Meet Anastasia Stark

Founder of Lucky Cat Travel

Hi, I’m Anastasia, your personal travel advisor! It’s my mission to help my clients embark on transformational travel journeys. I want you to go beyond “cookie-cutter” trips, and instead invest in travel experiences that touch your mind, body, and soul.

That’s exactly what travel has done for me. Growing up in Europe, I was lucky enough to travel widely—some of the world’s greatest cultural destinations were just a hop, skip, and jump away.

My passion for travel soon led me to even more exotic corners of the world, including the temples of Vietnam, islands of Tahiti, and shores of New Zealand. At this point, I’ve visited more than 90 countries around the world—and I’m adding more to my bucket list every day.

But travel wasn't always easy for me.

I have multiple sclerosis, which sometimes limits my mobility. After a particularly intense relapse in 2017 that left me partially paralyzed, I checked out of the hospital and soon hopped on another flight. This time, my husband and I were traveling to China—one of my favorite destinations in the word—for a two-month trip.

We stayed in a famous temple high up in the mountains. Each morning, I would wake up at 5 a.m. and walk three miles through the rural countryside to attend tai chi practice—it was exhausting. My feet ached, my arms were sore, but I’d never felt better! For me, this was a healing journey, a way to re-align my mind, body, and spirit after a period of pain.

And this trip was a powerful reminder of what travel truly means to me.

It’s simply something I cannot live without—and after I returned home I knew it was my calling to help others experience the joy and discovery that immersive travel can provide.