Our Adventure So Far...
Hi there and welcome to Adventures of Enchantment, an independent travel agency founded by me, Amanda (Mandy) Pope! This adventure began about 20 years ago when I commenced travel studies as a teenager, only to encounter someone who did not believe in me. This resulted in a 12 year legal career within which time I became a Paralegal. After I became a Mummy to my now 4 year old son Hayden, I returned to legal for a short amount of time and it was at that time I decided to pursue my passion of travel! This decision led to the completion of a Diploma of Travel and Tourism, qualifying me to be a travel agent... and so here I am! The rapport I had with clients and attention to detail are skills I bring across from my legal career.
My love of Disney started at a young age but really grew when I became old enough to understand the challenges faced by Walt Disney, and by witnessing the difference one man with a dream made to people all around the world.
My first time overseas was in 2008 to Queenstown, which is where I saw snow for the first time! It was magical! The travel bug well and truly hit, with subsequent visits to London, Paris and Rome in 2009, Dublin, London, Paris (including my first Disney experience!), Normandy, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Salzburg (where my husband Matt proposed!), Vienna and Rome in 2011, Fiji in 2013, San Francisco, Orlando (Walt Disney World!), Washington DC, New York and Hawaii in 2014, Hong Kong (Disneyland!) in 2017, Hawaii (Disney’s Aulani!) and the original Disneyland (plus Disney’s California Adventure, Universal Studios and Legoland) in 2018... and most recently this year, Tokyo (Disneyland and DisneySea), Osaka and Kyoto! I have also visited the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Phillip Island in our glorious country, Australia! Despite visiting all of these amazing places, my heart belongs at home in the beautiful Blue Mountains, NSW!
I hope you find the information on this page interesting and useful. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your own adventure!