--- title: The Avanti Traveler | Mila Kickert description: After growing up in Germany, Mila’s passion for travel came alive during a year-long backpacking tour around Australia and Southeast Asia. Her studies in tourism and took her to the Netherlands and Sweden, where she subsequently worked for an incoming tour operator. Mila then moved across the Atlantic to work for the German National Tourist Board in New York City. In search of a less hectic life, she moved to Portland and joined Avanti as a Product Manager in 2017. 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Her studies in tourism and took her to the Netherlands and Sweden, where she subsequently worked for an incoming tour operator. Mila then moved across the Atlantic to work for the German National Tourist Board in New York City. In search of a less hectic life, she moved to Portland and joined Avanti as a Product Manager in 2017. Not quite unbiased, Mila has a true passion for Central and Northern Europe and utilizes her expert knowledge of those areas to provide the best product to Avanti travelers. [![image](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/hubfs/Avanti_BlogPost_HeroImage_089.jpg)](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/icelands-second-capital) [Europe](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/tag/europe) ### [Iceland's Second Capital](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/icelands-second-capital) by [Mila Kickert](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/author/mila-kickert) September 7 2018 [![image](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/hubfs/Avanti_BlogPost_HeroImage_088.jpg)](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/hunt-the-northern-lights-in-northern-scandinavia) [Europe](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/tag/europe) ### [Hunt the Northern Lights in Northern Scandinavia](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/hunt-the-northern-lights-in-northern-scandinavia) by [Mila Kickert](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/author/mila-kickert) August 16 2018 [![image](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/hubfs/Avanti_BlogPost_HeroImage_083.jpg)](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/christmas-spirit-in-full-force-german-christmas-markets-2018) [Europe](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/tag/europe) ### [Christmas Spirit in Full Force: German Christmas Markets 2018](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/christmas-spirit-in-full-force-german-christmas-markets-2018) by [Mila Kickert](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/author/mila-kickert) July 17 2018 [![image](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/hubfs/Avanti_BlogPost_HeroImage_078.jpg)](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/waltzing-in-vienna) [Europe](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/tag/europe) ### [Waltzing in Vienna](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/blog/waltzing-in-vienna) by [Mila Kickert](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler/author/mila-kickert) June 18 2018 [![Avanti Destinations Logo](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Avanti-Logo-Color-4.png?width=100&height=63&name=Avanti-Logo-Color-4.png "Avanti Destinations Logo")](http://www.avantidestinations.com) - [The Avanti Traveler](https://info.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler) - [Blog Homepage](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/the-avanti-traveler) - [Avanti Podcast](https://blog.avantidestinations.com/avanti-podcast/the-avanti-podcast) - [Avanti Destinations](https://www.avantidestinations.com/home) - [Subscribe Now](https://share.hsforms.com/1FoJwsgeZQ366rRMQXb1RJQ158jk) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/travel_avanti/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AvantiDestinations/) [Follow us on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@avantidestinations) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avanti-destinations)