Whenever I’m on a flight that includes a meal, I always find myself wishing that I had requested a vegetarian one. That’s not because I’m a vegetarian but rather because I am a somewhat picky eater who has no interest in any meat product prepared by an airline. But asking for the meal ahead of [...]

Two of Istanbul's greatest sights — the Blue Mosque (pictured above) and the Hagia Sofia (pictured below) — are so massive that it's tough to take them in at ground level. But the Sultanahmet area, where both are located, doesn't have much in the way of high rises. The best way to get a good [...]

I have to apologize over my lack of posts over the past few days, but I have been completely immersed in planning a last-minute trip to Turkey and Italy. My husband and I leave on Friday for two-and-a-half weeks and we can't wait. I have been glued to my computer and guidebooks and I think [...]

Today was a great day for Travelogged. No, it wasn't because I was traveling — although I am planning a very exciting trip. Today was great because WIBlog, the blog for Where I've Been, gave Travelogged a glowing review. Katy Lynch, the Where I've Been community manager, especially liked my posts about my trip to [...]

Guest blogger Vicky Chao is on a Fulbright Fellowship as a public school English teacher in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. She writes an entertaining blog, The Daily Chao, about her adventures in Taiwan, including her experiences of learning how to navigate Taiwanese bureaucracy. Here, she describes a recent trip to a famous lake in Taiwan that [...]

Santorini is not known for its beaches. People kept telling me that before I visited Greece and it didn't make any sense to me. Why would Santorini, consistently heralded as one of the world's greatest islands, not be known for its beaches?

Welcome to the fifth edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. Every other Monday, I choose my favorite blog submissions and post them here. You won’t find any funnel cake or ferris wheels at this carnival, but you will find plenty of entertaining posts to enjoy. Alan presents Chernobyl Exposed: A Tour of the [...]

Until recently, I had never been to a destination spa. To be honest, I only had a vague idea of what went on at them and wasn't quite sure if I would even like what I imagined. But after a fabulous 24 hours at The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, PA, I know exactly what [...]

When I returned home from Ithaca, NY, on Sunday, I had a nice surprise waiting for me. Erica Johansson of Travel Blissful had given me a One Lovely Blog Award! When you accept the award, as I gladly did, you are supposed to follow the guidelines listed below to help maximize the loveliness in the [...]

Initially, I had planned to call this post "Ithaca is Gorges." That's a popular t-shirt and bumper sticker slogan praising the awesome town of Ithaca, NY, for its gorgeous gorges. But then I discovered that the subject of this post, Taughannock Falls State Park , is actually in Trumansburg, NY, a few miles away from [...]