About
About TopDawg Travel….Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist
TopDawg Travel is a highly personalized, boutique travel firm offering personal travel concierge services for the discriminating traveler. At TopDawg Travel, we understand the desire for bespoke travel, the need to experience unique customized travels and experiences. You should not worry about the incidentals, the little details, the unexpected surprises that can spoil a special experience. Designing a personalized travel itinerary is the first step to true relaxation and enjoyment in today’s hectic and stress-filled world. TopDawg Travel has the expertise, the knowledge and the empathy to bring together your desires and your dreams to create the critical components of the perfect vacation.
Stop now and chat with your personal travel concierge at the TopDawg Travel Team. This is where you can start to make your dream vacation, perhaps that once-in-a-lifetime trip, become a reality. You can request a quote, research destinations and talk to a real person who cares about you and your dreams. The TopDawg goal is to consult, advise and assist you in going where you want to go, maximizing the value of your experience and having unforgettable fun! TopDawg Travel can even help with your “bucket list”, designing a list of all the places you want to visit & help you develop a life plan for your vacation dreams.
When you ask TopDawg Travel to help you plan your travel, you are getting a person who will work for you, customizing and tailoring the travel to fit your needs and your “picture” of what you want to experience. We look for the best value to maximize your return on your investment (ROI), both monetarily as well as emotionally: travel that meets and/or exceeds your expectations. We are not looking to find you the “cheapest” travel. We want to find you the best experience, at the price you can afford. We work for you and with you. Together we will look at all the destinations you think you might want to go. Whether it is cruises, or an independent, escorted, active or educational vacation, or perhaps a group trip for friends and/or family, TopDawg Travel can get you there smoothly and with style! There are minimal fees for itinerary planning & quotes generated. However, once you are an established client of TopDawg Travel, these fees are credited towards your next vacation. So join us today in creating your perfect itinerary, your perfect vacation and benefit from the education, experience and expertise of TopDawg Travel!
TopDawg is the mascot of TopDawg Travel.
- Andre, the TopDawg
TopDawg’s everyday name is Andre (aka “Dre”) He is an 11 year old terrier mix – commonly known as a “poi” dog in Hawaii. TopDawg was born in Tampa, FL and spent his formative months living in a communal environment in a college “pet” dormitory. This may have marked his youthful psyche as he lived with hard-partying young humans as well as cats, other dogs, birds, fish and maybe even a snake or two. After 3 months of the hard party-ing lifestyle he could not get enough rest or a very good education, so he went to live with his young owner’s parents in Oklahoma. There he completed his education and grew into full-blown adolescence under the tutelege of two large, frequently domineering, spayed, female cats. They taught him the finer nuances of life, like washing your face with your paw after eating, making “kitty-biscuits” on your favorite stuffed animals and purring. Having left the OK nest (and the 2 cats), TopDawg moved to the Northwest Region in 2001 - specifically the Puget Sound area. He matured into “His Dawgness” and decided travel was to be his destiny and his chosen career. When Carlanne decided to open the online travel agency, he opted in for the mascot position in exchange for food, a roof and certain notoriety. He graces the logo of TopDawg Travel and makes sure that if a dog goes a-traveling, he does so with grace, style and excellent doggie biscuits in his carry-on luggage. TopDawg believes in equality for all animals. He is a supporter of humane treatment and protection for all living things. And if in the execution of his duties as mascot, he is able to make someone’s vacation more interesting and/or enjoyable, then that is a good reason to purr.
As for TopDawg’s Carlanne…
Carlanne
…she is a professional travel consultant, dedicated urbanite, photographer and writer. Carlanne specializes in arranging your dream vacations and experiences. She and her staff have many years of travel consulting experience. Her specialities include honeymoons and destination weddings, cruises, locales such as Hawaii, Australia, Las Vegas, Mexico (including Cancun), the Caribbean (including Aruba) and Ireland. She lived in Hawaii for 28 years, and now lives in downtown Seattle. As a professional travel consultant, it is important to stay on top of the trends, the special places, the special people and the special opportunities that give our planet its diversity. Today’s vacationers want longer and more meaningful vacations. Perhaps today’s traveller is looking for a chance to reconnect their families, loved ones,and friends. Maybe our dreams are to explore new adventures, hone skills in our hobbies, or perhaps simply to kick back and see the world without any pressure.
TopDawg and Carlanne offer this website as an place for you to explore your travel dreams and to help make them a reality. Dream….Express….Luxuriate….Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist!