Celebrity Constellation Turkish Beach View

Vaccinated and ready to cruise? Celebrity & Royal Caribbean sailing in June 2021

Who doesn’t want to escape their home right now and be on the beach? Sailing on the water?  Ordering room service?  Heck having someone else cook! A year inside has made me ready to go…..once I’m vaccinated and feel comfortable with precautions along the travel ecosystem. But for those ready […]

Dublin Castle on a blue sky day

Dreaming of Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day – Plan Your Trip to Dublin

The only tradition my Irish family has for St. Patrick’s Day is finding “Irish potatoes” for my mom.  This sugary sweet Philadelphia candy is definitely not from Ireland nor does it have any connection.  I don’t know when or why my mom, who generally hates candy, became addicted to the […]

Green Chicago River at night

The Chicago Green River Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day – Everyone’s Irish for a Day

This past weekend, Chicago surprised the city with its tradition of dyeing the river green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. City officials didn’t announce it in advance as it’s normally part of a larger celebration with multiple parades and informal pub crawls which have been canceled since 2020 due to […]

Naples train cars graffiti

Visiting Naples, Italy: Gritty, Chaotic and Beautiful (Just Like Life)

I’ve just watched Stanley Tucci’s new show, Searching for Italy and his Naples episode took me back to my first visit there and how much it different it was to the other cities/regions in Italy. As Stanley travels, I want to revisit my Italy visit and share favorite posts to […]

Ceiling Architecture Details Corner Library of Congress

Visiting the Library of Congress in D.C. – Architectural Surprises

As I get older, I love surprises when I travel, not the train canceled and you are stuck surprises, but the discovery of a local restaurant that doesn’t have a social presence just the love of neighbors.  Our world is so connected now that it’s hard to be surprised or […]

U.S. Capitol Building D.C.

The U.S. Capitol Tour in Photos & Video – Free to Visit in D.C.

Last week, the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. was the scene of unbelievable violence by American citizens (domestic terrorism), it was horrifying to watch on television and social media. With each day, I read or watch something new that is more appalling to learn. It was a sad day in […]

Holland America Cruise to Alaska Eurodam Sunset at Sea

The Year of No Travel – Time to Reflect, Reevaluate and Reimagine the Future of Travel

When I’m asked “what’s your most memorable trip”, I reply “the year 2012”.   That is the year, I had epic points travel to Easter Island (South America) and Safaris in Africa (Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa) and it’s also the year that I pressed “post” on this travel blog.  My […]

Philadelphia Christmas Tradition: The Christmas Light Show at Wanamaker’s (Macy’s)

Growing up in Northeast Philly, it was a big adventure to go downtown to Center City.  My mom would drive our group to the El (elevated train) station and we would ride for about 1/2 hour passing different sections of the city before going underground.  Looking back, the drive in […]