Visiting pubs while traveling through Ireland presents an opportunity to sample the best Irish whiskeys or have a Guinness, which some believe is dramatically better than what’s exported to the U.S. However, my favorite Irish pub memories of a past trip are about experiencing the warmth of the Irish people.
Coolness: From Bolivia to Iceland
I’m always learning about something new or seeing something that really grabs my attention on Twitter. It’s great to be linked to interesting posts about places, events and people that I had never heard of before. Here are a few tweets I recently noted that made me say aloud, “I…
California Central Coast: Coastline, Castle, and Chardonnay
The Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1, along the California Central Coast through the famous Big Sur area is thought by many to be one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Thinking about Veronica and a Good Cause
Pajama Night in the Windy City
Did you know that there is a “National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day”? Neither did I until Affinia Hotels sponsored a contest that was promoted on Twitter and Facebook in April. It was open to anyone who donned pajamas in their workplace on that day, even if it’s at…
A London Kind of Mood
What is a London kind of mood? I’m not sure how to describe it, but I was in one today. So I did what I always do when I’m in a mood for a particular place – I look at my photo collection. Then I link to a few random photos on Twitter in the hopes that someone else might share in my enthusiasm.
Hop On, Then Hop Off!
Should you take a hop on, hop off tour bus? When we venture into a new city, many of us hope to disguise our status as tourists. We don’t want to be seen as a “touron”, a term that I saw on Matt Long’s blog, Landlopers. According to the Urban…
A Different Kind of Road Trip
My parents never flew on a commercial airliner, but they loved to travel and be on the move. They were road trip experts and traveled across the United States, much of Canada and part of Mexico by car, truck, and RV.