Father’s Day can sometimes be the hardest shopping season of the year. I know it definitely is for me. If you want to change it up for dad come his big day, check out my top Father’s Day Gift Ideas below.
Oliberte Fair Trade Shoes starting at $55
Whether it be a grand gesture, a special occasion, or check off of that mighty bucket list; an African safari goes beyond a typical holiday. It takes months of planning, scouring reviews on the internet, and real-life discussion with family and friends before cautiously booking…and even then, many people who finally commit are concerned that they may have chosen the wrong place.… Keep Reading!!!
Whether your are traveling with or without kids, thinking about doing laundry while traveling can be an added stressor when planning a trip. No one wants to deal with the added weight and expense of overpacking, but the thought of doing laundry in an area that is foreign can sometimes be even more intimidating than oversized luggage.
After many years of traveling and experimenting with packing and laundry (on one trip I even tried to buy all bargain clothing instead … Keep Reading!!!
If the travel bug is nipping and you’re looking for some where different to stay there’s some really cool hotels around the world to satisfy. These hotels are a destination all on their own.
Nhow Hotel (Germany)
The design is completely music inspired in a very conceptual way. The Nhow is very technologically advanced with each room having heated bathroom floors, a built in sound system and a TV built into the mirror.
JumboStay (Sweden)
Okay, sleeping on a plane … Keep Reading!!!
When a husband and wife love backpacking the world together what do they do when expanding their family? Karen Edwards and Shaun Bayes brought their baby with them. 10 weeks after welcoming their daughter Esmé into the world they embarked on a world tour, despite everyone telling them they were nuts. They packed everything the 3 of them would need into one backpack and headed off to Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Karen said the aim of sharing their journey … Keep Reading!!!
My husband and I traveled to Maui, Hawaii to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. And I’m a ginger. What I’m about to share, may be helpful to 2% of the human population (the current estimations of the surviving ginger species) as well as anyone else who is fair skinned, or anyone who has just been cast as a vampire in a movie, and has been told by the director to stay out of the sun.
There are a few tools … Keep Reading!!!
When travelling you should always prepare by learning some of the language. Now you can insult people just like a local.
Residents of Addis Ababa take the parasitic route
Romans like to take the anatomical approach
There seems to be a fascination with death in Bangkok
Indians have too much pride in themselves to swear
Take out your notepad and jot down some ideas from this video
Happy insulting!… Keep Reading!!!
Packing shoes is the worst.
No… it’s even worse than the worst. It’s godawful.
On many a trip, I have gone over my allotted 50 lbs of luggage just on shoes alone. It wasn’t until I had a breaking point somewhere on a cobbled street in Nazareth, Israel. This when I realized that this oversized load I was dragging through these historic corridors was not only unnecessary, it was making my entire experience less enjoyable. And it was on my … Keep Reading!!!
Four hours into a seven hour flight, over the Atlantic Ocean, is not a good place to be when your two-year-old has an asthma attack. It becomes even worse when you find her medication has been put in your checked baggage in the cargo hold.
This happened recently on a flight from Spain to the U.S. Luckily, for the girl, Dr. Krushid Guru was on board and jumped into action. He recognized that the toddler needed a nebulizer, but … Keep Reading!!!
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Maldives
Located 16 feet below sea level it is the first all-glass undersea restaurant and provides a 180-degree view of the coral gardens.
Devil Island Prison Restaurant, China
Surrounded by rusted prison bars, sliding jail doors this restaurant was created to scare people into a crime-free life by showing them what prison is life.
Ninja New York, United States
This family restaurant has a medieval Japanese setting. Waiters are dressed as ninjas, and they will … Keep Reading!!!
Heather and I had three days to acclimate to the 9 hour time change and we decided to spend that time in Cape Town.
After roughly 3 solid hours of radiant sunshine, the clouds took over and we quickly realized we left the start of a beautiful California Summer for a drizzly African winter. Or as Heather put it, she left the Bay Area for the San Francisco of the southern … Keep Reading!!!