The Haven Suite Norwegian EPIC

My First Cabin Crawl on the Norwegian EPIC

Have you ever cruised and wondered if you should spend the extra money to upgrade your cabin? You read the descriptions and try to ascertain from the photos what the difference in cost and space really gets you? Well, for me who could only afford the inside cabin (reluctantly with the […]

Gaudi house Barcelona

My EPIC Journey begins

So my life is changing whether I want it to or not so I decided it was a great excuse to begin my EPIC journey and see where it leads.  When I wrote about the crazy $399 transatlantic cruise to Barcelona from Miami on the Norwegian EPIC cruise ship, I sent […]

Kimpton EPIC Miami Double Room

EPIC Miami Hotel Review: An “Un-Kimpton” Pre-Cruise Stay

  My initial thought was cheesy as I was sailing on the NCL EPIC on my EPIC journey, I thought it only fitting to stay at the EPIC Miami, a Kimpton hotel.  Miami was pricier than I thought and I wasn’t able to use my Kimpton Karma award, so I started stalking […]

Street Art London Thought Control

BLeisure Travel? I Blame “Bennifer” for the ridiculous names

To show my age, I remember Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez and the insane media circus around their relationship.  The combining of names began and they were no longer Ben & Jennifer they morphed into “Bennifer” to make it somehow easier than saying or typing their whole names?  Really? At the time, […]

Gondolas in Venice

I Won’t Pay 180 Euro for a Hostel Room in Venice!

Two years ago I attended a travel writer/blogger conference in Dublin.  At the time, I heard about this new type of boutique hostel, Generator Hostels.  The Dublin hostel, interestingly located in the same complex as the Jameson Whiskey Distillery, was full of attendees who all spoke highly of the new […]

Dock to Dish in Three Hands

Dock to Dish: Your Artisanal Fisherman in the Florida Keys and Montauk

Do you eat seafood?  If so, how much do you know about the origin and journey your fish took to end up on your plate?  Other than the occasional fish & chips, I’m not quite the seafood fan and can pretty much say that for the most part I have no idea […]

London Transport Museum Quote

Solo Travel: Please Don’t Ask Me “Where Is My Husband”

It’s getting very personal out in the world especially if you are a solo woman traveler.  For years, I shrugged off the crazy questions, the observations that are best left unsaid and the many comments that folks forgot to filter.  I would rationalize it that it was their culture to […]

Philly Travel & Adventure Show

Samantha Brown’s 7 Travel Tips at the Philly Travel & Adventure Show

For years, I’ve watched Samantha Brown’s Travel Channel shows thinking “she has the greatest job”!  Reality is that she is traveling over 200 days a year away from home and working long days (it is a job after all) with one day (!!!) set aside when she arrives to explore […]