The Pros and Cons of Seeing Europe By Cruise Ship

January 16, 2013
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Is Europe on your travel bucket list? How many cities in Europe? Five? Ten? Thirty? If you’ve got a travel bucket list a mile long that includes numerous cities in Europe, you may find yourself wondering how on Earth you can visit that many places with the week or two of vacation time you get [...]

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Marseilles: Europe’s Capital of Culture 2013

January 9, 2013
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Those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile know that I visited several cities in the Mediterranean last year. If you were to ask me which one was the biggest surprise to me, I would say Marseilles, France. It was the sleeper hit of the trip for me. Why? Because I had [...]

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2013 Travel Sneak Peek

January 2, 2013
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2012 set the bar pretty high when it came to travel. I mean, how can I possibly top a year during which I traveled 28,000 miles and visited 12 destinations, including Hawaii and Pompeii–all while holding down a full-time job? Well, the simple truth is, I can’t. So I’m not even going to try. But [...]

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My Second Favorite Thing About Universal Orlando

December 26, 2012
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Knowing that many of you are still caught up in festive activities between Christmas and New Year’s, I figured this might be a good time for a light post. I have to liken the chaos of the holiday season to the chaos of a theme park. Lots of people, lots of noise, too much sensory [...]

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Looking Back on a Year of Adventures

December 19, 2012
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I love this time of year. In addition to looking ahead to the new year, making plans and setting goals, I’ve also been reflecting on the year that has passed. Here’s what 2012 looked like, from a travel perspective, for me: By the Numbers Number of Trips: 4 (keep in mind I have a full-time [...]

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Solo Travel at Christmas: New Orleans

December 12, 2012
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If you find yourself with time off during the holidays and a desire to use it for travel, I can think of few destinations as appealing as New Orleans for the solo traveler. In fact, I’ve done it myself: In 2008, I flew to New Orleans the day after Christmas and flew home on New [...]

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Go Where Your Passions Take You

December 5, 2012
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I love getting emails from readers, even though sometimes, I’m at a loss for how to respond to them. Sometimes I get emails asking what it’s like to travel solo to a place I’ve never been to. I feel bad that I can’t help those people, though I usually try to steer them toward another [...]

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Review: The DFB Guide to the Walt Disney World Holidays 2012

November 28, 2012
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My apologies to all you solo travel generalists out there; this one’s for the Disney fans. Perhaps you’d rather read this blast from the past? Christmas Week Travel. . .Or Not. * * * * * Do you dream of a traditional Christmas with snow and sleigh rides, candy canes and hot cider, enormous Christmas [...]

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A Thanksgiving Tail. . .Er, Tale

November 21, 2012
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Here in the U.S., Thanksgiving is being celebrated tomorrow, Thursday, November 22. You may be staying home and cooking a turkey dinner (or some vegetarian version thereof), or you may be hitting the road to visit family or friends. Or perhaps you take advantage of the long holiday weekend to travel. This year, I’ll be [...]

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