When I first visited Paris in 2001, Montmartre was easily my favorite neighborhood.  The artists in Place du Tertre, the tiny cafes, the remnants of the bohemian life, the view of Paris from the top of the city — to me, it was pure magic. Less than a month later, Moulin Rouge hit theaters — [...]

For my latest stay in Paris, I wanted to stay somewhere special — ideally, in a stylish boutique hotel.  When I found the Hotel 7, I not only got my wish — I got to see one of the most stylish hotels I’ve ever seen! The Hotel 7′s rooms alone are works of art — [...]

I just spent the past weekend in Paris, my favorite city in the world.  I adore Paris, and though I wasn’t solo on this particular trip, I think it’s one of the best cities in the world for solo female travelers to visit.  This was my fifth visit to Paris, and though I’ve spent so [...]

2012 is going to be an amazing year for travel.  I’ve been working on some trips for awhile now, and I’m excited to share the preliminary plans with you! While many of my upcoming trips are in the development stage at the moment and shouldn’t be unveiled just yet, I’m able to share several of [...]

I’m a big advocate of traveling in the off-season and reaping the benefits: lower prices, fewer crowds, a more local experience. But as I sit here in Turkey, I’m disappointed at my decision to come here for three weeks in late November.  Istanbul was great if a bit cold, Cappadocia was freezing cold and creepily [...]

Image: CpaKmoi Miss the World Cup already?  I do, so much…those handsome men! I’m a big fan of comedy site Zug.com and while perusing it last night, I came across two hilarious prank videos that I knew I had to share with you. Remi Gaillard, a famed French mayhem maker (check out his web site!), [...]

Every year, it seems like I get to August and realize that I haven’t traveled nearly as much as I’d have liked to.  And by then, everything’s too expensive and I’m stuck with a day trip to Foxwoods, where I will end up sandwiched between two toothless individuals at the Blackjack table. Don’t let this [...]

On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, we focused on solo travel!  As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! Q1. Why do (or don’t) you travel solo? camdenluxford Because [...]

On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, focused on the WORST travel experiences we’ve ever had!  As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! Here are the questions for this [...]

On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, focused on the foods we’ve experienced while traveling!  As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! Here are the questions for this week: [...]