About Us

Karan Spanard
Founder and Lead Navigator
A seasoned meeting planner and travel professional with over 25 years of experience in corporate events and tradeshow management, Karan now enjoys her semi-retirement by leading cultural adventures for small groups in Europe. She manages all the logistics and daily details of our itinerary, so travelers can simply relax and immerse themselves in each day’s experiences.
Trained as a classical musician, Karan is a self-confessed concert maniac and arts junkie. She has organized chamber music workshops in Europe since 2000 and is a European travel specialist. Her deep appreciation for the arts and insider knowledge of European culture make her an invaluable resource for travelers seeking authentic and memorable experiences. Want to know where to find the best madeleines or calissons in Aix-en-Provence, the best cardamom buns in Tallinn, a great enoteca or an unforgettable gelato in Bologna? Karan knows just where to find it! Resourceful, knowledgeable, and endlessly enthusiastic, Karan helps transform every trip into something truly special.

Robert Aiudi
Linguist, Language Teacher, and Gastronomic Enthusiast
A trained linguist and self-described language nerd, Robert heads a firm that focuses on Speech Recognition IT Consulting. He attended the University of Connecticut and Yale University, where he studied Mandarin and Foreign Affairs.  Robert worked at MIT in the foreign language department and studied International Relations at Harvard University. He has translated from 27 languages into English and French, is fluent in a bunch of languages, conversational in another bunch, and is learning new languages all the time. Robert teaches Italian, French, German, and Mandarin on Zoom and is also a translator, furniture maker, and weaver. He lives in Branford, Connecticut in a 317-year-old house.​