What Can You Do for 9 Days in Lanzarote - Canary Islands?

Why not try a surf and yoga retreat in a warm, welcoming island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? This is how we decided to spend our Christmas holidays at one time. To escape the cold...

Top Five Ways to Save a Substantial Amount of Money on Disney Trips

Disney trips can run you about the same amount as a semester of college. You should probably pick your favorite child now. It will be expensive no matter what, but there are several ways to save...

Best Grand Canyon Lunch

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is 1,000 ft higher than the more popular South Rim. The road in to the North Rim is closed by stow from roughly mid October to May. The North Rim Lodge, a...

Norway's West Coast by Hurtigruten: Civilization

We flew Lufthansa with a change in Frankfurt. Frankfurt to Bergen is almost a straight shot north, along the Norwegian coast. As we approached Norway, the Captain came on and said, 'Its...

24 Hours in Katowice

10 years ago, I would never suggest you to visit Katowice. The city was grey and gloomy, boring and mundane. Nothing really to see or do. Time has changed. Katowice has changed. The city now is...

Visiting Medici Library, Florence, Italy

By the time Columbus sailed, Lorenzo the Magnificent had assembled the world's largest library and built an addition to the Medici Palace in Florence to house it. Lorenzo the Magnificent was so...