Latkes and Lights! U.S. Hanukkah Celebrations You Won’t Want to Miss Each December, Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. For eight days, they light candles, savor traditional foods, and spend time with their families. These celebrations honor the...
Want to Experience Cultures Abroad Like a Local? Find Food Markets! When I visited London many years ago, our traveling companions suggested that we spend a couple of hours at Borough Market, the city’s famed food market near the southern end of London Bridge. I crinkled up...
Why 2018 is the Year to Take a Family Ski/Snowboard Trip January is "Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month". With decades of spectacular family ski trip memories, I encourage parents to introduce their kids to skiing/snowboarding in 2018. While many parents wait until...
Going on a Family Ski Trip? Here’s What You NEED to Pack & Why Are you clueless about what to pack for your upcoming family ski trip? Or did you get one of those last minute flight deals to a winter wonderland, and need to pack in a jiffy? Don’t stress. There’s...
Soar to New Heights with These Breathtaking Skyscraper Experiences Around The World There's nothing like seeing a city from above. The view down onto an urban landscape cannot only offer a profound sense of just how massive a metro area can be, but also a breathtaking experience. So if...
Is Your Heart Set on a Destination Wedding? Start Planning By Considering These 5 Things So you just got engaged. Congrats! But now the clock is ticking and the sooner you start planning the big event, the better. Planning for any type of nuptials comes with overflowing questions, but if you...
Can’t Make the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse? Start Planning a Trip for the Next One On Monday August 21, millions of Americans will eagerly watch as the moon moves across the sun, creating a solar eclipse. And while everyone in the United States will be able to see it in some form, only those...
Unearthing Israel: Important Archeological Sites You Should Visit Israeli archeological sites are ubiquitous and reveal thousands of years of history. With so many diverse places, it’s impossible to see everything. If you're a history buff with a love for ancient sites and...
Tips for Traveling With Crutches You’ve got airplane tickets and hotel reservations and suddenly an unexpected leg, ankle, or foot injury is putting a kink in your plans. You ask your doctor if it’s okay to travel. She says it's safe to...
Western Road Trip: Colorado and Utah Shorter road trips are ideal for people who don’t want to spend too many days driving. If you're ever in the Colorado/Utah area, make sure to check out these state and national parks that are within a short...
A Day at the End of the World: Visiting the City of Ushuaia, Argentina If you’re looking for the true "End of World" head to Ushuaia, on the Argentinian shores of the Beagle Channel. It’s the southernmost city in the world and capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego. The...
Uruguay: The Overlooked Beachy Paradise of South America While history books hype Uruguay’s victory at the first World Cup in 1930, today Uruguay is regarded as a year-round vacation destination. Surprisingly, most travelers overlook this small South American...
Love Road Trips? You Should Drive India’s Golden Triangle! Are you ready for a road trip that will start in a cosmopolitan and sophisticated Indian city and then drive into the countryside? Once you've found cheap flight deals to India, make sure to follow this road...
4 Reasons You Need to Head to Patagonia for a Penguin Adventure Patagonia, a sparsely populated area in the southernmost region of South America, is the place to observe Magellanic penguins. The region spans almost half of the acreage in both Chile and Argentina. And while...