ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
Remarkable Places® started as an online vision board for world travelers in 2013. What began as an Instagram filled with remarkable locations, quickly amassed over 130k followers.
In 2018, we expanded into a full fledged travel agency, and brought the vision to life by creating highly curated Remarkable Experiences℠ and Remarkable Journeys℠.
The RP team travels the world locating the most unique places to bring our travelers. Nothing is EVER cookie-cutter with us.
Every destination is hand-picked by us to give you a chance to discover the world’s most Remarkable Places®.
WHO WE ARE
Remarkable Places® started as an online vision board for world travelers in 2013. What began as an Instagram filled with remarkable locations, quickly amassed over 130k followers.
In 2018, we expanded into a full fledged travel agency, and brought the vision to life by creating highly curated Remarkable Experiences℠ and Remarkable Journeys℠.
The RP team travels the world locating the most unique places to bring our travelers. Nothing is EVER cookie-cutter with us.
Every destination is hand-picked by us to give you a chance to discover the world’s most Remarkable Places®.
HOW IT WORKS
Exclusive pre-selected itineraries designed by our Remarkable Places® team to destinations that have been carefully scouted and selected. These immersive experiences are one of a kind and are meant for those who yearn to experience other cultures, who are hungry for life-changing moments and who will create new life-long friendships. Learn More
Personalized itineraries designed upon request by our Founder, Angelique Velez and Travel Designer, Nadeen Tuzo. Tell us where you want to go, give us a budget and we will create a special trip for you. Learn More
HOW IT WORKS
are group trips with set dates. Choose one that works for you, and join us (and a group of up to 15 other travellers) on a pre-planned trip that takes all the hassle out of travelling. Discover new places and make life-long friends. Learn More
is our custom trip branch. Tell us where you want to go, give us a budget and we will create a special trip for you. Learn More
OUR BeRemarkable FOUNDATION
Social media is the reason we have been able to expand and explore the world. It is important to us that we do our part in the social space to keep it positive and aspirational, and not just on the travel front. Social media can often be used to reinforce negative behavior/mentalities, so we started BeRemarkable. Our Foundation 501c3 focuses on trying to make social media a more positive place for everyone, especially children and teens, who are spending an increasing amount of time online.
A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER:
ANGELIQUE VELEZ
When I was 6 years old, my mom gave me an atlas and that was the beginning of my absolute obsession with planet Earth. To know that the land that I could explore was much bigger than the block I grew up on in the South Bronx was a life changing moment – even if I didn’t know it yet. I started to have dreams and ideas much bigger than anyone knew what to do with, and when I graduated from school, I was on the first plane to Africa. I stayed in the capital of Ethiopia in a Sheridan hotel and ventured off to experience the “Top 10 things to do in Ethiopia” – a list I found online. One day… Continue reading
MEET THE TEAM
Get to know the Remarkable Places® team making everything happen.