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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Looking back I wished I had the maturity (and foresight) to know that I should have taken more photos of my childhood – the neighborhood, the stores, the neighbors and those I interacted with – documenting life in Northeast Philadelphia in the 1970 – 1990’s. Sure there are the photos […]
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, […]
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 […]
I ended 2014 by backing into a pole at the work parking lot and started 2015 not much better. Looking back I remember saying when I found the parking spot “don’t forget about the pole” later. Well, clearly as I was backing out and watching for traffic I forgot about […]
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 […]
I was running out to lunch when I saw Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race, walk past me with the travel show staff. Just a regular guy with his carry-on. He was stopped by the local news to answer a few questions so I stood behind to listen. He […]
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 […]