The New Year is almost on us, but there’s still time to catch the first-time-sure-to-become-annual show at Seattle’s popular Woodland Park Zoo. WildLights warms up the holiday season with thousands of LED lights, many shaped in familiar beastly forms like, yes, lions, and tigers and bears. Oh, wow! Be sure to catch a ride on […]
Holidays
Stocking Stuffer Gifts Under $10. for Travelers
As a special agent on Santa’s Secret Team this year, I was asked by the mirthful old man himself to sleuth out a few stocking stuffers sure to please the travelers on your list. Here’s what I found on my trip around the local mall: 1) Give your wanderluster a magic carpet ride to the African […]
March 17th: A Day for Rainbows
Irish myth abounds with stories of leprechauns, those tiny elfish creatures known for playing mischievous pranks and hiding their gold coins in a pot at the end of the rainbow. According to Irish lore, if you’re lucky enough to catch one of these sprites, the leprechaun must grant you three wishes. No wonder then that […]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
My mother received her love of All Things Irish from my great-grandmother who had emigrated to the U.S. from Ireland before settling in Upstate New York. With Mom in charge of family holidays, we started celebrating St. Patrick’s Day as soon as February rolled into March which culminated in a traditional Irish-American meal on the […]
3 Last Minute Stocking Stuffers for Travelers
Just in case you’re on Santa’s Team this year, here are a few items guaranteed to fit into the Christmas stockings of any travelers on your list: 1) If you followed the blog posts of my stay at Termas Papallacta this past summer, then you already know how I feel about chocolate. So is it […]
A Fun Holiday Playlist for Travelers
Whether you’re traveling near or far this holiday season, it helps to have a favorite tunes playlist to keep you company and to drown out the noise from those plane engines or a chattering seatmate. Here’s the music (in no particular order) that never fails to get me in the holiday spirit every year. Some […]
Passports with Purpose Needs You!
What if you knew that your donation of only $10.00 had the power to totally transform a child’s life? Would you consider that a good return on your investment? Now in its fourth year, Passports with Purpose, is an annual fundraiser hosted by the travel bloggers’ community to spark positive change in the world through […]
A Fast 48 Hours in New York City – Part Two
View of the New York City Skyline in Lower Manhattan If only my travel dates to New York City had coincided with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Maybe next year . . . In the meantime, I was still able to cross a few more items off my list of Must Sees and Do’s on this fast-paced […]
It Started with a Pith Helmet
At least I think there’s where my wanderlust all began . . . More years ago than I care to remember, I was standing among my childhood friends a week before Halloween. Mrs. Banner, our elderly neighbor, had asked us to come over because she had a surprise for us. As she led us up […]