8 Unique and Beautiful Cemeteries to Visit Around the World Just in time for Halloween, I've decided to put together a round-up of some of my favorite cemeteries I've visited around the world. Yes,...
A Taste of Tuscany: Visiting Tuscany and Chianti on a Day Trip from Florence Chances are, if you're a woman, you've fantasized about this scene: a country terrace, a glass of wine, and the sun setting over the...
Getting a Feel for Florence The Ponte Vecchio is the only bridge in Florence that survived WWII. But it wasn't by accident or out of sheer luck that this...
RTW Diaries: Month Three That's right, another month of travel already wrapped up and tucked away in my memory. People often tell you that time goes by faster...
Behind the Scenes at the Colosseum In order to celebrate the completion of the Colosseum in the year 80 AD, the Romans celebrated with 100 days of “spectacles.” These weren't...
In Photos: Rome, the Eternal City As I stood at the entrance to St. Peter's Square, on the border between Rome and the sovereign state of The Vatican, I had...
How to Visit Other Islands Near Venice (Murano, Burano, and More!) The city of Venice is actually a big island – or a collection of lots of islands, separated by canals and connected by hundreds...
The Sound of Music in Salzburg I was not a typical child when it came to my television and movie preferences (I blame it on the fact that I grew...
The Sights of Salzburg As far as Austrian destinations go, there's always been just one city at the top of my list: Salzburg. Yes, I know Austria is...
That Time I Went on a Rafting Pub Crawl It's not exactly the safest scenario to picture. And it certainly would NEVER fly in America. But, regardless, I quite thought the idea of a...
RTW Diaries: Month Two Another month, another travel round-up for you! Since you seemed to enjoy my RTW Month One summary so much, I figured I should continue the...
How Cesky Krumlov Charmed My Socks Off As I sat on the Busabout bus from Prague to Cesky Krumlov, I had one of those travel moments that just makes you laugh....
A Church of Bones: Visiting the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora To stand outside the Cemetery Church of All Saints in the Czech town of Kutna Hora, it doesn't look all that extraordinary. It's just...
The Berlin Wall: Then and Now It doesn't matter which country you come from or how old you are. Chances are that you are at least aware that something called...
5 Reasons Solo Travel Sucks Okay, so I know that I occasionally publish posts on my blog about how awesome it is to travel solo. And it's true that...
Berlin: Much More Than Its Past I've begun this post about four different times now. And each time I've deleted everything, leaving me to just stare at the blinking cursor...
Amsterdam: It’s Not You, It’s Me I think I owe you an apology, Amsterdam. You see, I just don't think things will ever work out between us. But it's not you...