As you know Jerusalem is considered to be the Holy City and a religious capital since there are many important locations for Christians, Jews, and Muslims to visit. Because of this, the city was completely destroyed on two occasions, attacked over 50 times, and captured 44 times. Regardless of the purpose of your journey, this […]
So you’re thinking about making a road trip across beautiful Crete, but you’re eager to know more about certain things before you start your trip. To make your next journey an unforgettable one, we’ve compiled a list of road trip tips for the Crete that everyone must-read. As we said, this article focuses on traveling […]
It wasn’t until we were sitting on a bench on a beautiful, sunny March day in London’s Kensington Gardens, that Patrick and I had what I recall as being our first actual argument. Just under a year into our relationship, we took our first big vacation together. The details of the disagreement, of course, were […]
This past week, I had the pleasure of traveling to St. Simons Island, a little island about the size of Manhattan off the southern coast of Georgia. St. Simons is on the ocean, but also surrounded by marshland, and is home to around 15,000 people full time. St. Simons is part of what’s called the […]
There are a few things in life I feel like I’m pretty good at, among them, roasting a mean pork tenderloin, giving sad sacks hours and hours of life advice without pay, drinking a whole bottle of champagne without getting slurry, drawing meaningful dating wisdom from unlikely sources (like “Star Trek”), and traveling alone. Interestingly, […]
I grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is about a 2 hour drive to Sedona. Scottsdale is about as artificial as you can get when it comes to cities, which is why Sedona, one of the country’s spiritual hotspots, seems like an escape to another universe. If you’re New Age phobic, you should still go […]
A few weeks into my relationship with “Ben,” I left town for about two months. The week after we moved in together, I left again. Every couple comes into a relationship with baggage, but mine was a little more literal. I’m a travel writer, and my job sends me on the road regularly. As much […]
I’ve just zipped a carry-on-sized suitcase that holds all the contents necessary for me to look presentable (maybe even good!) for nine days. Bow to me, gods of efficient packing, because my days of checking two huge bags for a one-week trip are dead and gone. Read on to learn how to pack like an OCD […]
There are many things that attract people to visit Amsterdam. Beautiful canals, architecture, Van Gogh Museum, Anna Frank house, and so on. But let’s be honest, besides the Red Light District, another thing that just draws people to spend their holiday in this city are the coffee shops and their special treats. In the following […]
