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Sailing the dazzling blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea on my first ever Mediterranean cruise was such a memorable, bucket list experience! Our 7 day Western Mediterranean Cruise was based in Barcelona, Spain and we sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Marseille, France; and Naples/Capri, Florence/La Spezia, and Rome/Civitavecchia Italy. In today’s blog, I’m sharing […]
I’ve planned my own vacations for almost two decades to destinations inside and out of the United States and have enjoyed solo, couple, family, and group trips. Every trip is unique; but one thing I learned is if you fail to gather the right Information at the start of the trip planning process, things can […]
If you haven’t started to plan for your next vacation, consider this your official notice to start planning for your trip RIGHT NOW! Think about it. The past few years were difficult, so people are ready to escape and MORE THAN READY to start traveling again…and they actually ARE traveling in great numbers! They are […]
What’s it like on a cruise ship? I asked this question before embarking on my first cruise a few years ago. My Hun even asked this question before we took our one year anniversary cruise to the Bahamas earlier this year. I know this is a departure from my Miami/Cincinnati blog series, but my computer […]
South Beach, near Miami, Florida, is one of the more unique destinations in the United States, which is why I chose to share these eight things you NEED to know before going to South Beach. In my last blog post I shared that I am going to focus on domestic locations instead of Paris, Madrid, […]
Nervous about your first afternoon tea in London? Don’t be! Here’s everything you need to know about the classic British tradition. I had a lot of questions before I traveled to London for the first time and signed up for an afternoon tea, like “what do you wear to an afternoon tea?” and exactly, “what […]
Style, price, selection … this hand-made espadrille shop, or Alpargatería, is everything you hoped for. Casa Hernanz Alpargatería, located at Calle de Toledo, 18, 28005 in Madrid, Spain, has some of the best handmade, affordable espadrilles in the city. I know because I went not once, not twice, but three times during my vacation in […]
I ride the Metrorail (aka- “metro”) every day to work and sometimes on the weekend when I venture to the heart of the city from outside the beltway. It’s the fastest and most cost effective way for me to get to my destination without having to worry about the usual hiccups: ridiculous parking fees or […]
Hey Y’all! On the one year anniversary of my epic Parisienne adventure, I thought it would be helpful to create a quick video about the pass that allowed me to realize a hug portion of my art-loving dreams: the Paris Museum Pass. What is it? Where should you buy it? How much does it cost? […]
Congratulations! You’ve decided to visit the Musée de Louvre, one of the largest, most famous collections of art in the world and you’ve decided to see it all in less than eight hours. Good for you, you ambitious, slightly insane, over-achieving sun-of-a-gun! That’s what I did…and I was successful in seeing every piece of art my […]