Wondering where to go in 2013? The major travel publications have made their annual predictions of what will be popular and they each have their own, vastly different ideas of where the jetset will be hanging out this year. Let’s take a look at the hot lists from the New York Times, NatGeo Traveler,  Conde Nast Traveller […]

How to break up a six-hour drive from Stockholm to Skane? With a bunch of moose, of course! After three days in Stockholm in July, it was time to throw our luggage (including a travel crib) into the roomy trunk of our Volvo XC70 graciously supplied by Carrentals.co.uk  head south to Skane, where we’d be staying […]

After spending three days in Stockholm in July, it was time to head south to the countryside of Skane to visit our friends who had moved back to Sweden after living in New York City for a year. Normally, they live in Uppsala, which is less than an hour drive from Stockholm. But for most of the summer, […]

Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, is one place where you can have a very bright Christmas! Keeping up with the proverbial Joneses never required more electricity than it does in this Christmas lights wonderland. Subtlety is not rewarded here. Many of the houses go far beyond lights, with giant Nutcrackers, inflatable Santa Clauses and Nativity Scenes. Most […]

I had heard about the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden for years, but I had always thought that it was something just for kids. Until I had my son (who just turned two), I didn’t get excited about trains unless I was planning a trip to Europe. But now that trains […]

Santa Claus’s round-the-world flight every Christmas Eve has long been the envy of the travel world. Circling the globe by private jet, er sleigh, and getting to see all the world’s best Christmas lights sounds like it would be the perfect winter holiday. For those who can’t figure out how to hitch a ride with […]

I’ve been to Mallorca but I didn’t make it to Sa Coma. When I get there one day, I’ll be sure to follow the packing list from this guest post. Although Sa Coma isn’t quite as popular as the neighbouring resort of Cala Millor it still attracts a fair number of travellers. Some choose to […]

Who isn’t dreaming about the Caribbean at this time of year? If St. Lucia is on your mind,  then I hope this guest post will be useful. Goodbye laptop, so long work. Hello, sanctuary. When you first set eyes on the island of St Lucia, this is the type of thought that will be going […]

I’m a huge island fan, so I was very intrigued by this guest post by Ali Renn about the Canary Islands. I hope you’ll find it interesting too. A cruise to the Canary Islands has to be the perfect winter escape. In order to enjoy the best of the British weather, many people purposefully choose […]

When I went to Florida at the end of October, I didn’t blog about it. I barely tweeted about it, although I did Instagram it. I certainly didn’t send any postcards, but then again I’m pretty sure that the last time I sent was a postcard was five years ago from Barcelona. So I’ve decided […]