Europe

When planning my trip to Ireland, there was one recurring suggestion I continued to get from those who have traveled the country extensively.  Go to the Dingle Peninsula, they said.  You more »

Along with Dublin and the Ring of Kerry, Ireland’s west coast is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.  And, if you’ve seen photos of the wild more »

Winter is a fantastic time to travel.  You can head to a cold weather destination during off-season and save a ton of cash.  Or if you find yourself more »

Riga, Latvia was one of my favorite cities that I visited on my trip through the Baltic countries.  Riga was designated as last year’s European Capital of Culture, and more »

Tallinn, Estonia is a medieval waterfront town in the Baltics that seems to be torn straight out of the pages of a storybook.  It’s a city that most more »

For many people, eating is as much a part of a vacation as sightseeing. And for me, food tastes better when I’m eating it in a beautiful or more »

Ireland was not in the cards for this year. Although Ireland was on my travel bucket list of places I wanted to visit in the near future, I had more »

There are some destinations and experiences in life that are etched into your memory and looking back at the photographs tends to rekindle the wanderlust that’s burning in more »

The last stop on my Baltics trip was Helsinki, Finland.  Although Helsinki wasn’t originally included in my itinerary, I found a fantastic flight deal from Helsinki back to more »

A hot air balloon ride is an experience that has topped my travel bucket list for quite some time.  Despite this fact, actually experiencing the ride is something more »