Archive for Archive for May, 2008
Tips for Choosing Your Next Vacation
With exciting new travel destinations bouncing around in your mind and over-zealous advertisers promising a paradise filled with freebies, it is hard to choose where to spend your next vacation. Pinpointing the exact location and then putting all of the logistics in order can be a stressful and time-consuming venture. Believe me, I understand.
Over the years, [...]
Love is in the Air
Is it just me or do warm weather, light breezy winds and springtime flowers bring out the best in people? Earlier this week I went to teach my weekly private English lessons. I was almost at the door when I was handed these.
“Someone gave them to me yesterday,” the mom told me. “And I want to [...]
Italian Prisoners Open Gourmet Restaurant
There’s more off-balance in Tuscany than that infamous tower, and I’ve got the story to prove it.
A couple of years ago, I watched Dateline or 20/20 or one of my other favorite American news programs in shock. Every year Fortezza Medicea Jail in Volterra, near Pisa, opens their doors for a few nights and doubles [...]
Travel Tip Tuesday: Destination of the Week - Egypt
Close your eyes and think about the top five places you’d love to visit.
Keep thinking…
Now narrow that down to ONE.
I know it’s tough.The world is a spectacular place, and beauty, history and culture can be found everywhere we look. From the Golden Gate in San Francisco to the Sydney Opera House, from the Westmann Islands in [...]
US Border Control: Where is the Middle Ground?
One of the benefits of living in a foreign country, besides the striking people and homemade dishes, is being able to display around-the-clock affection for your home country. Not that expats plunge onward in blind patriotism, in fact, it is the opposite. Many of us are aware of our country’s, dare I say, shortcomings, but choose to love [...]
Obessesion is a Travel Addict’s Best Friend
And, I am obsessed.
It is no secret I love to travel. However, even more than this I love to snag a good travel deal. In my recent obsession with snagging said deal I have scoured the Internet for travel-related resources, new trends, and cool sites. Sadly, I can not report having found a dynamic travel [...]
Love Means Never Buying Your Wife Fat Pants
It is just no one told my husband.
Last week marked my SIX MONTH wedding anniversary, and while both my mom and Pep’s dad made fun of us for celebrating, we did anyway. We had a nice romantic dinner. He bought me roses. We reminisced about our wedding day. He gave me fat pants.
I kid you [...]
Calabrian Womens Summit - 2008
It is that time of year again when the birds serenade us with their songs, children play outdoors, and the American girls in Calabria get together to discuss the state of our unions. We moved the Calabrian Womens Summit back two months this year from March to May, and while we weren’t able to celebrate [...]
Travel Tip Tuesday: Cheap Sleeps
After you’ve emptied your checking account and sold that last pint of sangue at the blood bank to cover your over-prized and under-valued airline ticket, the next biggest chunk of change is spent on lodging. This is possibly the most important decision a traveler makes when booking travel and sadly this choice is often based on the [...]
Be a Star: European Travel Commission Contest
Ok now, be honest. How many of you have ever heard of the European Travel Commission? Ok, then. How many countries does it represent?
Aha!
Gotcha!
The European Travel Commission is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Brussels that promotes European tourism for 39 member countries, from Iceland to Cyprus, Portugal to Georgia, and 35 countries in between. [...]
