Archive for the Category ‘Europe’

Birmingham: Britain’s Best Kept Secret

Birmingham: Britain’s Best Kept Secret

Today's guest blogger, Jill Martin Wrenn, lives in Atlanta (you may remember her last guest-blog post about The Georgia Aquarium). So when she tells people she went to Birmingham, they think she's talking about the city in Alabama and not the one England. But Jill, who lived in London for seven-and-a-half years, is most certainly […]

Top 10 Trips I Wish I Had Taken This Year

Top 10 Trips I Wish I Had Taken This Year

I did some awesome traveling this year, but I wish I could have done even more — and visited all of the places that I featured on this blog. I'm lucky to have so many people willing to report about their trips so I can maximize the amount of destinations covered on Travelogged, but the […]

Some of My Favorite Christmas Ornaments Are Also Some of My Favorite Souvenirs

Some of My Favorite Christmas Ornaments Are Also Some of My Favorite Souvenirs

I love buying souvenirs when I travel. No matter how many pictures I take, I still want a tangible memory. Something that I can hold in my hand and think, I was there. But I won't just buy any old souvenir. Oh no, it has to be perfect — at least in that moment when […]

My Top Three Travel Secrets for Greece

My Top Three Travel Secrets for Greece

Katie of Tripbase tagged me, so now it's my turn to write a post revealing my top three travel secrets. I felt a little overwhelmed when trying to choose my three so I decided to focus on what I learned on my trip to Greece in July 2008.

Monaco Grand Prix: Hanging Out at the World’s Most Glamorous Race

Monaco Grand Prix: Hanging Out at the World’s Most Glamorous Race

(photos by Niki Jensen) Monaco, that glamorous little country surrounded by France on the Mediterranean, is fabulous to visit any time of the year. But if — like Los Angeles—residents Niki Jensen and her boyfriend Martin Gaiss — you're lucky enough to go during the Monaco Grand Prix, the legendary annual Formula One race that […]

Visiting Iceland: The Land of No McDonald’s

Visiting Iceland: The Land of No McDonald’s

(photos by Ivan) I've long wanted to visit Iceland. And when I learned yesterday that it was getting rid of all three of its McDonald's locations, I wanted to visit it even more. Even though I know the closure of McDonald's is more of a reflection of the continued economic decline than of culinary tastes, […]

Slideshow: Riding the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno, Wales

Slideshow: Riding the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno, Wales

To reach the Great Orme Summit in Llandudno, Wales, you can walk, drive, take the aerial lift or ride the Great Orme Tramway, which has been in operation since 1902. When I was there in September, I opted for the 20-minute ride uphill on Britain’s lone surviving cable-hauled street tram (pictured above). You actually get […]

Guest Blogging About Goreme on Heatheronhertravels.com

Guest Blogging About Goreme on Heatheronhertravels.com

I’m back in chilly NYC after a great trip to Grenada. But in cyberspace I’m over on Heather Cowper’s excellent travel blog Heatheronhertravels.com guest-blogging about why it’s a good idea to stay in Goreme, Turkey, if you’re looking to explore the Capoddocia region. (The photo above was taken in June at 6 AM from the […]

The Largest House in Conwy, Wales

The Largest House in Conwy, Wales

The Smallest House in Great Britain happens to be in Conwy, Wales. So what’s the largest house in Conwy? Conwy Castle, of course.

Mangia Bene: Recommended Restaurants in Rome

Mangia Bene: Recommended Restaurants in Rome

When I was in Rome in July, I was under a lot of pressure to eat really good food. It was our last stop in Italy and we didn’t want to botch a single meal. I’m happy to report that we ate quite well and I have some restaurants to recommend.

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