With stints living and working in Myanmar and Thailand before becoming B&R’s resident India expert, Karen MacRae’s resumé racked up nearly as many pages as her passport. After 10 years in Asia, she now distills her passion and knowledge into exceptionally curated experiences as a Trip Designer.

<p>Karen’s love of travel has taken her to over 50 countries. Born in Canada, she spent 16 years living in Thailand, Grand Cayman, and Myanmar. Trading the nomadic life for a fixed address in Toronto, Karen gets ideas out of travellers' heads and into trips of their lifetime. As B&amp;R’s Experience Designer for Thailand, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Indonesia, Karen now does more than wrangle with routine. With over 15 years of guiding and trip planning, she's passionate about injecting the fun and adventure she found in her travels into extraordinary experiences for families, groups of friends, and her favourite – mother and daughter trips. What do you get when you combine extensive travel and a love of culture and exploration? A designer who uses hands-on experience, commitment and personal connections to craft unique journeys that are challenging to plan by yourself.</p>

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Karen’s talent is translating ideas from travellers' heads into trips of a lifetime. With more than 20 years of guiding and trip planning to call on, she's passionate about injecting fun and adventure into extraordinary experiences for families, groups of friends and mother-daughter trips. She is a problem solver who can be counted on to address your needs at every point of the planning process.

<p>Karen’s love of travel has taken her to over 50 countries. Born in Canada, she spent 16 years living in Thailand, Grand Cayman, and Myanmar. Trading the nomadic life for a fixed address in Toronto, Karen get ideas out of travellers heads and into trips of their lifetime. As B&amp;R’s trip designer for Thailand, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Indonesia, Karen now does more than wrangle with routine. With over 15 years of guiding, trip planning and - Regional Director for India - she's passionate about injecting the fun and adventure she found in her travels into unique and extraordinary experiences for families, groups of friends, and her favourite – mother and daughter trips. What do you get when you combine extensive travel and a love of culture and exploration? A designer who uses hands on experience, commitment and personal connections to craft unique journeys that are challenging to plan by yourself.</p>

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