We want our trips to be exciting, yet we also want them to be stress-free. If you’re planning for a relaxing summer getaway, I hope you’ll find this sponsored guest post from Moneysupermarket.com useful. There is no buzz quite like getting ready to go away on holiday. Whether it’s for a weekend break in Bognor […]

When you hear the name Trump, you think combovers, “You’re fired!” and birth certificates. When you hear the name Trump SoHo hotel, you think glitz, glamor and over-the-top luxury. And indeed, you would not be disappointed, on all accounts. I mean in regards to the hotel. I’ve never met Donald Trump. But I did get […]

How not to play golf in St. Andrews, Scotland, aka Home of Golf? Even if you absolutely adore playing golf and have always dreamed of playing golf in Scotland, like my husband? It’s really quite easy: 1. Go to Scotland on your babymoon with your pregnant wife (me), who does not play golf. 2. Promise […]

Prince William may now be the Duke of Cambridge (a wedding present from his grandmother), but he didn’t go to Cambridge University. Of course he could have gone to Cambridge like his dad, Prince Charles, or he could have gone to Oxford or any university in the world. But he chose University of St Andrews, […]

The love story between Prince William and Kate Middleton has been told in many ways, but none so entertaining as this musical version by The Other Guys, a student male a capella group at St. Andrews. They interweave the story of how the prince first thought of Kate as more than a friend (she was […]

I’ve always found that the most stressful part of any vacation is getting to the airport to actually start the vacation… If London Heathrow Airport is part of your upcoming travel plans, I hope you’ll find this sponsored guest post from Holidayextras.co.uk useful. Holidays for me have always held a little frustration. Like everyone else, […]

With its fabulous food, colorful architecture and joie de vivre attitude, New Orleans is one of America’s best cities to visit. While the population did not fully return after the devastating Hurricane Katrina and some of Downtown’s office buildings remain unoccupied, The Crescent City’s culinary and cultural scene is as rich as ever. When you […]

For Liz Curry, last summer was a time of extremes. She and her boyfriend, Dave, lived in the extremely small town of Bishop, California, where he was working as a National Park Ranger for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. In yesterday’s post, Liz told us about their search for the oldest living tree in […]

California is usually thought of in terms of North and South, but there is also a lesser-known, less-traveled portion known as “East of the Sierras.” Last summer, Liz Curry and her boyfriend lived in Bishop, CA, where her boyfriend spent the summer working for the National Park Service as a ranger for Sequoia and Kings […]

You know who has a truly enviable job? Dr. Beach, that’s who. According to his website, he’s America’s Foremost Beach Expert. For 20 years, he’s been ranking U.S. beaches. Well, my name might not be Dr. Beach (and neither is his, by the way, it’s Stephen Leatherman), but I still consider myself something of an […]