Northern Italy Dream: A Stay at a Luxury Farmhouse in Tuscany
After my first holiday stay at Montestigliano luxury farmhouse in Tuscany, I knew there would have to be a second. It is a Northern Italy dream!
How to Spend 24-Hours at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno
With a casino, award-winning dining, a relaxing spa and entertaining shows, there's no need to ever leave the The Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno.
A Traditional Japanese Experience: Sleeping in a Ryokan in Sendai
A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn where the floors are typically tatami mats and the rooms are separated with sliding shōji doors. And Hotel Sakan in Sendai is one of the best.
Spend the night in Jordan’s Wadi Rum Desert
Wadi Rum is 720 square kilometers of heart stopping desert landscape, where a maze of sheer-sided sandstone and granite monoliths rise up from the valley floor. Spending the night in this Jordan UNESCO site is beyond a bucket list experience.
Sleep in a Castle in Ireland
What little, or big, girl doesn’t dream of being a princess at some point in their life? Images of wearing a spectacular puffy pink gown, expertly dancing at a ball with the most handsome man and being the center of everyone’s attention. Even though I was not born into royalty I was going to get my chance to wear the glass slipper, so to speak. Tonight, I would be spending the night in a Irish castle with my prince (aka: husband Peter).
Go to a Yoga Retreat. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Heading to a yoga retreat in Costa Rica frightened and excited me all at the same time. The intimidating part was that it had been over a year since I had practiced any yoga; my mat was getting dusty in the back of the closet and my downward dog looked more like a lazy cat stretching.
Spend the Night in a Hostel. Florence, Italy.
In my many years of traveling around the world, it was not until embarrassingly recently that I had ever spent the night in a hostel. This popular and economical lodging option [...]
Go Glamping in the Center of Africa’s Serengeti
I am not a camper. There, I said it. Call me high-maintenance, but there is nothing fun about pitching a tent, sleeping on the floor and peeing in the bushes. [...]
Withstand the Rain at the Ritz in Kapalua
Besides this Maui Ritz Carlton stay, my only other experience with these luxury hotels was eating free lobster gnocchi and pigs tail at their restaurant in Lake Tahoe, California. It [...]
Sleep in a Haunted House in Savannah
I have never stayed in a bed & breakfast before, not even for one of my fifteen wedding anniversaries or forty-two birthdays. It was about time that this goal got a big fat [...]