Chicago From the Water: The Best Chicago Architecture Tour
Over the years, Chicago has become one of my favorite cities in the U.S. With great public transportation, amazing pizza, fantastic entertainment options like...
Inspirational Quotes for Earth Day
April 22 is Earth Day – a day to celebrate Mother Nature and to be reminded that it is our duty to take care...
How to Photograph the Northern Lights in 7 Steps
Seeing the aurora borealis dance in the northern skies is high on many people's “things-to-do-before-I-die” lists. And rightly so – the phenomenon is incredible...
Sloths! (Fun Facts and Adorable Photos)
I think I have a new favorite animal. And that animal is the sloth. These weird-yet-adorable creatures call the forests of Central and South...
A Tundra Education
I used to like to joke that I came from the Tundra. For undergraduate school, I attended a small, private university in northwest Ohio...
My Top 6 Experiences in Costa Rica
I've already shared with you video highlights and some of my best photos from my trip to Costa Rica. But which experiences that I...
3 Reasons to Suck Up the Cost and Visit Churchill, Manitoba
So you've seen all the polar bear photos, and images of the dancing Northern Lights. You've read about the quirky little town, and its...
In Photos: Costa Rica Highlights
I didn't formally announce or promote my recent trip to Costa Rica. It wasn't because I wasn't looking forward to it, or because I...
Dogsledding in the Great White North
To look at Dave Daley, with his long ponytail, hooded sweatshirt, and lanky frame, you probably wouldn't guess a lot of things about him....
A Dance of Lights: Awed by the Aurora Borealis
“The sight filled the northern sky; the immensity of it was scarcely conceivable. As if from Heaven itself, great curtains of delicate light hung...
Why Traveling as a Female Rocks (and Why it Sucks)
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. It is, quite literally, a day to celebrate being a women. I've already received a few Facebook...
Of Sailboats and Sharks: A Day with Raggamuffin Tours
Did you know that, located just off the coast of Belize, lies part of the second-largest reef system in the world after the Great...
8 Things I Learned About Belize
I seem to have acquired a new trend to my travels — I head to a new country that I've heard good things about...
What’s it Like to Travel with Haggis Adventures?
Over the past 6 months or so, I have fallen in love. Not with a person, though, but with a place. And that place...
Forget Chichen Itza – Go to Tikal Instead
Chances are, unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you've heard a thing or two about these people called the...
Pizza, Pizza Everywhere – An Outing With Chicago Pizza Tours
I'm no stranger to Chicago's pizza scene. In fact, if you've been a reader here long enough, you might remember that on my first...
Stonehenge: Is it Worth It?
Like the Great Pyramid, the Eiffel Tower, and the Sydney Opera House, Stonehenge is one of those attractions that is immediately recognizable. Mostly because...