What are the best things to do in the Berkshires? This part of Western Massachusetts is so special — not just beautiful, but idyllic, like a painting; not just interesting, but one of the most fascinating regions in the state. Most people come to Massachusetts to visit Boston, or Cape Cod, or Martha’s Vineyard or …
This month, I finally got back to solo travel. My first solo trip since 2019. Since Newfoundland. That is a long-ass time to go without taking a solo trip while writing about solo travel for a living! It wasn’t supposed to be like that. I had plans for a monthlong solo trip to Peru and …
How do you survive a pandemic when you work in hospitality? So many people have lost their businesses this year, to great sadness. But others have done truly innovative things and come back stronger than ever. Recently, the Czech tourism board highlighted the stories of locals in Prague who creatively pivoted their businesses to survive …
What is the worst thing you could possibly do in Boston? Throw a one-woman “Dunkin’ Sucks and I Love the Yankees” parade? In January? In flip-flops? Wow, actually, that might be the most “what NOT to do in Boston” moment I can imagine. I grew up 20 minutes outside Boston, spent several years living in …
One of my favorite movie moments is from Cool Runnings when the Jamaican bobsled team steps out of the airport in Canada for the first time — and freezes at the horror of experiencing subzero temperatures! Throughout the movie, Sanka is finding different ways to stay warm! As much as I laugh, there have been …
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I touched down in Boston at 12:08 PM on April 26 — and realized I had time to kill. Almost four hours before my important appointment. My mom picked me up at the airport. We stopped at an Italian grocery store in Revere and picked up an Italian sub, something I had been craving for …
March 2020 was endless, confusing, and frightening. March 2021? Not as scary, but defined by exasperation and resignation as we entered the 13th month of the pandemic taking over our lives. It was mostly spent indoors. It wasn’t interesting. But most importantly — there’s light at the end of the tunnel, vaccine-wise. Scroll to the …
The first time I traveled to Istria, Croatia, it was on a bit of a whim. I was desperate to finally visit the Balkans in general and Croatia in particular; when researching, I found out it was cheapest to fly into Pula. Well. If it was that much cheaper, why not? I did book that …
What are the best places to visit in Lebanon? If you’re planning a trip to Lebanon, where should you go? Lebanon is a fantastic little country with so much to see! The good news is that Lebanon is a compact country. So compact that it’s possible to base in Beirut the whole time and take …
So you’ve figured out the best things to do in Mexico — but now you want to know what NOT to do in Mexico. Ha! No worries. That’s a very good thing. I’m sure you don’t want to make any major mistakes on your trip! Mexico is a country I love dearly and one of …