What do you think of when you hear the words Moulin Rouge? Dancing girls, can can, music, movies, glitz, tourist trap, boobs…that’s what I thought of before I saw the show Sunday night in Paris. I really didn’t know anything about it other than some passing words from others and I knew about the movie [...]
How to Get to Stonehenge from London
March 14, 2013 by 16 Comments
Stonehenge is one of the worlds greatest and oldest mysteries. Everybody knows about it but nobody knows exactly what it is. Historians, philosophers and pundits have been hypothesizing what it means or what it was for centuries but nobody really knows. That’s what’s cool about Stonehenge. It’s a mystery. Stonehenge is located some 90 miles [...]
Sports Weekend in London
March 11, 2013 by 11 Comments
As you know, I think sports and travel go together. Sports and travel are my two favorite things. Often times, my travels have revolved around sporting events. What destination do they love their sport more than England-London in particular? So since I am here in London for 9 days, I decided to make it a [...]
How to Drive the Ring of Kerry
October 5, 2012 by 17 Comments
Ireland is a great country for a road trip. There are many iconic drives on the Emerald Isle but none as famous as the Ring of Kerry in the southwest. The 179km route winds past beautiful beaches, shimmering lakes, islands, green fields, medieval ruins and rugged mountains. It is Ireland in a nutshell. It is [...]
My First Time Using a Vacation Apartment Rental Service
October 3, 2012 by 17 Comments
If you travel a lot, you likely get tired of hotels. Sometimes you wish you had a place of your own in the city you’re in to chill out, watch TV, sit on the couch, etc. You wish you had a kitchen to maybe buy some groceries and possibly even cook for yourself. For years [...]
Celebrating Arthur’s Day in Dublin
October 2, 2012 by 10 Comments
Ireland is a small country. It has a lot of history. The Irish diaspora is far reaching. There is an Irish pub in every major city around the world. Everybody knows Ireland. For such a small country its cultural impact around the globe is enormous. Leprechauns aside, the most well known thing about Ireland and [...]
My Thoughts on TBEX Girona
September 25, 2012 by 25 Comments
I’d been hearing about the Travel Blog Exchange or TBEX ever since I got on Twitter a year or so ago. All the travel bloggers rave about it and talk it up on Twitter and Facebook group chats that I belong to. I had never been to a travel conference before as I have always [...]
Europe Road Trip Day 9: Venice, Padua & Verona
September 14, 2012 by 15 Comments
The final day of my epic nine-day road trip around Europe began in Venice and then onto Padua and Verona before ending the trip at a hotel airport at Milan Malpensa. It was again a great day filled with amazing sights and a great way to end the trip in style. Here are the highlights [...]
Europe Road Trip Day 8: Bolzano, The Dolomites & Cortina
September 13, 2012 by 21 Comments
Day eight of my European road trip was one of my favorite days of the trip thus far. It started in the strange town of Bolzano at the edge of the Dolomites and continued through the Dolomites into Cortina d’Ampezzo. It was a spectacular drive, one of my all time favorites. Bolzano, Italy I had [...]
