About Us
"Travel is my passion. I find the experiences gained by crossing borders and interacting with new cultures the greatest educational and most enriching experience available to anyone."
-Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith began working in the travel industry beginning in 1985 when she graduated from TWA Travel College in Kansas City, Missouri. Through the years she has gined vast experience as both a sales agent and a world traveler in her own right.

Having booked corporate travel for individuals and groups as well as family vacations and extreme adventure travler for the more explorative appetite, Ms. Smith has a unique view and vantage for the consummate traveler in you. She can turn your dream trip into a reality filled with sights, sounds, tastes and the sheer magic of someplace new.

There has never been a better time for adventure and exploration travel; whether you want to climb a mountain, explore a Mayan ruin, or run a foot race in a far off land Deborah Smith and Above and Beyond Adventures can get you there.

"Over just the past three years if you had traveled with me, you would have found yourself in exciting, fascinating and magical places doing things you may have never though you would do and building memories that will last a lifetime. Things like..."

Deborah Smith with Buddah
carved in a tree in Atatthaya
  • Riding in a tuktuk through the bustling streets of Bangkok
  • Diving in Koh Nang Yuan --a small island in the Gulf of Thailand
  • Riding an elephant in the ancient capitol city of Ayatthaya
  • Feeding sharks in the Bahamas
  • Touring the mysterious pyramids of Chichen Itza
  • Swimming with dolphins in Cozumel
  • Sipping wine in Napa Valley
  • Relaxing on the pink sand beaches of Bermuda
  • Enjoying the theatre in London's West End
  • Dining on exquisite food during a dinner cruise on the Seine
  • Flying high above the Nile in a hot air balloon
  • Descending into Tutankhamun's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt
  • Scuba diving in the Red Sea in Sharm El Sheikh
  • Drinking a martini, "shaken not stirred" in a Monte Carlo casino
  • Frolicking in the surf with my children in Punta Cana, Dom Rep
  • Discovering the beauty of the French Mediterranean
  • Eating Dungeness Crabs on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
  • On an Andean mountaintop overlooking the Incan lost city of Machu Picchu
  • Discovering Darwin's Enchanted island of Galapagos

Whether you are planning a quick trip just to get away and relax on the beach or daydreaming of the trip of a lifetime on the shores of Sharm El Sheik, we can get you there with ease and style. Even if you want to push the envelope and "go where no one has ever gone before" Outer Space, we can launch you. Go past your comfort zone, reach the highest mountains or dive to the depths I can get you there.

I will take the time to crate a tailor-made vacation as to provide the life enriching experiences you are looking for by providing you with unique itineraries, destination suggestions and adventurous insights --I will make a world of difference in the way you travel.

"Not all who wander are lost"
J.R.R. Tolkein
I have the privileged association with the very prestigious Hurley Travel Experts and the world renowned network of venues and five star hotels, resorts and accomodations of Virtuoso at my fingertips. Virtuoso is for travelers who truly want to go above and beyond!

Deborah Smith is committed to provide you, the discerning traveler, with an unparalleled and uniquely personalize service complete with meticulous attention to detail. One in which you can benefit from her vast destination knowledge, luxury travel experience and professional dedication to designing your fabulous travel experience.

Contact Deborah Smith today at dsmith@travelexperts.com,