Travel

A Tour of my Hometown: Austin, Texas

Hey y'all! Yesterday I went Live on Facebook all day long over at the Trading Places Page, to show the tribe some of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday...

Austin Theatre Scene: Beauty and the Beast at ZACH

It's the "tale as old as time" — the classic, beloved Beauty and the Beast is currently onstage at the ZACH Theatre in my hometown of Austin, Texas. [caption id="attachment_5906"...

The Best Attractions On The Pest Side Of Budapest

Budapest is a gorgeous city with two very distinct sides separated by the Danube River: Buda is on the west and Pest on the East. Merged into one city in...

Absolute Must‑See Sites in Yorkshire

The historical and cultural wealth throughout Yorkshire screams “medieval” more so than any other English city. The extraordinary north England county backdrop hasn’t lost a bit of pre-industrial brilliance– a...

Hotel Review: Qualia Resort, Whitsunday Islands, Australia

There's hardly a more magical island resort location than Qualia, at Australia's Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsunday Islands. [caption id="attachment_5882" align="alignright" width="382"] Hardy Reef at the Great Barrier Reef,...

Dental Tourism in Mexico

Last fall, I was in Guatemala eating dinner when I bit down and had that dreaded realization: I had broken a tooth. With no dental insurance and pretty certain I...

Turn the beet around

Or, how I overcome my lifelong distaste for the humble beet. I admit it — I've never been a big fan of beets. Perhaps a part of that is the...

Finding your magic by pushing boundaries: Skylonda Lodge, California

How far down the rabbit hole are you willing to go? That is the question asked on stones along the pathway that I walked past every morning and afternoon at...

Going places with Eagle Creek’s new Wayfinder backpack

I'm a huge fan of Eagle Creek products; they're pretty much all I use when traveling. I have the large FlipSwitch, the roll-aboard Tarmac 22, and other products like a...

5 Different Things to Do in Cyprus

Cyprus is a small mythological island located in the Eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey. The third-largest island in the Mediterranean, it is known for its rugged interior, beautiful beaches and...

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