The good times may be sweet, but the bad times keep you humble! I firmly believe that, and that’s why I always write about my worst travel moments of the year. I love looking back and remembering the bad, scary, and oftentimes funny moments that happened on my travels. This is one of my favorite […]
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I once took a personality quiz and found out that I thrive with audience-based accountability. If I’m setting out to achieve a goal, I need people to be watching. That’s how I’ve been with reading. I’ve always been a big reader, but ever since I started documenting everything I read on this site, I kicked
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My favorite travel moments of the year took me to interesting places. A spa overlooking Mont Blanc. A hot waterslide pool on the edge of the Black Sea. A gymnasium full of vaccine-administering National Guardsmen in Lynn, Massachusetts. And Old Town Square in Prague, where prices on beers were slashed in half to cater to
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After a difficult 2020, 2021 was supposed to be the joyous return to travel! I imagined a hedonistic year of getting to visit all the places I had put off when COVID hit. Plus some new ones. 2021 turned out to be much quieter than I intended. I didn’t leave Prague until late April, when
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This month was a wild ride — at first it felt like things were getting back to normal. I went to my first travel trade show since COVID began. I got to see so many friends I hadn’t seen in years. I had Thanksgiving with an actual group of people. And by the end of
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Are the Budapest Christmas markets worth it? Absolutely! I had a wonderful visit to Budapest’s Christmas Markets last year. I’ve always thought of Budapest as a funky, offbeat city — but it’s also a wonderful place to celebrate Christmas and experience four different Christmas markets. Germany may be most famous for its Christmas markets, but
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Happy holidays, everyone — it’s time to unleash the best gifts for travelers in 2021 and beyond! This has been another tough year for all of us. I know that travel may not be the first thing on your mind — nor gifts for travelers in particular — but I know that better days are
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We have now been living with COVID for nearly two years. I don’t have to say anything about how it’s been, because you know well enough. But you may be curious about how international travel is looking at this point. Can you even travel right now? What do you need to know? What do you
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October is one of the most beautiful months of the year, and I was privileged to spend it in three different places: New England, Nova Scotia, and Prague. Fall colors, hot cider, a new purple peacoat, and lots of walks around beautiful places! This month looks busy, but you might have noticed that recently I
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Looking for fun things to do in Salem, Massachusetts? This historic city near Boston becomes the spookiest city on the planet the month before Halloween! But is Salem actually worth visiting? If you’re a Halloween fan, experiencing Haunted Happenings in Salem should be on your bucket list for sure. But even if it’s nowhere near
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