Rome Travel Guide

Rome is a modern city with a huge amount of history. It’s one of Europe’s top city destinations. There are a huge number of attractions across the city and most tourist attractions are within walking distance of one another near the central train station. Flights to Rome There are several operators that have flights to Rome. Occasionally some... [Read more of this review]

Paris Travel Guide

It won’t take long to appreciate how wonderful Paris is. It’s a gem of Europe. It must be one of the most travels, filmed, painted and dreamt of capital city in Europe. Cafe terraces can be found around every corner and Red Wine flows freely in this bohemian capital. The city center is full of house hold name monuments and many attractions... [Read more of this review]

Venice Travel Guide

Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It is also one of the oldest tourist traps in Europe. It can be quite expensive to travel there but we’ve got some links below that will give you a price comparison on the most expensive aspects of your holiday in Venice. Flights to Venice There are several operators that have flights to Venice.... [Read more of this review]

Budapest Travel Guide

Budapest is known for rich wines, thermal spas, bird life and a difficult to master language. It has all the luxuries of western europe at half the price. There are quite a few airlines that fly here so it’s easy to find a cheap flight to Budapest and there are plenty of cheap and luxurious hotels in Budapest. Flights to Budapest Budapest airport... [Read more of this review]

Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide

Rio de Janeiro is so much more than Carnival and hotel-lined tourist beaches. This second largest city in Brazil is still a major cultural capital. Rio de Janeiro has a majestic beauty, with built-up areas nestled between a magnificent bay and dazzling beaches on one side and an abruptly rising mountain range, covered by a luxuriant tropical forest,... [Read more of this review]

Tours along the Miami River full of history (AP)

AP - The Miami River isn’t the prettiest body of water in the city. It’s not the clearest or the cleanest, and it’s certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was. Read the original post: Tours along the Miami River full of history (AP)  Read More →

Au pair reunion is good excuse for family trip (AP)

AP - There’s nothing like having someone live with you for a year to forge a lifelong friendship. But you can’t just drop by for coffee when that person lives across the Atlantic Ocean See the original post: Au pair reunion is good excuse for family trip (AP)  Read More →

Five vine values in the Napa Valley (AP)

AP - No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They’ve got it Original post: Five vine values in the Napa Valley (AP)  Read More →

Water, wind build Great Sand Dunes (AP)

AP - Driving up to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the view seems almost silly: Across from shallow creeks at the base of the 14,000-foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains sit the largest sand piles in North America, kept in place by wind and water. See the original post here:  Water, wind build Great Sand Dunes (AP)  Read More →

Wining, biking: Take two wheels along the Danube (AP)

AP - Think of it as a workout where frequent wine-sipping breaks are a must. See the original post here:  Wining, biking: Take two wheels along the Danube (AP)  Read More →

Trains offer a truly Russian shopping experience (AP)

AP - The centuries-old monasteries and country estates on Moscow’s outskirts may speak to Russia’s history and traditions, but the train trips to get to them say a lot about what Russia is like today. Here is the original post:  Trains offer a truly Russian shopping experience (AP)  Read More →

Exploring Ecuador — sans the Galapagos Islands (AP)

AP - No offense against the Galapagos Islands. Home to giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas and other exotic creatures, the archipelago off Ecuador’s coast ranks for me — and many other travelers — among the top places to visit before I die. Go here to see the original: Exploring Ecuador — sans the Galapagos Islands ... [Read more of this review]

Yankee mag names Kent, CT tops for leaf-peeping (AP)

AP - Yankee magazine has been celebrating New England for three-quarters of a century, but even after all these years, there’s still room for surprise. Originally posted here:  Yankee mag names Kent, CT tops for leaf-peeping (AP)  Read More →

Tokyo, old and new, can be enjoyed on the cheap (AP)

AP - One of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern. Or rather, the way it doesn’t combine them at all, so the new and the old are side by side everywhere you turn. Read the rest here:  Tokyo, old and new, can be enjoyed on the cheap (AP)  Read More →

Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue (AP)

AP - Federal investigators say metal fatigue caused a hole to rip open in the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet as it cruised at 35,000 feet last year. View post: Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue (AP)  Read More →