Why I Want My Next Trip to Be to Ireland
Every family has roots somewhere or another. For my own family, those roots are in Ireland. My dad's side of the family is Irish…and has always been very proud of it! Growing up, I always heard the...
Every family has roots somewhere or another. For my own family, those roots are in Ireland. My dad's side of the family is Irish…and has always been very proud of it! Growing up, I always heard the...
It’s all in the details…particularly when it comes to your vacation. There are always so many things to think about. Did you book everything you needed to? Do you have enough cash on you? Are all o...
The last piece I wrote was about how travel reward programs work, and I hope it was enlightening, even if it was a bit of a downer. I have belonged to many a reward program over the years, been bur...
Flying is expensive. It can actually be more expensive than the accommodations for your entire trip! However, there are many perks to flying to your destination. An airplane can get you there faste...
One of the most enjoyable aspects of getting away is being able to try out new and different menu items. You are likely sick of eating the same old thing night after night. While you’re on vacation...
I think it’s pretty safe to say I have lived a pretty tame life when it comes to experimentation and venturing into the unknown; if something smells fishy, and it’s…
In case you haven’t been paying attention over the past few weeks, Iran and Canada haven’t exactly been getting along. Now I’m not going to say who started it, but needless…
I love fall. If it were running for office, I’d vote for it. If it were a flavour of pie I’d have seconds (which is huge due to the fact…
So I have to tell you about one of my nights in Rome that began simply and then went annoyingly. There I was, searching the Vatican for some sort of…
So I posted last week about how I just moved to a new city and hooray for the help of family when it comes to that most annoying of tasks. Seriously… I…
For the first 18 years of my life, I had moved exactly once – and it was down the hill to a sweet house with a pool. I didn’t have…
Remember years ago when Starbucks (and Walmart!) was the ultimate symbol of big business squeezing out the little guy? What’s that you say? It still is? Okay well it doesn’t…
Love and walking seem to go together… Ah the age old problem of falling in love and then moving. There are few things more complex, more gut wrenchingly exciting and…
If you had to rank storms in the public perception of most devastating to least, it would be pretty safe to say tornadoes would come out on top, followed by…
Am I a bad friend? I only ask this because recent events have come to light that have called this into question. Well, not so much events as the reaction…