Queensland is Australia’s holiday haven simply because of its gorgeous beaches, lush and green forests and parks, and tropical laid-back lif...

The Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival is a four-day event showcasing the fine food culture throughout Los Angeles and the country.  This is...

Many times, I have heard Rick Steves saying, “If art is boring to you, it is because you do not understand it.”  I can’t agree more with his...

Swimming in the Mekong. It just sounds wrong, doesn’t it? I hear Mekong and I think Vietnam War.   I picture Forrest Gump wading through ...

Image: chop1n One of the nice surprises about Budapest is that you’ll find thermal baths all over the city!  The baths are built around na...

When you’ve only traveled with girls, traveling with boys for the first time can be a learning experience! It was late September in Floren...

The Long Road Home So the plan was to spend a night in Prague on the way to Frankfurt. Gavin informed us that the hostel we booked was fle...

I love living in Boston, but I’m not a fan of the weather here: a six-month winter followed by two days of of spring, then an intense, all-...

If you read this blog on a constant basis, you probably noticed that I haven’t posted in more than a week.  Well, I had a family emergency ...