Do you need a new way to “see” a city, to explore the nooks and crannies of it all and come away with a different experience than the next guy? A simple solution is to “LOOK UP!” Easy in theory but when I walk the streets everyone seems to be […]
Triple Points starts today. If you understand what this means then odds are you are a bit addicted to Nordstrom like me. I’ve lost thousands of miles & points over the years because I’ve needed to feed my shoe addiction in person (they have shoes for my big size 11 feet). […]
It’s early September and I should be traveling somewhere or preparing to go away. Traveling in September, the start of the fall season was always something to look forward to – to survive the hot, sticky, humid, icky Philly weather which was often in the high 90’s (or hitting 100F) […]
There are a few questions that people seem to always ask me when it comes to travel. The first one is “How much did it cost?” and the second question is “How can you afford to travel so much?” How much do my trips cost? Well this to me is […]
I was on a twitter chat recently and the question of dream trips surfaced (as it always does). For me, my answer is usually Antartica as it is uber-expensive even for a couple and twice as much for me as a solo traveler with the single supplement. Generally if a […]
Everything starts with good intentions. On the weekly Twitter #RTWchat I was intrigued by the Indie 30 Art Project when it was mentioned. Initially, it seemed perfect for me, a daily prompt about travel – inspiration to produce a blog post, instagram photo, video or other artistic interpretation and share with the community. But […]
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 […]
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 […]
I knew it was wrong but I couldn’t stop myself, my body was craving chocolate at 9 a.m., so there I was eating pretzel M&Ms with my breakfast. My body had no clue what time zone it was in and how long we were staying here as for almost two […]
We’ve all experienced the travel meltdown, the point at which you just lose it at some point in your journey. You’ve missed a flight connection, dealt with weather delays, were stranded overseas, waited at the baggage carousel only to realize that your bags are not coming anytime soon, been so […]