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Family Travel

How to Take a Family Trip without Traveling

Are you stuck at home and can’t travel for a while? Or are you getting the kids excited for your next trip? Then cure your wanderlust by planning a themed night-in, based on your destination of choice. When you can’t travel, use the ideas below to take a trip without traveling. Whether it’s your favorite …

Gifts for Travelers
Travel Tips

20 Perfect Gifts for the Travelers in Your Life

Do you have a traveler in your life? That person who is always talking about where she’s been or where she’s going on her next trip? Or that person who is dreaming about taking his first trip? If you’re struggling to find a gift for your traveling loved-one, then this list is for you. Below …

Italy

Your Complete Guide to Sorrento

In this Guide to Sorrento, you’ll learn the best things to do, where to eat, where to stay, the best places to go for side-trips, and the best (and safest) way to get to Sorrento. For an Italophile like me, it is difficult to choose a favorite Italian location–in fact, over the years my favorite …

Japan

7 Surprising Things About Japan

When I was planning our trip to Japan, I knew that it would be a country unlike any other I had visited before–that’s why I wanted to experience it. Ancient temples mixed with cutting-edge technology are scattered throughout Tokyo. History and beauty are plentiful in Kyoto. And the people of Japan are amazingly nice and …

Travel Tips

How to Sleep Well While Traveling

Hard beds, different pillows, new surroundings. These can all make it difficult to have a good night’s sleep while traveling. Whether flying to Europe or taking a road-trip across America, there are some things you can do that will help you sleep well while traveling. To help you be at your best and get the …

Traveling with Migraines
Travel Tips

Traveling with Migraines

It’s not a fun topic, but if you suffer from migraines, it’s important to plan ahead when traveling. I have dealt with migraines for many years, including on trips. Over the years, I have learned some tricks to avoid migraines– or at least alleviate them–while traveling.  

Sunset at Morada Bay-Islamorada Florida
Family Travel USA

Visiting the Upper Florida Keys with Kids

When you’ve had enough of Florida’s theme parks and their crowded intensity, bring the kids down to the relaxing atmosphere of The Florida Keys. At the southern coast of Florida, and only 67 miles south of Miami, this string of islands from Key Largo to Key West is America’s tropical paradise. The Keys are known …

Frantoio Gargiulo olive oil tour and tasting in Sorrento, Italy
Italy

A Visit to an Olive Oil Mill in Southern Italy

We sat down to the long narrow table as our guide began to fill small ceramic bowls with different flavors of olive oil.  As she filled bowl after bowl, we sat amazed at how many different flavors she offered us to taste; after all, we were a group of only 3 people.  After filling over …

Entrance to Takeshita Dori, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Japan

7 Fun Things to do in Harajuku, Japan

Harajuku is intense, in the best possible way.  Delicious smells waft in the air, a messenger of the treats you will soon try.  Colors abound with kawaii (the culture of cuteness in Japan) found on signs, fashion, and even food. Harajuku is full of entertainment and below we break down some of the most fun things …

Airbnb or Hotel? Should I choose a hotel or Airbnb?
Travel Tips

Hotel or Airbnb? Which is Better?

Imagine you are on a trip.  You have just visited the local sights and eaten at a restaurant that was recommended to you by the lady you met at the coffee shop.  You’ve been out all day and now it’s time to go back to your room to get some rest. But, where are you …