Las Vegas can be very overwhelming. The constant hum of slot machines, the windowless rooms, all the feathers, sequins, and mix of excited energy & disappointment coated in cigarette smoke – it can be a little much. No doubt, there is so much to see and do packed into a strip of land, but if […]

I am not sure what it is about this year, but is anyone else feeling just a little BLEH this holiday season? Maybe it is because we have been getting Christmas thrown at us since August that it doesn’t feel like the actual holiday season now that Thanksgiving is behind us? Like we are just […]

Let’s be real for a minute – 1 day in Barcelona is nowhere near enough time to see everything that Barcelona has to offer. A weekend would be just enough for some highlights. But, you may be visiting Barcelona on a cruise, or it is just a layover city, and a day is all you […]

I didn’t start drinking coffee until my late 20’s. There may have been a guy involved in turning me onto coffee, but that is a completely different story. For this story: I had lived / studied in Dublin, volunteered for many years in Dublin, and it wasn’t until I was in my 30’s that I […]

*DISCLAIMER: There are Amazon affiliate links in this blog post. If you purchase an eligible item through one of my affiliate links, I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support. The hardest part about visiting Ireland is trying to figure out what you can see if […]

When trying to set a budget goal for a trip, you should begin by looking at these 4 Categories You Will Spend Money On: ·         Transportation ·         Accommodation ·         Food ·         Activities In my ‘Budget Breakdown’ posts, I will […]

An influx of Holiday travel is upon us. And since many haven’t seen their loved ones over the holidays in a couple years – holiday travel this year is going to be filled with those who are a little rusty. So to get you prepared for airport delays and extra road traffic, I have put […]

Why aren’t there more people talking about Death Valley National Park? Maybe that’s a good thing … keeps it from getting too run down … but Death Valley may be one of my favorite national parks I have ever visited. The landscapes and diversity of the park just blew me away. Because of how much […]

Autumn is my favorite season. However, growing up in New England, I couldn’t understand why people planned vacations to come look at our leaves. I thought it was just normal Autumn beauty … but then I went to college in Ohio and understood completely. Foliage season and October in New Hampshire is MAGICAL in my […]