When I started this travel blog in January, I didn't have a single trip planned. I just wanted to write about my favorite subject — travel — and hoped for the best. I figured at the very least I could write about my past adventures, discuss general travel issues and feature my friend's trips, magazine-style. […]

In the real world, I’m in Rome right now. But in cyberspace I’m over on Go With a Purpose, the blog for Heritage Travel Inc., which is a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit that helps protect and preserve historical places in the US. I participated in their Heritage Q&A, discussing […]

Whenever I’m on a flight that includes a meal, I always find myself wishing that I had requested a vegetarian one. That’s not because I’m a vegetarian but rather because I am a somewhat picky eater who has no interest in any meat product prepared by an airline. But asking for the meal ahead of […]

I have to apologize over my lack of posts over the past few days, but I have been completely immersed in planning a last-minute trip to Turkey and Italy. My husband and I leave on Friday for two-and-a-half weeks and we can't wait. I have been glued to my computer and guidebooks and I think […]

Santorini is not known for its beaches. People kept telling me that before I visited Greece and it didn't make any sense to me. Why would Santorini, consistently heralded as one of the world's greatest islands, not be known for its beaches?

When I returned home from Ithaca, NY, on Sunday, I had a nice surprise waiting for me. Erica Johansson of Travel Blissful had given me a One Lovely Blog Award! When you accept the award, as I gladly did, you are supposed to follow the guidelines listed below to help maximize the loveliness in the […]

If you look like your passport photo, you’re too sick too travel. — Will Komen When my new passport came in the mail a few weeks ago, I was very excited. My old passport had been issued around 10 years ago, and since then the passport has been redesigned for the better with an embedded […]

Let's face it. Booking a rental car is the least exciting part of planning a vacation. And it can really increase the cost of the trip, as you've got the daily rate of the car plus hefty taxes and insurance fees. When we were planning our trip to Key West in February, we had already […]

I am planning a somewhat last-minute trip to Costa Rica — I’m incredibly excited as I have always wanted go there — so I have been busy booking my accommodations online. I was looking on the usual booking suspects (Hotels.com, Expedia.com, etc.) when I came across the lesser-known BookIt.com. I entered in my dates, number […]

Before my tan completely fades, I wanted to squeeze in another post about Key West. Even though friends told me it would be great, initially I didn't want to go because I was hoping to travel somewhere more exotic. But Key West turned out to be a great vacation, beginning with a beautiful drive through […]