Right now, the world’s largest parade is taking place: the 248th St. Partick’s Day Parade in New York City. It’s a beautiful day in NYC, and I enjoyed being one of the estimated 2 million people who watch the parade — especially because I was standing toward the end of the route near the Metropolitan […]

Some people love Vail. Others love Aspen. Or Gstaad. Or Burke. But when it comes to Colorado ski/snowboard resorts, Breckenridge seems to be the one for me. A big part of that is because it's an intermediate skier's paradise with plenty of long but challenging enough blue runs. Advanced skiers won't get bored though — […]

When I first saw the name NoDebtWorldTravel, I was instantly intrigued. Was it some sort of gimmick? Nope, it was the blog of Brian Peters, who just completed a four-month journey around the world — and plans to depart again soon — without accumulating any debt. He had sold his house the year before, and […]

(photo of The Terrace of the Lions by GreenBeanPrime/Flickr) When I was planning my trip to Greece last summer, I asked my friend — and fellow travel enthusiast — Kate Schwab lots of questions because she had recently vacationed there. She helped me with Santorini and was patient while I endlessly debated To Mykonos or […]

China has unofficially closed the Tibet border to foreigners for the month of March — and possibly beyond. It’s been widely speculated that the decision was based on avoiding violent protests on March 10th, which marks the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising. This is a real shame for anyone who was hoping to […]

This is the third in a series about my three-day jaunt to London in November. Read about my arrival, hotel and first evening here, and my first day of Kensington Gardens, shopping and Tate Modern here. After a full day, I returned to my room at the Sheraton Park Tower, where I found my husband […]

Trina Mezzacappa covers what’s hot and happening on the NYC nightlife scene on her blog Love, Your Favorite City Girl. But even this girl about town needs to take a break sometimes. And when she does, she escapes the bustle of the city by heading north to a quiet little town in Vermont called Lydonville […]

Thanks to the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, people are talking about the Indian slums who would never be talking about them otherwise. Guided tours of Mumbai’s slums are on the rise, report London’s TImes and National Geographic Traveler. But Partha Banerjee, an NYC-based writer/activist, needs no such guide — in fact, he could be your […]

When I would tell people that I visited the Greek islands of Santorini, Naxos and Paros last summer, most people would say, “Oh, you went to Paris, too?” And then I would have to explain that I said Paros, not Paris. Obviously if you’re reading it, as opposed to hearing it, you wouldn’t have the […]

On Sunday, I took the express train to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllandysiliogogogoch. And by that I mean that I took the No. 4 express subway train in NYC to the Financial District where a replica of the world’s longest village/train station sign is hanging out for the month of March in the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square […]