What is it about time lapse videos that make people go crazy with “oohs” and “aahs”? Well for starters they often times showcase a travel destination most people want to visit badly. But for me they are just really, really pretty. Yes I used “pretty” to describe a travel video (I’m secure enough in my…
Measuring in at just a little under 3,800 feet, Austria’s Grossglockner is the country’s highest mountain and the second most noticeable of the Alps behind France’s Mont Blanc. For extreme travelers looking to do more than just chomp on weinerschnitzel and apfelstrudel, pack some hiking boots and get climbing! The first ascent on the mountain…
Chicago, Dublin, London, Montreal and New York. All great city names that really need no explanation. But from time to time when I am traveling, I will come across a city name that really stands out. I mean I grew up in a city called Rockaway. While I do not know the real origin of…
A survey released by Expedia.com finds that 34 percent of employed Americans will not use all of their earned vacation days in 2009. When asked why they are planning to not take a break from the office, the number one reply was “work-related pressure.” On average, American workers will give back three vacation days this…