Guest blogger Kathryn Vercillo says San Francisco is one of the sexiest city in the world. And she should know. She's got a blog called San Francisco is Sexy that covers everything from burlesque to romantic restaurants to exotic art to X-rated events that could only happen in the City by the Bay. San Francisco […]

When I saw that Spirit Airlines was giving away one year's worth of free travel in its new contest I couldn't resist making that joke in the headline — a spin on the old joke about first prize being one week in Philadelphia and second prize being two weeks in Philadelphia. Spirit Airlines has more […]

I don’t think the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce is going to be a big fan of Saturday Night Live‘s sketch about two disgruntled employees (guest host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” and cast member Fred Armisen) who are not in the mood to be entertaining tourists in a restaurant on Kauai. The Rock dances in a […]

Jill Martin Wrenn recently moved to Atlanta after living in London for eight years. Her entertaining and insightful blog, Reverse Culture Shock,chronicles her adventures as she explores her new city and readjusts to American life. The Georgia Aquarium is incredibly kid-friendly, but my husband and I enjoyed it too — and not just because it […]

The first time Malena Georgieva saw photos of Gaudi's  La Sagrada Familia, she was eight years old and her father had just returned from a trip to Barcelona. Over the years, she has seen many pictures of Gaudi’s famous unfinished church and was very excited to finally see it in person this past November. "I […]

(photo of Kruger Park by Jeremy Sharff) Having a fly buzzing around your car while you're driving can be annoying. But how about taking a 170-km. ride with a slithering Mozambique Spitting Cobra? According to South Africa's Beeld, IIda and Gordon Parratt were leaving the country's famous Kruger National Park when they suspected something unwanted […]

Didn't make the short list for the Best Job in the World? Here's another contest you can enter: Name Your Dream Assignment. Lenovo and Microsoft will give one lucky winner $50,000 to bring their dream photography assignment to fruition. You don't have to be a professional photographer to win — you just have to be […]

If you're looking for a good laugh, check out Postcards From Yo Momma. This website doesn't collect postcards in the traditional sense — these aren't handwritten snail mail cards with a pretty picture on the front. Nope, these "postcards" are actually emails from mothers to adult children, and they're hilarious and kind of sweet (well, […]

Have you been wanting to visit Chicago but didn't want to brave the cold? Or pony up the cash for a flight and hotel? Well, starting this Saturday at 4 PM and ending Sunday morning at 10 AM, you can spend the night at Chicago's Hotel Sax without leaving the comfort of your own home […]

(To read the first installment — my flight, hotel and first evening in London — click here.) It was my first real day in London and I knew I had to make the most of it since I essentially only had two full days there. I didn’t wake up as early as I should have […]