Meet Your Travel Guru, Cindy Maka

When I was a child, my mother took us to Canada and Mexico, and I have been traveling ever since. I started studying French in college before switching my major to Japanese and Honors Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. My year abroad in Japan during that time cemented two things, my sense of self as an American and my love of travel.
Professionally, I continued travel in my role as Asia coordinator and assistant executive director for Sister Cities International. I visited countries like Japan, China, and Brazil during my tenure with SCI. I also began planning and guiding trips for family and friends as my international experience and passion to share that with others grew. For example, I have six nieces and nephews, and every one of them gets a trip aboard as their high school graduation present.
Now, I want to share that passion with you and show you the joys of experiencing a different way of life and viewing the world. I want to open your eyes to the natural beauty of the big blue ball we call home. Whatever your travel dreams are, I want to make them come true, because there are no mountains too high or rivers too broad. As William Shakespeare said, let’s travel together “to unpath’d waters, undream’d shores, most certain.”
Countries I’ve Visited
Albania
Austria
Bahamas
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
England
France
Germany
Greece
Guadalupe
Hong Kong
Iceland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Mexico
Northern Ireland
Poland
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
Vietnam
States, Commonwealths and Districts I’ve Visited
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawai’i
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Sout Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin