Until recently, I had never been to a destination spa. To be honest, I only had a vague idea of what went on at them and wasn't quite sure if I would even like what I imagined. But after a fabulous 24 hours at The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, PA, I know exactly what […]
Initially, I had planned to call this post "Ithaca is Gorges." That's a popular t-shirt and bumper sticker slogan praising the awesome town of Ithaca, NY, for its gorgeous gorges. But then I discovered that the subject of this post, Taughannock Falls State Park , is actually in Trumansburg, NY, a few miles away from […]
Sometimes when you choose an attraction based solely on a short paragraph in your guidebook, you are disappointed when you arrive. Fortunately, that was not the case with the Temple of Demeter on Naxos. Pictured above, the temple was nothing short of spectacular. And it’s a good thing too since it took us a few […]
In Barcelona, everything seems to shut down on Sundays. I found this out the hard way when I was there in late August 2007, as my last full day fell on a Sunday and I was hoping to get in some more shopping and museum-going. But everything turned out just fine because it meant that […]
Ridgefield, CT, is so staunchly New England that it’s difficult to believe that it’s a mere 50 miles from New York City and just over the border from northern Westchester County. But it is, which makes it a great day trip or a relaxing overnight getaway for those looking for a picturesque town with a […]
(photo by LWY/Flickr) When guest blogger Risa Chubinsky visited Paris this spring, she wanted to feel like a local — just like she did when she studied there for her junior year abroad. So, she decided to rent a bike to cruise around the city like the Parisians do. Here, she describes her experience with […]
Horny Toad, an activewear company in Santa Barbara, CA, is holding a contest called Postcards From the Edge and the grand prize is a free trip to Santa Barbara that includes airfare and hotel for two. I went to Santa Barbara in December 2006, and it's a pretty special place. Not only do you have […]
I always struggle with how to cover New York City on this blog. As a lifelong New Yorker, I consider this city to be the world's greatest tourist destination and I could easily devote my entire blog to what to see and do here. But one of my goals for Travelogged is to cover as […]
If you're looking for a laugh then you have to watch the "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video." This short video includes some of Cleveland's lesser known attractions including a pay phone that people actually use. Diehard Cleveland fans may not find this video as funny, but it's pretty hard not to see a little humor […]
In the tradition of Sunday drives — does that tradition still exist? — I bring you the highlights of my spectacular drive through Big Sur on Highway 1. We didn’t do this drive on a Sunday, but on a fog-free, traffic-free Tuesday nearly three weeks ago. By this point, we were halfway through our 10-day […]
