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Sandy Schmidt

Specialty Travel Consultant & Garden Tours Director
Worked at Holbrook Travel since: 1992
Favorite quote: "Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.” — Dalai Lama

Sandy’s first career was as a professional musician, from a Jr. in high school through her early thirties. She graduated in 1991 from UF with a BS in Horticulture. A year later she met Giovanna Holbrook and began her career at Holbrook. She has been a Specialty Travel Consultant throughout her time at Holbrook, working with all types of group travel and enjoys assisting friends and family travel as well. In 2006, she began the International Garden Tours of Holbrook Travel, serving as not only as a consultant but development of the itineraries. 

The Holbrook Explorer

Photo of the Month: May 2026
There is something very special about rising before dawn to leave our tented camp and visit the hippo pool where dozens of these giant creatures slowly make their way to the meeting point of the Seron
Photo of the Month: April 2026
Above: We’re exploring the Harpy reserve in Colombia’s Sierra de La Macarena, on the hunt for the magnificent Harpy Eagle. As we rounded a bend on the trail, we stumbled upon a troop of sleeping monke

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