They're back and at it again! Our favorite traveling couple, Darek and Ilona, haven't been slowing down. With a trip planned at least every month, they're perfecting the art of quick weekend getaways while...

Everyone loves chocolate, and consequently, this tasty treat has managed to insert itself into our lives in a variety of ways. The history of chocolate is ancient and unique. The earliest known use of...

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...

Happy July, folks! You know what July means — we're officially in mid-summer territory. We’re out of that murky, gray area between spring and summer, a period often punctuated by randomly cool days and too...

Although Iceland is a small country (it's the least densely populated country in Europe with only about 300,000 people living on a land mass about the size of Kentucky) it has continued to make headlines,...

Nestled in the heart of the Southern Adirondacks, Lake George is the perfect spot with something enjoyable for the whole family. Get out of NYC for the weekend to a fun (and wallet-friendly!) spot that’s...

Theater fans, music lovers, history buffs and rappers, unite! Hamilton the musical is finally hitting the road. The hip-hop musical about the life and infamous death of Alexander Hamilton has blown up in...

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...

The #EURef results are in and the UK has voted to leave the European Union (EU) and begin their Brexit.  Pre-Brexit Brits were able to fluidly go back and forth through the 28 nations that comprised the...

As if you needed another excuse to travel to one of the coolest places in the world, Iceland was just named the safest destination in the world! Not only is Iceland the world’s most peaceful country, but...

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...

I've been on many wine tours before, but nothing prepared me for the variety of good quality wines I enjoyed in Chile. In just two weeks, I drank hundreds of glasses of whites, rosés, and reds, from all over...

Voluntourism, or the act of traveling to a foreign country to do charitable volunteer work is on the rise, and one of the fastest growing travel trends today. This $2 billion a year industry involves 1.6...