Multifaceted Valerie Summers is as at ease in a designer ball gown as she is in jeans and is always up for a challenge.How could she not try scuba diving for the first time when she visited Hayman Island at the Great Barrier Reef.She managed to windsurf around the harbor of the Bitter End in the British Virgin Islands…also a first.Horseback riding through Ireland from inn to inn proved memorable, although she did learn a thing or two about the importance of proper English style riding gear.In Switzerland, she skied across the border into France for a gourmet lunch and was surprised to find she could actually ski back to Champerey after several glasses of wine which accompanied the meal. A two week trip along China’s Silk Road was fascinating and well worth the inconveniences.She relaxes and replenishes her energy at both luxury and basic spas….as long as they give a good massage. Equally at home in the most sophisticated settings, Valerie also haunts world famous museums and is a theater, ballet and opera buff.The key to memorabletravel for Valerie is an active, full schedule with a new experience thrown in for good measure.

Valerie publishes Southern California Guide website and freelances for numerous domestic and overseas guide books, magazines and newspapers.