FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Stephanie Makowski

Stephanie Makowski is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a double major in philosophy and studio art with a concentration in photography. She also studied at the International Center of Photography and enjoyed building her portfolio with shots from her travels. After working in corporate sales in the hotel industry and four years with a multimedia newspaper company, she joined the Global Traveler team in 2018. She values the process and the clients she works with. She loves to learn more about the history of their businesses and plans for their future. In her spare time, Makowski is heavily involved with the Lungevity Foundation, which raises funds for lung cancer research and awareness. You can usually find her in a boat fishing in her free time. She frequents Los Angeles and Boston to visit friends and loves to relax at her family’s lake home near the Poconos. Traveling is a source for inspiration for her and she is happy to have a new destination to visit whenever possible.

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Jan 28, 2020

Mondrian South Beach Hotel Visit

I recently traveled to Miami, Florida, for meetings. I spent the week meeting with clients; and since I had meetings on Friday, I decided to stay on for a day or two and work on my tan. A bit of sunshine was in order to offer a healthy glow. I had the pleasure of staying at the ever-hip yet elegant Mondrian South Beach Hotel. Situated bayside on Miami Beach, it offers the eclectic vibe one seeks when visiting Miami.

Remarkable Medellín

Visiting Medellín in Colombia: The Country of Beauty is like stepping into a fantastic story — literally, as the city in the Western Colombian Andes region inspired Disney’s Encanto. Here, valleys, the world’s tallest palms, vibrant communities, colorful houses, garden-like balconies and more prove reality is more picturesque than anything on film. And it’s especially more tempting following Medellín’s remarkable transformation, shedding its troubled past and reawakening as a city of innovation, art, cultural richness, modern infrastructure, thriving tourism and resiliency.

Jan 20, 2020

‘The Molly Maguires’ Movie & Visiting Historical Sites While Traveling

It was 1970 and silver screens were illuminated across the country to debut the new film The Molly Maguires, starring Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Samantha Eggar. The film is based on the story of the group of Irish Catholic miners who created the secret society to fight for the rights of the mine worker, using tactics that matched the aggressive nature of some of the mining company owners, who owned their homes and deducted from their pay to the point of a life indebted to the mining companies they worked for. Here is a link to the trailer of the film.