Visit Table Mountain, Cape Town for incredible views and sunset

When planning my Africa trip, I heard more than once “don’t miss Table Mountain”, “Table Mountain is a must”, “Table Mountain”, “Table Mountain”. The universe was sending too many people for me to ignore, so I figured I had to plan some time at Table Mountain. Easier said that done. […]

Paris

Abandoned in Paris, alone on Valentine’s Day, a solo traveler is born!

It was Valentine’s Day in Paris and I was in on the secret at the table….he was going to propose to his girlfriend at Mont Saint-Michel, our tour destination. He asked us to help to ensure they were alone during the tour of the abbey.  Visiting Mont Saint-Michel, A UNESCO […]

View from Hyatt Regency Incheon

Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Incheon (ICN) airport hotel

On the way to Melbourne, I would have a few stops along the way on my award ticket.  My second stop would be Seoul where I chose to stay at the Hyatt Regency Incheon, an airport hotel, for the overnight layover.  Not familiar with Hyatt, I had no idea what […]

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb – A Memorable Birthday Gift

I’ve never climbed a tree, a fence or the monkey bars in my childhood. As a kid in the city, I walked everywhere and played “Freedom” which involved running like crazy to avoid being caught.  Climbing a bridge was never something I thought possible but for my birthday visit to […]

Monaco yachts

Luxury travel indulgences – FriFotos

  Everyone dreams of luxury but what is luxe to one person may not be to another.  For me, I try to use loyalty points/miles to stay in luxury hotels, fly long haul business class and use the savings to upgrade my experiences along the way with private guides, helicopter […]

Wine Tasting & Chocolate in the Yarra Valley of Australia

If you were to walk into most Pennsylvania state controlled liquor stores, the “Australian” wine section is about 90% Yellow Tail. While the “premium section” has a few Australian wines, you can imagine how exciting it has been over the years to visit wineries in Australia on my holidays.  My […]

Iconic Twelve Apostles rock formations along The Great Ocean Road

Exploring The Great Ocean Road in Melbourne

As I look back on the Australia trip, the stars seemed to align for my day on The Great Ocean Road (the GOR) – the weather began sunny and bright on the cool side.  When I was researching “things to do in Melbourne”, driving  The Great Ocean Road was at […]

Street art in Paris using recylced materials

Paris Street Art: More than Graffiti, the Underground Art Walking Tour

Visiting Paris often entails a visit to the Louvre, the Musee D’Orsay or another museum in the city to view amazing art.  I was interested in viewing the art outside of the museums – the Paris Street Art scene throughout the city. The tour wasn’t originally on my radar, but […]

Little Miss Sunshine in Paris

My first year of Travel Blogging – a year of chocolate, cities and challenges

Hard to believe that a year ago, I hit “publish” on my first post to start this blog and that this is my 144th post.  I spent months struggling with “how to” videos, articles and wordpress technical stuff trying to get it perfect before going live and then I realized […]