Hello friends! I’m winding up an adventurous trip in South America at the moment, which I can’t wait to share with you! In the mean time, please check out my guest post “15 Best Things to Do in Washington DC” on A Passion and a Passport.
Foreign Embassy Tours Every year at the beginning of May, Cultural Tourism DC hosts an event called “The Around the World Embassy Tour.” I have been lucky enough to go in the past, and I went again this year. I think it is probably one of the coolest free events I’ve ever been to, with …
How cool is this? Not only is there a state park in Arkansas that lets the public go looking for diamonds, they also let visitors keep any diamonds they find! Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas contains over 37 acres of plowed field in which diamonds are found daily. For an admission fee of …
Do you ever feel as though a vacation on the Italian Riviera is just an impossible dream? Well, if you live in the UK, the experience may be a lot easier than you think. Just go to Portmeirion, the Italian Riviera village located in Wales. Sir Clough Williams-Ellis designed and built the village of Portmeirion in …
Everyone has their favorite web site to search for the best airfare rates. Mine was Google Flights, which I could not say enough good things about in June of last year. Since then, I’ve had other experiences with booking airfare, and seen recommendations from others, which left me wondering if Google Flights really was the …
Anyone who has been to Washington DC knows that it can be a pretty expensive city to visit. Most studies rank it somewhere in the top ten list of the most expensive American cities. For someone who is making a non-DC salary and visiting the nation’s capital, the expense of everything can be daunting. Fortunately, …
Finland? Really? Is Finland travel something you’ve never considered? Well, perhaps it’s time you should. Here’s why: For starters, Finland will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its independence from Russia this year on December 6. There will be a year-long celebration full of special events and exhibitions that you might not be able to experience …
Everyone is talking about the viral news story on the 70-year-old doctor who was forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight. The story raises several questions. Did United act illegally? Did the passenger have a choice? Can the airlines really ask people to leave the plane? Let’s break it down. First, when you purchase an airline …
It’s All in the Details Ever since my childhood, I’ve been a little fascinated with dollhouses. There is something magical about seeing a slice of everyday life shrunk down into miniature. And the more details there are, the more magical it becomes. Here are five amazing dollhouses from around the world that are on my …
Myrtles Plantation is a haunted home with a history of tragedy.