More Christmas goodness. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! Christmas in Brooklyn, New York Images courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons, except Brooklyn, which is courtesy of me.
More Christmas goodness. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! Christmas in Brooklyn, New York Images courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons, except Brooklyn, which is courtesy of me.
The world’s most coveted sunsets? The earth’s most awe-inspiring destinations? We’re probably never going to agree. I’ve already accepted that. But that’s fine, because a sunset is personal to each traveler, each individual. Which is why this list will never be an objective piece. My travel boots have taken me to so many amazing places…
Growing up I worked as a paper boy, pizza delivery guy, and in a pharmacy bringing prescriptions to the elderly. All of these jobs heavily relied on tips from customers. I was always grateful for the extra few dollars most people gave me each week (except for a few that were complete tight wads). But…
With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, I figured what better time to talk about the greenest day on the calendar. Nowadays it seems like just about everyone outside of Ireland’s celebrates the Irish holiday with a festive St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Yes we all know about the bigger parades in cities like Dublin, Boston…
As the Hainan Airlines flight descended through the clouds I could feel the weight of history descend on me. Xian is heavy with history dating back over 3000 years. The city was the capital of China for many of the dynasties between 771 BC and 907 AD and is most famous internationally as the home…
The city of Montreal is paying tribute to this year’s Shanghai World Expo and the 25th anniversary of the friendship between Montreal and Shanghai, by hosting the 18th edition of “The Magic of Lanterns” through October 31st at the Chinese Garden. I visited “The Magic of Lanterns” this year and was lucky enough to enjoy…
Shannon Anicas discovered her writing voice in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of her hometown region. She went on to publish numerous articles online and in print. Shannon also maintains a blog about her life and travels called “Shanna Says…” and can be found on Twitter and Facebook. While traveling through China and South Korea,…
This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Donna M. Airoldi. Donna is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer who is always ready to jump on a plane at a moment’s notice to travel just about anywhere in the world. She occasionally updates her nascent blog, Prepare for CrossCheck and is the former editorial director for TravelMuse. Travel today is…