WORK • Thursday Routine
CAMILA AIME • founder • Escapadez
Neighborhood you live in: Brickell Key
It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
I founded Escapadez, a travel company focused on luxury travel, just under two years ago. As our team continues to expand, I’m in search of an office, but for the moment, work from home. After I turn the coffee machine on, I begin my 12-minute Tony Robbins morning priming to set me up for the day. I find it helps me with the patience that work often requires. I’m reading emails and checking the status of any departures I have on today before getting to client calls, finishing up some itineraries, and getting started on some referral marketing.
What’s on the agenda for today?
I like to get in a quick morning workout since I have a full day ahead. I’ll speak to the personal assistant of my most VIP client, along with their security detail, to finalize everything on an upcoming departure. Later, I’m finishing up a honeymoon itinerary I have in New Zealand and Australia, along with one in Puerto Rico, and finalizing a trip for my best client in Asia, departing this week.
Any bar or restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Tomorrow, I have a hotel meeting with the Airelles Group at Pao at Faena, and later this week my husband (the managing partner at Escapadez) and I are going to try Pasta e Basta in Midtown.
Any weekend getaways?
We enjoy going to the Dominican Republic to Casa de Campo (above) or Eden Roc. I’m also a huge fan of St. Barths for a 3-4 day getaway. There are so many hotels in St. Barths that I love — Cheval Blanc, Le Barthelemy, and Le Toiny to name three. My favorite restaurant on the island is Tamarin.
What was your last great vacation?
I just got back from a great trip: first, two nights in LA at Hotel Bel-Air, one of my favorite hotels ever, with hands down the best breakfast. Then, on to Tokyo, for three nights at The Peninsula. Tokyo was incredible — I highly recommend waking up early and going to Senzo-ji Temple before the crowds and seeing the Shibuya Crossing from Ce La Vi.
From there, we took a flight to Tahiti and directly onwards to Bora Bora where we stayed for five nights at the Four Seasons. Could not recommend this beautiful island in the middle of the Pacific more. My favorite experience was swimming with the sharks and rays, and I really loved the on-site Asian restaurant Vaimiti. On the way back we stopped over in Los Angeles again, this time staying at The Maybourne Beverly Hills, another fantastic option in LA (best butterscotch pancakes ever, for breakfast). We spent the day at the Getty Museum before a late lunch at Polo Lounge, and cocktails at martini hour at Dante. I wish I could do it all again.