In lieu of the traditional Follow Fridays that are rampant over Twitter, I will be doing an online roundup shout out to my peeps, and stories that are the best of the web. Here are some of my fave fellow travelers! SpunkyGirlMonologues visits Banff National Park in Canada, and takes absolutely sterling pictures. Leslie Travel [...]
Whenever I travel, my first thought is almost always centered around my furry, fluffy Golden Retriever. Butterscotch has become as integral a part of my travel as my toothbrush. It always saddens me when I make a phone call to a Bed & Breakfast or a hotel only to be met with a cold, "We [...]
Like everyone else in the nation, I've been roped into the BP Oil Spill fiasco which has left me more irate than a jilted lover. My husband and I used to vacation in Clearwater, FL, shortly after we were married, and we often marveled at the clarity of the water, the smooth and sand-dollar crusted [...]
There are only a few places in the world from where you can see the Northern and Southern Lights. Known as the Aurora Borealis, these natural light displays in the sky are more Cirque du Soleil than most people have dreamed of. Imagine being faced with a black, bleak horizon. There's something so nightmarish yet [...]
When I travel, I like to be entertained. I love watching in-flight movies, snacking on free terra blue chips or pretzels, and guzzling down free liquor whenever I feel nervous or irritable. It also helps to ride in an airline that doesn't take itself too seriously. Case in point: South African's low-cost airlines, Kulula Airlines, [...]
The year is 2008, and the time is Thanksgiving. My heart sank into my shoes when I heard about the Islamic militant siege on innocent guests at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, one of Mumbai's iconic buildings that sits majestically overlooking the Gateway of India and the Arabian Sea. Moorish, Florentine and Oriental styles come [...]
