Travel tips

Often, the real expense of travel isn’t plane tickets and hotel costs; it’s the small expenses that add up. The cost of guided tours, premium access to attractions, and entry …

My favorite part of Christmas at home is putting up the tree, hanging a wreath on my door, and arranging cozy christmas decorations around the house. In the last few …

If you’re looking for a tropical Christmas getaway this winter, or if you’ve been invited to celebrate Christmas in a warmer climate, then grab your shades and ditch the coat! …

If you find it challenging to actually relax on your vacation, you are not alone. Many people come back from a long vacation and realize it wasn’t until the final …

In 2021, I spent 2 weeks on Hawaii’s Big Island with my best friend. Miraculously, we’re still best friends. I thought I knew a lot about traveling with others, based …

Killarney is my favorite place in the United Kingdom. Sometimes overbilled as a tourist “trap,” for me, Killarney is a breath of fresh air compared to the large, globalized cities …

I believe one of the very best ways to become acquainted with the culture and take home something of artistic – but affordable – value is by visiting local markets and …

While tickets to go up in the recently renovated Space Needle continue to rise, this out-of-the-way splash-pad art installment remains a cool reprieve with iconic views.  Recently, a newly updated …

My passion for solo travel started in 2015 when I had the opportunity to take a huge once-in-a-lifetime-trip and I didn’t take it. Fear about traveling alone coupled with the …

For four years, while I was in graduate school, I lived in the Pike Place Market and attended a school nearby. On grad-school budgets, I and my fellow students learned …