Hello
I'm Angelique. I'm naturally curious, I ask a lot of questions, and I can happily spend hours going down a rabbit hole when something catches my interest. I love the hustle and bustle of a large city, good food and music, interesting stories, and conversations that take an unexpected turn.
I'm glad you're here, and I hope you'll get to know me a little better.
My story
Travel was not my first career. I trained as a scientist, earning my Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology at Tulane University in New Orleans and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before finding my way into marketing on the commercial side of the life sciences. That career gave me the opportunity to travel extensively, often taking me to places I might not otherwise have had the chance to know.
Whenever work took me somewhere new, I tried to make something of the time I had. Working alongside people from different countries gave me a chance to learn how people lived and worked, and how culture shaped both. Outside the meeting room, I often chose something that interested me and used it as a way to get to know the place. In London, I tried to find the perfect fish and chips. In Munich, I visited the BMW Welt and BMW Museum. In Shanghai, I explored ancient Chinese dynastic art. Even when traveling for work in the U.S., I tried to catch a baseball game and experience a new ballpark whenever I could. No matter how short the trip, I wanted to come home knowing more about where I had been.
One of the experiences that most shaped how I think about travel began with my own family. My late brother had a very clear wish for how he wanted his life to be celebrated. He wanted us together in New Orleans, a city he loved deeply and that held a special place in his life. He wanted us to tell stories, laugh, eat well, and celebrate him with the same joy he found there.
So I became the family organizer. I brought generations of our family to New Orleans and created a celebration around the places and experiences he loved. We gathered at Jazz Fest in his honor, followed a scavenger hunt through the French Quarter built around his favorite places and memories, and ended at Tableau, a distinctive restaurant overlooking Jackson Square, sharing stories over a delicious French Creole meal.
That experience deepened something I already understood about travel. A journey can be beautiful, indulgent, adventurous, or simply great fun. Sometimes it carries something more. It can bring people together in ways that become part of how they remember an important time in their lives.
That understanding became part of why I founded Annwyn Travel. I wanted to build a business around taking those moments seriously and giving them the care they deserve.
“Know what draws you somewhere, then stay open to everything you didn't know to look for.”
Angelique Marchetti
A few things about me
Favorite city to wander: Barcelona. Although Dubrovnik makes this a very difficult question.
A meal I still think about: Pesto alla Genovese after a six-hour hike toward Portofino. I was probably starving, but I still think about that pasta all the time.
A place that surprised me: Berlin. I loved the juxtaposition of old and new, but the locals intrigued me even more.
The first thing I notice in a new place: The people. I love watching how people dress, what they carry, where they are going, and how they move through their day.
Window or aisle: Aisle. No hesitation.
A travel habit I will defend. Packing light. Seven days or less means a carry-on only, or even just a backpack in some locations. Yes, I can make it all fit. You do not need that much stuff.
A sound that takes me somewhere else: Radiohead. I watched them perform from "The Rocks" of Lycabettus in Athens in 2000, and I still think about that night every time I hear them.
Still on my list: Morocco and the Galápagos are calling pretty loudly right now.
Annwyn's origin: Annwyn combines my name and my mother's: Angelique + Bonnie Gwynn → Annwyn. It is also the name of the Welsh Otherworld, a place beyond the ordinary, and with a name long associated with depth. I did not know any of that when I chose the name. It has turned out to be the right word.
How to pronounce Annwyn: ANN-win