruary 21, 2022step parenting, blended families, second marraige, step children, large families, dorset, empire michigan, sleeping bear dunes, step siblings, how to blend a family, Tricia Heaton, the island hopper Comment
Mr. Wilson, 3rd Time is a Charm
Mr. Wilson, 3rd Time is a Charm
dogs, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonFebruary 20, 2022Rescue Dog, rescuing a dog, second chance animal shelter, tricia heaton, Dorset vermont, adopt don't shop, adopting a dog, shelter dog, pet dog, small dogs, traveling with dogs, adding a dog to your familyComment
Our 11 Year Search for a Diagnosis.
Our 11 Year Search for a Diagnosis.
health, autoimmune diseaseTricia HeatonFebruary 7, 2022auto immune disease, AS, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondylitis, Arthritis, Auto immune disease, arthritis, Chronic fatigue, lyme disease, hla b27, b27, genetic marker, CU Boulder, gluten free, anti inflammatory diet, inflammatory disease, spoonies, spoons, diagnosis searching Comments
My Father was a Sailor
My Father was a Sailor
Friends and Family, Island Hopping, Nature, The Island Hopper, Travel, Art & StyleTricia HeatonAugust 26, 2021Pearson 36, Chacorua, Bill Thorn, sailor, fathers who sail, American Yacht Club, AYC, Nantucket Reds, Brighton reds, Ray bands, classic styleComment
The 2020 decision to sell Starlight Farm
The 2020 decision to sell Starlight Farm
Art & Style, Friends and FamilyTricia HeatonMarch 31, 2021selling your home, selling home, house sale, real estate, Vermont, Dorset, Vermont Life, Tricia Heaton, Tricia Heaton Designs, Farm, Barn, Barn home, Barn House, Island Hopper, The Island Hopper, Antiques, minimalist, minimalist living, declutter, less, interior design Comments
Giving Thanks at 5 am the day before Thanksgiving
Giving Thanks at 5 am the day before Thanksgiving
Friends and Family, Quarantine Journal, TravelTricia HeatonNovember 25, 2020Palmetto Bluff, Thanksgiving, rita konig, nan philips, india amory, tricia heaton designs, tricia heaton, The southern couterie, the southern c, drew barrymore, The southern coterie, Kenya Drylands Education Fund, low country, Create academy Comments
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Counting the hours until we return to Tuscany!! Our September trip is sold out however....the LUCCA MAY 2026 catalog is almost ready to go!  It will go out via our newsletter on Tuesday!  We can't wait to bring guests to all of our favorite insider s
Suitcase Stories are back! We love to interview taste masters and favorite artisans on the special ways they pack and travel. Our latest Suitcase Story features Mary Aarons. Mary is a wonderful Island Hopper guest, friend, and speaker.  Mary is an av
Sometimes we Island Hop and sometimes we Villa Hop. In 2026 we will be offering a trip to our beloved Lucca, Italy. See you May 23-30, 2026! Our catalog will go out via our newsletter on Friday. Photo by the fabulous @charlottezacharkiw
Barrows House! Our Island Hopper Vermont home away from home! Photo @barrowshouse ♥️
Flower arranging with our friends Nina and Alexa at @petalonmain 🌼🌿🌸🌿
Still processing the most magical night!!! WOW!!!!! WOW!!!!! WOW!!!!! Thank you @abigailflynndaley for hosting the night dreams are made of!! Dave and @alimac1213 knocked it out of the park!!!! 6 course gourmet dinner made with locally grown ingredie
Mary! ♥️♥️♥️ Mary has been interviewed for our next edition of Suitcase Stories! Stay tuned!!
Vermonting
Creative adventurers! Photo @goodharbormary
Hi friends!!! Can’t wait to catch up on all our fabulous photos from our June Lucca trip and our July Vermont trip!!! These amazing women joined us in Vermont this week for SO much fun!!! We loved going to the @dorsettheatrefestival and seeing
Oh what FUN!!! Launched a 2026 adventure to Gstaad at the @lelandgal pop up!!! Got to see so many Island Hopper alum that night and others!!! I’m leaving Michigan with a VERY full heart!! ♥️ Thank you dear ladies!!! And thank you Barbara
Last month we hosted our 8th trip to Lucca, Italy. We were traveling with artists and mother-daughter duo Maggie Revel Mielczarek and Nell Revel Smith. The guests on this trip signed up last year at a trunk show at @lelandgal in Leland, Michigan. Wha
BIG NEWS! We are deep into planning our 2026 season. We will be returning to all our favorite locations and we will be adding a new location in 2026! SPAIN! We have secured the most gorgeous place to host our guests with access to amazing cultural ex
September 2026! Stay tuned!
tricia@theislandhopper.com
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Gstaad October 2026

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