Run Away Katie here, just three-and-a-half weeks away from Spain and the Camino de Santiago, and I'm doing something crazy: I'm plonking down insane amounts of money for another trip. Who does that? Crazy people, crazy people do that. Why? Because they were seduced...
Let us tell you a little secret: we love the Tube. Not just because it's a handy, comparably inexpensive method of transportation around England's capital city (although that's certainly true) it's also a tourist attraction in its own right. Opened in 1863, the London...
A couple of things happened last fall that are noteworthy. First, a group of people Katie went to school with at one time or another were all in one place shockingly simultaneously. (Not coincidentally, these people make up some of Katie's closest and dearest friends...
We've recently spent just 23 short hours in Paris jet-lagged but having a terrific time. It's inspired us to come up with some ideas on exactly what you could do with just a single day in this classic European city. First up, Katie offers suggestions on a full day mi...
It's pretty easy to love the United Kingdom. For many travelers, this serves as an easy introduction to foreign exploration; largely because there is no language barrier to potentially frighten off nervous vacationers. A shared language does make it pretty easy to tr...
There are a number of historic sights that are essentially centered around unspeakable tragedies. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the beaches at Normandy, Auschwitz, the Cabinet War Rooms - all commemorate and pay tribute to the victims of horrible events....
It's hard to imagine a bad vacation in Italy. The scenery, the history, the food, the wine and the people combine to create an ideal place where you can unwind and enjoy all the country has to offer. Beautiful as it is, like every destination, it has its challenges,...
Harry Potter: "Is this real, or is this all happening inside my head?" Albus Dumbledore: "Of course it is happening inside your head Harry, but why would that mean it's not real?"
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
