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Venice is a city built on water with no car traffic, so scenes like this are a dime-a-dozen, but I still never tire of seeing them. This photo depicts the quintessential Venetian gondola dressed in his typical outfit rowing his passengers…

I’ve spent the last few years here trying to give you tips, advice and reasons for going to Paris, one of my favorite cities.  This is of course assuming that you, as a reader, actually have a huge desire to…

A few weeks ago, I explained why I don’t travel to Europe in the summer months.  I also don’t recommend it to my clients.  But, I also understand that there are some people who have no choice but to travel…

This month’s Travel Photo was submitted by Alexandra.  It’s a cute photo that was taken during a trip to Australia. Alexandra writes this about her photo: “When I was backpacking in Australia with my sister. We went camping for five…

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, I made a horrible travel mistake. Well, actually, the jury’s still out on who made the mistake, but let’s just say that regardless of who was at fault, I was…

Photo Credit : Flickr It’s been awhile since I’ve participated in what’s known around the Interwebs as a meme.  Basically a bunch of bloggers get together and share a collection of themed links and tag others to share as well.…

At first glance, one would think this photo was taken in France.  But it was actually snapped on the grounds of The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island, part of the Historic Newport Mansions collection. Since the mansion’s design is based on…

Seeing my headline today, you may in fact think you’ve come to the wrong place.  Perhaps you think I have a screw loose. Or lost my mind. After all, I’m usually the one encouraging, advocating and inspiring you to travel…

This week’s image is one of my Florence favorites.  A close-up shot of the terracotta-tiled roof of the Duomo. This shot was taken from the nearby Campanile, known as Giotto’s bell tower. Looking back, I actually can’t believe I climbed…