2019 was a wonderful year of travel, personal growth, and celebrated accomplishment. Including the United States, I traveled to seven different countries [four being new destinations, and three being repeats], three new states, and I visited my 50th country! Technically…
London City Guide
London is a dazzling and thrilling metropolis brimming with history, culture, diversity, grandeur, and royalty. The list of things to do, see and experience is inexhaustible; you could visit the city and its environs for months and most likely still…
Blue Crush: Five Days in Breathtaking Banff
Mention Banff and chances are you’ll receive two types of responses: 1.) Oh my God! I’ve been dying to go to Banff! It is on my bucket list! 2.) Where? Such were the two responses T and I received most.…
Maui: Aloha, Gorgeous
In my Kauai blog post, I wrote that we weren’t expecting to love Hawaii as much as we did. I know. I know. What’s not to love about Hawaii? It’s true. There’s not much here to not fall in love…
Top Travel Experiences Of All Time: #1-10
T. Wine. South Africa. These are a few of my favorite things. IT’S HERE! The best of the best. The crème de la crème. THE TOP OF THE TOP! On top of the world at Machu Picchu While the four…
Top Travel Experiences Of All Time: #11-20
Beautiful Brazil Well it’s been nearly two months since my last blog post, but here it finally is, the fourth installment of my five-part series highlighting our all-time favorite 50 travel experiences. While not technically the best, #11-20 of this…
Top Travel Experiences of All Time: #21-30
How many ways do I love thee, South Africa? The third installment of my five-part Top Travel Experiences of All Time blog series and I feel like things are starting to get a bit real here. I’m mostly kidding, of course, there’s…
Top Travel Experiences of All Time: #31-40
Puff, Puff, Give: Smoking Cigars in Vinales Valley, Cuba’s World-Renowned Tobacco Region The second installment of my Top 50 Travel Experiences of All Time series, and while selecting the ten for this volume proved to be much more challenging than my prior…
Top Travel Experiences of All Time: #41-50
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana A recent booking to travel to my 50th country [see you in December, Denmark!] prompted me to reflect upon and write about my 50 all-time travel experiences. Some selections were no-brainers: of course unrivaled experiences like going on an…
Oh Canada! How to Spend a Long Weekend in Toronto and Niagara-on-the-Lake
Wine tasting with our friends Tim & Meg at Jackson Triggs Winery If you’re looking for a weekend getaway that encompasses the perfect mixture of urban culture, natural beauty, charm, and delicious wine and food to boot, planning a long weekend…