North America

Yahoo released their list of the most searched for travel destinations. Using data from searches for hotels in specific areas, the search engine was surprised to find New York didn't even "crack the top ten." In 2012, Paris, Las Vegas,…

Everyone wants to be "home" for the holidays. According to the Bureau of Transportation, Thanksgiving day and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are two the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. It's no surprise, but what may…

I am not a foodie in the sense that I have "refined" palate or must have gourmet levels of fare. I am more of equal opportunity eater. New food experiences are a hobby I thoroughly (and occasionally gluttonously) enjoy. From savory to…

Being a tourist seems to paint a giant target on your back. Con artists and thieves like to prey on foreigners who wonder into their web. Locals aren't an exception, but they tend to be a bit savvier. When you are hundreds of miles away…

Sacramento natives can often be heard lamenting, “There is nothing to do here!”  People who come here from other cities, however, have a different opinion.  “There are lots of things to do!  We are two hours from the beach, and two hours…

This daddy has been in need of a luxury hotel getaway for some time, so a stay at Le St-Martin Hotel didn't come soon enough! As the saying goes, good things are worth waiting for and Le St-Martin did not disappoint. Located right smack…

We love to visit Disneyland, as most families do, and because it seems as if we head that way every year, we like to stay in ‘bang for your buck,’ hotels. The Ayres Inn located in Anaheim is such a place. After utilizing the services of…

La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, roughly translated as The Montreal Grand Tasting from French, is an annual wine tasting event held in Canada's cultural capital and most charming city of Montreal, Quebec. The event, sponsored by AQAVBS…

Winter is sneaking up on us and, while I love the snow, some cringe at the thought of the cold white slosh. Black Friday deals are already hitting the net and soon we will be enduring holiday music at every outlet. So, why not escape the…

One of the many great things I love about homeschooling is that I get to pick where we take our field trips. This week in Social Studies my daughter was learning about producers, consumers, and goods and so I had the excellent idea (if I do…