Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel, London, England
An elegant London hotel welcomes your family with unusually large accommodations, great service, cozy extra features and a great location.The magical world of British literature from J.K. Rowling...
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Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California
Hollywood's classiest upscale hotel transforms itself on request into an urban resort for sightseeing families.You might have heard of the Beverly Wilshire, a legendary hotel smack dab in the...
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The Phoenician for “Ph”amilies
You may remember I wrote about our family vacation at the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Creek last summer. Well, just recently, a business conference brought my husband back to Phoenix, this time...
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Le Mezze Lune, Tuscany, Italy
This summer, we spent a week at the seaside on the Costa Selvaggia in Italy. We were staying at a little pension in Vibbona,...
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Yucatan Paradise in Tulum
We found a pocket of paradise about 2 hours south of Cancun, on the Yucatan coast at Tulum, and have just returned from our third visit. This community of 16 thatch...
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SIDEKICK Pro Is The Must-Have Bag For All Hitting The Slopes
The SIDEKICK Pro can easily hold all of your skiing gear as you glide down the mountain this season.Transpack debuted its newest addition to the Pro-series of carry-all ski/snowboard-boot backpacks...
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Frog In Boiling Water: Baghdad Week 4
You know that old saw about putting a frog in water, and slowly bringing it to boil, and the frog never notices until it’s too late. Welcome to the new normal. I barely notice the sirens, choppers,...
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How to Drink Wine in the Backroads of Montpellier
Rent a car. Bring friends, Irish ones. Forget the Sat Nav and get lost. In the beginning you will all enjoy the sun and the beach, especially Biarritz. In Spain you will lose your patience, especially...
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High Profile: Baghdad Week 2
High Profile: Baghdad Week 2 First: the backstory. I am currently in Baghdad, working as Country Director for IREX, running a very similar program here to the one I ran for them in Serbia. Only WAY...
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Golden Handcuffs: Baghdad Week 1
I’m in Baghdad with a non-governmental organization to support local Iraqi journalists tell their side of the story. This journal is just the start of my journey... The trip out was uneventful....
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You Had Me At Palak Paneer Chaap…?
I know that most people leave Ireland craving Shepard's Pie or Lamb Stew, but my last meal happened to be the best Indian food that the old picky Ifer would never have tried. My addiction to Indian...
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Forget Trick or Treating Just Dance all Night Instead!
About two months ago my friend, Paul, told me about the line up for HARD Haunted Mansion. I was still in Ireland and had already missed out on seeing Soulwax...
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Cuckoo’s Nest Comes to Cork
One night, I was in Cork City picking up a friend from work. Her boyfriend was telling me about The Everyman Palace, the theatre across from her office. One night,...
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My Church Pilgrimage Trip
Our mission was to help the people who live in Calais, Maine. Many of them are poor and they live in houses that need to be painted. Some just need a friend to talk to. We were to be divided into groups,...
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Attack of the Flies: Tales from the Farm
So, when I first met my boyfriend, Alistair, we were both studying at University College Cork, in Ireland, of course. Every now and then, I would go home with him on the weekends for a nice relaxing...
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My Summer in Panama/Mi Verano en Panama
As I reflect on the past summer '08 that I spent in Buena Vista, Panama, I can truly say that it was the best two months of...
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My First Missionary Trip To The Dominican Republic
I never expected that a beautiful country such as the Dominican Republic could have such poor living conditions and lack basic infrastructures. I was completely culture shocked when I realized that...
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A moment of Inspiration in Panama
In the middle of the night, my eyes pry open from the sound of hard rain hitting the tin rooftops of Chitre. As loud as can be, my aunt sleeps soundly unable to hear the rain against the jittery metal....
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My Trip to Antarctica
My trip to Antarctica was unique and unforgettable. It was unique because it was not the regular tourist trip. It was unforgettable because the things I saw and the experiences and the emotions I went...
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Making The Right Choices
How does spending three weeks of your summer vacation in England and France sound to you? I was fortunate to be a part of the People to People organization and...
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Rollin’ through Yellowstone National Park
Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing," said Helen Keller. This summer, my family, my mom, dad, sister and I, went on an adventure. Our family vacation was to Yellowstone National Park....
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Camping along the French Atlantic Coast: Biarritz
After a very disappointing start to our road trip, which included a pit stop in a La Rochelle truck stop for some much needed shut eye and then a waste of €100 at six o'clock in the morning for the...
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Football Heaven
About two years ago when my family took our first real vacation, we traveled from our home in Fort Riley, Kansas, to the middle of Colorado. We three kids were teens by this time, and that trip was...
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Euphoric Europe
I was honestly dreading the day when I would have go to Europe...
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I’m Moving to Torino for Eataly
That's it, I am moving to Torino. I find myself for the first time in this wonderful place called EATALY, and i wish I had a tent, 'cause I would pitch it right here and...
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Riding The Back Roads
Our annual motorcycle trip began early Sunday, when my parents and I left Murfreesboro, Tennessee via the back roads to Thomasville, Georgia for a few days then north to Greeneville, South Carolina,...
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Craziness to San Diego
On the last week of June this summer, I went on a last minute and crazy trip to San...
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Things to Consider on a European Road Trip
I've just returned from a road trip through France and Spain with four of my Irish friends. We booked cheap Ryanair flights from Dublin to Nantes, rented a car, and took off for the 'Murphy's Law'...
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Flip Flop Graveyard: La Tomatina
Outside of Valencia, this small village known as Bunol hosts something equivalent to Glastonbury, minus the music and, instead of mud, everyone is flinging tomato-bits. La...
