Setting Up a Home Base near Rome, Italy for Language Immersion Travel

I am so excited to share considerations, planning, and lessons-learned from setting up our home base fo our 10-week language-immersion nella bella Italia. If I could do most of this on my own with...

How to Spend Two Days in Mexico City

Mexico City is a sprawling metropolis full of colour and culture. You could easily spend a month there and still not get to see and experience everything the city has to offer. If you only have a...

Caravaggio, the Cursed Painter: The Deposition

The canvas of the Deposition of Christ, currently kept in the Vatican Painting Gallery, was painted by Caravaggio for a chapel of the Church of St. Mary in Vallicella in Rome. Following the Treaty of...

Jim Thorpe: The Best Fall Destination in The Pocono Mountains, PA

Although Jim Thorpe is a very small town, it has a number of different things to do there. This quaint town is the BEST fall destination in the Pocono Mountains, PA. I've lived in Pennsylvania...

Top Ten Things to Do in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka certainly has a lot going for it – beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, temples, national parks and colonial towns. However, our outstanding memory from our trip there, were the...

The Ultimate New Zealand Solo Travel Guide

It's no secret that Aotearoa New Zealand or ‘land of the long white cloud' is a top backpacking destination. A land full of adventure, it's home to some of the most awe-inspiring natural sights in...