With its culture, its history and its beautiful architecture, Europe is seen as one of the best places to take a loved one on a romantic retreat. From Rome to Paris there are so many destinations that are perfectly suited as the backdrop for a getaway intended to show the one you love just how…
While most visitors tend to get to Europe in the high season of summer, spring is actually the best time of the year to explore the Old Continent, for many reasons: comfortable weather, great rates and fewer crowds. What more could you ask for? Here’s a short preview of my personal favourite spring destinations. London:…
I have been pretty fortunate to work in the travel industry for a few years now. What that means is I get paid to do what I love for a living. I never take it for granted and worked hard to get where I am today. However one of the other perks that comes along…
From Texas hill country to Highland Perthshire, from Copenhagen to Cape Breton, October and November are fine times to take in Celtic music. Here are five of my favorite autumn festivals: Cape Breton in the far north of Atlantic Canada has sent its own style of Celtic music across the world. Each year in October,…
Champagne, decadent desserts, secret rendezvous and French kissing abound, there’s little doubt that romance is well and truly alive on the streets of Paris- it is after all the international city of love. This is the perfect destination for couples who are looking to rekindle the flames of passion or for singletons hoping to find…
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…
It took us a few hours to find two bicycles to rent after the overnight bus from Istanbul. It turned out that Çannakale, a beach-side vacation spot for up-and-coming Turkish families, is not a cycling community. But through a couple of local intermediaries, we found two shoddy bikes and took the ferry to the peninsula…
Ireland’s most visited tourist attraction, the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, should be on every traveler’s “must see” when visiting the Emerald Isle. Rising 702 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, the Cliffs of Moher are located on the western seaboard of County Clare. Located at the head of the cliffs is O’Brien’s Tower, which just went…