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Wellness Travel – The Desert Called Me Back for a Roadtrip Utah and Arizona

Everyone keeps saying the “desert call you back when it’s time for a change” and I’m starting to believe them.  For the past two months, I’ve had photos of the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend pop up in my social media feeds almost daily – sure, I liked […]

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Instagram Picture Perfect – The Hitchin Lavender Fields of England

A funny thing happens when your train leaves London, you get to see open green spaces and the countryside.  After years of navigating the historic streets of London and walking along the Thames multiple times, I’ve rarely had a chance to leave the city other than my first visit eons […]

Chocolate Art Bruges Chocolate Museum

Choco Story Chocolate Museum in Bruges – From Bean to Bar and Beyond

As if nearly 90 chocolate shops in Bruges wasn’t enough….there’s Choco Story which is a CHOCOLATE MUSEUM in Bruges.  A museum dedicated to the origin of chocolate around the world and in Belgium.  If there was any attraction that had my name written all over it – it was this!  […]

Review Friet Museum Bruges

Quirky Museum – Friet Museum Bruges (aka Museum of French Fries)

If you are reading from the U.S. this week, I’m sure you’ve seen or heard the soundbite “…eat only six French fries as a portion” – yes, we all laughed because who can only eat six individual fries? I know that fries aren’t quite healthy but they are really tasty […]

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Bucketlist London New Year’s Eve Fireworks from Waterloo Bridge “Pink Area”

New Year’s Eve has never been my favorite holiday.  The forced “fun”and thinking that life changes at midnight wiping the old year’s slate clean and offering a tabula rasa isn’t quite realistic in my experience.  As I entered my 40’s, I settled into my single girl comfort (after work) of […]

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Review – The Lights Festival in Philadelphia – Lighting the Night Sky with Wonder

I’m not quite the “festival in the field” kinda of girl – it doesn’t matter which field or what festival, chances are if there are porta potties, there’s a high chance that I’ll say no. Festivals all day in the sun just sound exhausting with lots of downtime, too many […]

Ostrich Farm South Africa

Oddly Cute – Visiting an Ostrich Farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa

There is usually one stop on the tour that you think “really?  this is a worthwhile place to visit? or wow, just another shopping stop for the tourists” (think that diamond store stop – really, who is buying diamonds on vacation at the tour stop?). When I saw that the […]

Markthal Rotterdam Olive Oil Tasting

De Markthal Rotterdam – Food Hall & Market to Satisfy All Food & Drink Cravings

If you could design the food hall or farmer’s market of your dreams, what would you include?  What experiences do you want locals and tourists to enjoy?  The smells, the tastes, the sights and sounds – what senses are key?  Now imagine that your dream hall is filled with vendors […]