Puerto Rico had always fascinated me in theory: this island that is so unique and independent despite its U.S. ties. Actually being in Puerto Rico made this fascination even more thrilling. I had about an hour to kill before the rest of my family (my traveling companions for the week) would arrive at SJU, so …
Paradise Found: A Cruise on the Carnival Victory (Part 1: Puerto Rico!) Read More »
There’s one part of travel that absolutely sucks even if you’re flying for free. Heck, this part sucks even if you’re a platinum elite flyer. What am I referring to? Yup, it’s the infamous early morning flight. With an alarm set for 3:45am, our weekend got off to an early start, but if there is …
Three Days in Atlanta: A Little Kitsch and a Whole Lotta Fun Read More »
After five days of fun in the sun, I’ve made it home. Along the way, I broke all of my normal travel habits (plenty of time for shopping! chain restaurants that make things easy! “wasting” time watching TV in the room!) and you know what? It was fabulous! Florida was fantastic. We did quite a …
My husband has wanted to go to Germany for years, so this was a dream trip for him. Absolute “must-sees” from my husband’s dream trip were the Munich Oktoberfest and the Black Forest…two regions that ordinarily would not be grouped together. As such, we designed a road trip style itinerary, and rented a car which made …
After spending the first part of trip visiting Monterey and Yosemite, we arrived in San Francisco around 3pm on Thursday after driving in from Yosemite. We were pleasantly surprised at how little traffic was on the highway and Bay Bridge as we entered the city, but quickly faced the reality of city driving in San Francisco. After checking in and …
Day 4 After spending Days 1-3 in Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur and Day 4 in Pinnacles National Monument, we arrived in Oakhurst (near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park) on the evening of Day 4. We were starving after only a picnic lunch, so we stopped at El Cid for dinner before checking in to our hotel. …
After three wonderful days in the Monterey area, we finally “slept in” with a wake-up at 6:30! What a change for us! We started our morning with breakfast at the Wild Plum Café (okay, but nothing special), and then hit up the grocery store for some picnic shopping since we’d be headed off to no-mans land for …
We just returned from a week-long trip to California, so thought I’d share my trip report. Over the past few years, I’ve gotten tons of great advice from locals, but have often found that traveler’s experiences are one of the best references since they often see things from a slightly different slant. Hopefully my experience …
In the winter of 2007, my sister (Cindy) and I had the bright idea to go on a vacation together. We were sick of the winter blues and decided that the following December we would get away to somewhere tropical and fun. The problem with this idea is that Cindy and I have very different …
Cruising Central America on the Norwegian Spirit Read More »
The summer before my senior year of college, I was going stir crazy with a huge desire to go abroad. I had just determined I would be able to graduate a semester early, meaning that I would not have a final Spring Break (there went my Costa Rica plans). I had a chunk of money …
