Though in modern times the idea of invading, conquering and claiming an already inhabited land as your own seems archaic and barbaric (and wrong!), it is worthy to note that this is how much of the world as...

It is eight o’clock in the morning on September the twenty fourth. Florentine traffic pounds by outside of the open hostel window. The room is musty, the smell of mold so faint that I wonder if I’m...

I'll never forget the time I was visiting Florence and I walked out of my hotel for the night only to find the entire Arno River lit up with the ethereal glow of floating lanterns. The sky was alight with the...

With summer comes longer days, lobster-red sunburns, weird tan lines, and, our favorite, all of our much-loved bands coming out to play! While seeing your favorite band play anywhere would be enough for a true...

Though I once was unable to travel to the beach without two checked bags in tow, I've since learned the fine art of packing my entire life into one small (rather pink) carry-on. Last August I did just that. I...

Thanks to airline competition, lower fuel prices and airline capacity growth, we enter the summer of 2016 with lower airfares than we've seen in awhile - score! It's only right to start celebrating these...

Okay, so there's not an aquarium on Antarctica. But we do have seven aquariums on here - that should be enough for you all, right? In celebration of the widespread success of Finding Dory (is anyone really...

Here's a reason to travel that's going to get your blood a-pumping and your heart a-racing -- biking around the world! The record-breaking time is about seven months (195 days and six hours, to be exact) to...

Father’s Day, a holiday that began in my hometown of Spokane, Washington (as my mother made me promise to mention), is a day in June where we take the time to shower our dads and father figures with...

The Eiffel Tower! The Colosseum! Big Ben! The Statue of Liberty! By now, I bet all you "off-the-beaten-path" enthusiasts are rolling your eyes and about to click the small red X at the top of your screens and...

Today we took a break from our smooth jazz and chill indie music to tweet about #LyricsThatHaveToBeShouted! As we glanced over the popular choices ("OHHHH WE'RE HALFWAY THERE! OH-OH LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!"),...

If ever there was a reason to travel, here it is. Travel, in its ideal state, is always an avenue for learning, enlightenment and celebration. Countries and cultures around the world find plenty to celebrate:...

Strap up your Tevas, kids, because we've been to hell and back and we're ready to dish (Coachella counts as hell, right?). Kicked off every April, music junkies, people who still think it's okay to wear...

When the news broke in 2010 that Universal Studios Orlando would be opening a theme park dedicated to all things Harry Potter on this side of the Atlantic, it was all I could do to restrain myself from buying...