9.3 Portland May be Weird but their Beer Sure is Good! – Brewvana Craft Beer Tour Review
byFrom its laid-back lifestyle to lovable oddities, Portland is known for a lot of things. Perhaps what ties it all together is the local…
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My experiences with the best there is to do out there.
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10 Understanding Coffee Culture with Portland’s Third Wave Coffee Tours
byPortland is known as beer city but as I recently found, stealing Milwaukee’s nickname of Brew City would be more fitting. Along with having…
Drink & Learn: A New Orleans Cocktail Tour for your Brain
byMy first visit to New Orleans was a series of peaks and valleys. We arrived late, dropped off our bags, and headed straight to…
Visiting Universal Studios Springfield USA – My Harry Potter World
byWhen I went to Super Bowl XLIX, I was ticking off something pretty huge for my travel bucket list. At the same time, Erin…
5 Tips for Visiting Universal Studios Orlando
byWith my recent return to Florida, I had the chance to experience Universal Studios for the 3rd time. On this visit, I came to…
A Day Trip Snorkeling Hol Chan in Belize
byHol Chan is one of Belize’s top tourist attraction for a reason. It is part of the Belize Barrier Reef, second to only the…
9 A Chefparade of Flavour – Budapest Cooking Class Review
byLast fall I made some pretty awesome discoveries in Hungary. Although spending a day tracing Erin’s roots in the rural village of Mor was…
7.5 Cutting up Kuta on a Retro Bali Booze Bus
byLooking for a truly unique way to see Bali? Hop aboard the Bali Beach and Bar Hopping Tour by Custom 1980 VW Kombi Bus…
9.8 Size Matters Beer Tour in Munich – Tackling Big Beer in your 20’s vs your 30’s
byAs I stepped through the doors of the Euro Youth Hostel, our Size Matters Beer Tour meeting point, I had some major déjà vu. This…
10 How to Make the Most out of Visiting Somewhere New – ToursbyLocals Review
byAs I have found on my travels, getting a locals insight into their city or town is priceless. In Croatia, this got me beyond…
10 Understanding Lithuanian Beer Culture with Vilnius in Love
byWhen one thinks of beer-loving nations, Lithuania certainly doesn’t come to mind…but it should. As I found on my beer tour with Vilnius in…
9 A Day Hopping on and off in Budapest
byWhile tracing the roots in Hungary we had some time to explore the capital city. With the help of City Sightseeing we spent 2 days…
Trying to Understand the Sarajevo Siege
byAs we rolled into Bosnia’s capital one thing caught my eye more than anything else – white crosses. Driving to our accommodations we must’ve passed…
9.5 Why Visiting the Guinness Storehouse is Europe’s top Tourist attraction
byWhen you think of European tourist attractions, naturally the Eiffel Tower and the Coliseum come to mind. Visiting the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin does not…but it…
9.3 Experiencing the Titanic Belfast Museum
byAs we walked along the River Lagan towards the famous shipyard and Titanic Belfast Museum home, I couldn’t help but wonder what it’s all…
9.8 Seeing Dublin with Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
byDublin of today is modern, trendy, and cutting edge. Although home to the European bases of many tech giants, you don’t have to walk around…
10 Beyond the City Walls with Dubrovnik Top Tours
byWhen I first visited Dubrovnik nine years ago I thought I was going somewhere off the beaten path. You can imagine my surprise and disappointment…
Tips on Touring the Blue Grotto in Malta
byAs noted on my Day Tour of Malta, this tiny nation in the middle of the Mediterranean packs in a lot of natural beauty. The…
9.8 That Time I was a Modern Day Knight – Rhodes Segway Tours Review
byThe walled city of Rhodes was built by knights, for knights. During medieval times, men in armor rode horses through this cobblestone city – and I was…
10 Wine on Waiheke, Rain or Shine – Auckland’s Easy Escape
byWith three straight rainy days in Auckland we decided to get out of the city and try the wine on Waiheke Island. Enough grey…
10 Experiencing Napier with an Art Deco Vintage Car Tour
byIn the early morning February 3, 1931, Napier, a bustling port town on New Zealand’s west coast, was rocked by a tremendous earthquake. The majority…
The Best Amusement Parks Where You Can Act Like a Kid Again
byThe Best Amusement Parks Where You Can Act Like a Kid Again National Siblings Day is April 10. There’s no better way to rediscover…
8.5 Wellington Eats – Zest Food Tour Review
byIt didn’t take me long to come to the conclusion that Wellington is, indeed, cool. While researching why it’s known as the Capital of…
10 Wings over Wanaka, New Zealand – Classic Flights Review
byConfession time. I’m an airplane nerd and not just a little one. I have alluded to this over the years with posts on visiting…
10 A Stunning Day to Milford Sound with Real Journeys
byA visit to New Zealand’s south island isn’t complete without seeing the incredibly stunning Milford Sound. For me, this almost didn’t happen. Thankfully the clouds parted…