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This has been a year full of obligatory travel. Family events, friends’ weddings, and other occasions have booked a fair number of my weekends. In each case, I try to find something fun to do while I’m there to turn it into a mini-vacation, or “oblication” as my friend Dia would call it. For our wedding […]
When I was in town for the Charleston Sessions, I was invited by Charleston Culinary Tours to be a guest on their Farmer’s Market Tour. Since I love sampling food (in general) and enjoy supporting local products (in particular) this seemed like the perfect way to spend a morning. Although Charleston Culinary Tours offers five
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I absolutely love traveling by train, especially in regions where they have their act together with easy boarding and punctual schedules. Compared to flying, rail travel is incredibly low-stress, spacious, comfortable, and often cheaper. The obvious downside is that it can take quite a bit longer to cover distances. One way to counteract this is
Even after just one trip to Europe, I had trouble deciding where my favorite city was. Each time I returned, it just got harder since I’ve enjoyed a lot of places I’ve been to and would love to return. I’ve stopped trying to rank my favorites and instead have categorized them as “best” for different
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I’ve long known that holding elite status with an airline comes with a few perks, but I recently became aware that United Airlines has a few unpublished benefits as well. In appreciation for their “most important customers”, United is scheduling Premier events around the country to go behind the scenes of your home airport. While
One of the reasons I liked Slovenia so much was that it has so many distinct regions, each easily accessible. After spending a few days enjoying gorgeous mountains and lakes, we traveled into the Karst Region, an area characterized by its position on a limestone plateau. From a tourist’s perspective, there are four main attractions
Did you know there’s not a single Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood, IHG, or Club Carlson in Slovenia outside of Ljubljana? For the most part, this country is home to non-chain hotels and other independently managed accommodations. Despite having a healthy balance of hotel rewards points in my budget, I frequently find myself in locations without chain hotels. Since
The curse of bad weather and flight delays in general has followed me around this spring. Every single outbound flight I’ve had this spring – and I do mean every one – has been significantly delayed enough to cause me to misconnect, though I’ve been fortunate enough to re-route or make other adjustments to my
I finally get it. For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why people would pay extra for a “premium view” room. I’ve stayed in these rooms before (due to free upgrades), and I’ve never gotten a thrill from them. So what if I can see the ocean or the mountains? I’d rather gaze upon
My husband and I have a habit of choosing spring vacations in destinations that are still in the process of thawing out. Memorial Day may seem like the beginning of summer to a lot of people, but in mountainous outdoor areas, it’s still a very likely possibility that snow will still be covering trails. This