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A Summer In Mexico
Of all the trips I have ever been on, the one that I hold most significant would be my journey to Mexico in the summer of 2006. That summer was a summer...
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Instant ChapStick: A Few Thoughts on Take Away Food
The golden arches have taken over the globe, but in Ireland, Mickey D's, or Mack-ie Dee´s as they say over here, has some competition with the local chipper. Chipper? Beside...
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New to New York
It took me less than an hour to fall in love. From the moment the airplane’s wheels graced the tarmac until the minute we set off from our hotel toward Times Square. That was all I needed. I...
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Jamaica; not a beautiful place at all.
"Whoo-hoo!" I finally get to go out of the country on my own, meaning no family members tagging along. I was thrilled. It was finally time for a change in me, the people, and the world. I arrived...
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When the Races Get Ritzy
It’s no surprise that Ireland indulges in what many consider ‘vice’ in the States. There are pubs on every corner, typically beside a bookies.
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Getting There is Half the Trouble…
The pilot's voice came through the speaker, announcing our landing. "We apologize for the delay. Local time is 1: 40 PM." My dad and I looked at each other in horror. Our flight from New York...
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My life changing trip
The trip I went on was not one very far from home. It started on June 17 in a town called Tuscaloosa. I was feeling tired and sick so my mom took me to the doctor and I had double pneumonia. When they...
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Fish for Pizza is Unappetizing, I believe.
Before leaving for a two and a half week trip to Germany last year, I was sure of two things: I was sure that my idea of life outside of the USA would be nothing like the reality of the experience,...
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Thanksgiving in London
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Growing up in a Conservative Jewish household, I would come home to a dark house on a street illuminated by Christmas lights....
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Go West, Young Woman!
During my semester abroad, I traveled the many sides of China—Beijing in the north, Shanghai in the east, Guangzhou in the south and Sichuan in the west—but I can probably count the number of U.S....
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My life
My name is Lizzie, and this is the story of my life. People sometimes say, they wish that they could move, or travel the world. When I, on the otherhand, strive to stay in one place. My story begins...
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Crepes, Fromage and Escargot: A Quick Visit to Paris
One of the best parts about living in Europe is the travel perks. What a simple New York to Washington D.C. or Los Angeles to San Francisco flight would be for east and west coasters was my simple...
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Safe Travels
For most of us, travel doesn't seem dangerous. In fact, it seems kind of glamorous. It's easy to be seduced by the idea of wandering the streets of Dubai, floating in the Dead Sea, or seeing the iconic...
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Tragedy Can Happen When You Travel
"That could never happen to me!" Probably everybody, of any age, has uttered this saying at one time or another. But a heartbreaking news story released by Travel Weekly is a harrowing reminder...
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Driving Around Ireland with my Parents and Grandparents
My grandparents took me and my family to Ireland in summer 2003 and we drove around in a big van for one week. When I was there, I saw all different types...
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Teens and Hotels: What Do They Really Want?
There are many things that a hotel should have to appeal to a teenager. Here are a few amenities that make my time in any hotel more enjoyable. My Top Five Requirements: 1. A TV with full...
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Winter Revelation
One of the most challenging and rewarding moments emerged the winter I went to Williams, Arizona with my church. It allowed me to get an indepth view, at my past, my future and the people that will...
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Let’s Go To…
Check out these wacky town names in the United States that I read about in an article from an airline magazine. I so don't want to go to any of these places if I don't have to.The weird...
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Eastern European Travels: Summers Abroad with the Debate Team
Over the last three summers of high school, I traveled to Europe with The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) which sets up debate programs in countries all over the world. Every summer,...
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Traveling with Parents
Traveling with parents is a conundrum. Travel is an escape. Parents??? Usually a lockdown for teens, but the fact of the matter is, traveling with parents is really worth it. Why you...
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My SCUBA Class
SCUBA stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (and a great time as well!) My first (and hopefully not last) experience occurred during my 1999 vacation to the Turks and Caicos Islands...
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Quebec City’s Winter Carnaval
Ever since 3rd grade I have wanted to go on this school trip to Québec City, Canada. In 5th grade in 1997, it was so cool to be able to go on such an awesome trip with my friends, I couldn't...
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Discover Toulouse: “The Other Paris…”
...well, actually there is no other city like Paris. But now that I’ve got your attention, here is a brief spiel about southern France’s secret little treasure that is a great place to visit. And...
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Dreaming of Exotic Islands: Puerto Rico
One of my dreams has always been to travel to an exotic island. I thought Puerto Rico would be an ideal place. A commonwealth country of the U.S., I pictured...
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Soccer Team’s Goal: Brazil
My soccer team, made up of twelve mostly 13-year olds, two coaches, and me, went to Brazil in the beginning of summer 1997. We thought after winning two big tournaments and coming in first place in...
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The 11 Best Things for Grandparents to Do with Their Grandkids in Orlando
Here is a list of my favorite 11 things to do with my grandparents in Orlando Around Orlando: AA++ Eat at NBA City. NBA City is located...
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My Foreign Language School In Spain
Malaga is on the Costa del Sol, in the south of Spain. It's the capital of Andalusia, the province that consists largely of the Southern coast. It has approximately 700,000 people...
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Splish Splash
Splish Splash is a family water park in Riverhead, New York. Riverhead is in eastern Long Island within an hours drive of the beaches known as the Hamptons. My grandparents live near there so it's fun...
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