Okay, I admit it. I’m totally obsessed with the West Highland Way in Scotland. What is this? It’s a 154km (96 miles) long path that begins in Milngavie (just outside of Glasgow) and ends in Fort William. It wends its way through pasture land, forests, moors and along Loch Lomond. The end of the West…
There’s no doubt about it — Belgium is the perfect destination to drink good beer. This country, known as one of the Lowlands (along with Luxembourg and the Netherlands), has tasty beer and a fabulous beer culture. With approximately 180 breweries in the country, Belgium has a style of beer to match your taste buds. But there’s more than…
One of the best places with one of the most provocative landscapes I traveled to in Ireland was Inis Mór, one of the Aran Islands. These 3 islands lie off the coast of County Galway in the Galway Bay. Ferrying over to one of the islands makes a great day trip from Galway City. Or…
Colorado. A place I called home for 15 years. A state loaded with mountains, forests and canyons. A place filled with free-spirited people. Home to wild animals and draw dropping scenery. Where the lifestyle revolves around the outdoors. And I miss it. I truly do. But when people ask me if I’d move back, my…
All the pixies tumbling and sticking landings in the Olympics women’s gymnastics competition has me thinking back to one particular pixie and her home country — Nadia Comaneci and Romania. Now back in 1976 Romania was firmly in that Soviet Bloc, practicing communism. And, yes, this is the home of Transylvania so I know you’re…
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous I’ve always been a big fan of this quote. I think back to an ex-boyfriend who told me of his “running away” to Southeast Asia after some rough times. His mom, however, had a different take. She told him…
