This week's "Wish You Were Here" photo comes from Andi of My Beautiful Adventures. She visits the Taj Mahal and encounters a colorful line you just might want to get behind. Be sure to check out Andi's travel site and follow her on twitter. She always seems to be jet-setting off to a new place. Traveling to the Taj Mahal had been a dream of mine since I was a young girl. So, when I was finally there several months ago I was completely overwhelmed by the fact that I was actually there, as well as the intense beauty all around me. I had just walked out of the inside of the Taj Mahal and was Continue Reading
Oslo Wishes You Were Here
Last week, I found myself in Oslo, Norway, a city I never thought I would visit. Oslo has that rough-around-the-edges feel, something I wasn’t sure I hated or loved. My love-hate feelings in Oslo quickly turned to more of an embrace after viewing this scene. Two old men discuss the events of the day with ships, tires and water getting a word in edgewise. Who knows the topic of their conversation, sinister or harmless, but I like to think I took home a small piece of it. What looks like a tiny fishing village from this angle, you hardly know an outwardly cosmopolitan city is lurking on the Continue Reading
Conquering The Travel Aspect To Solo Travel
Solo travel is often looked at as though you are traveling to the moon. You are going there by yourself? Aren’t you going to be lonely? Will you be able to figure out the trains on your own? Should you really be traveling as a woman all alone? These are questions of those that I see whiz on past me in groups, with their families, or hand in hand with that significant other. They normally see travel as something you can only do with someone and never alone. A great deal of travel involves figuring out where you are going. You must rely on taxis, boats, trains, planes, buses, bikes and cars Continue Reading
Santiago, Chile Wishes You Were Here
This week's Wish You Were Here photo comes from Melissa McKee of the blog for Collette Vacations. She shares a great view she experienced in Chile. The park on top of Cerro San Cristóbal, the big mountain overlooking Santiago, was incredible. I took the 10-minute tram ride to the top, where a few last steps (o.k., it was a workout) led up to the 72-foot statue of the Virgin Mary, who seems to be casting a protective eye over the bustling cityscape where the Andes Mountains loom large. It seems romantic couples head here as well to enjoy the epic view… For more from Melissa, check Continue Reading
Always More To See
Florence begins to grumble as my stomach does the same. Rain sprinkles down, but not in a pouring fashion. Perhaps this is not the best time for exploration, but my feet have a mind of their own. Usually, if you have lived in a place or have visited before, you can remember your way around. You delight in being able to show your travel companions that you have roamed these streets before and don’t need a map. Even at home, we often take the same streets because we know where they will lead. Erring on being overly cautious, I choose the known, beaten path. Not in the sense that I don’t take Continue Reading
Girne, North Cyprus Wishes You Were Here
This week's Wish You Were Here photo/photos comes from editor Stephen Bugno of GoMad Nomad Travel Mag. You can also find Stephen at his personal travel blog, Bohemian Traveler. Stephen shares what he captured while exploring Girne, North Cyprus. I don't know about you, but I certainly wouldn't mind experiencing Girne this Friday. Stephen recounts his rich experience below. We hitched a ride out of the remote Karpas Peninsula, back to Famagusta where we could get bus service to Girne, a beautiful seaside town on the coast of North Cyprus. With a picturesque harbor in a gorgeous setting Continue Reading
Just A Place To Rest My Head
The room I now occupy in Florence functions as a bedroom, living room, dining room, kitchen and closet all in one. The studio apartment combines all areas of living. Coffee is just two feet from the bed. My new desk where work will take place merges with the relaxation a couch and TV provide. There are no walls keeping one room’s role out from the other. As I chatted with my landlord about the space with 24 hours of no sleep hanging over, she told me how it served as the library of her old family villa. She recounted just where all of the books were stacked against the walls. Today, books Continue Reading