Second Stop: Fair Verona
By Valerie Quintanilla Mission: Explore Valpolicella wine — specifically Amarone I began my Verona experience with a lonely walking tour. I was lost — the hotel’s instructions did not take me to the promised bus stop. I hiked up...
Read moreFirst Stop: Venice
By Val Quintanilla Mission: Rest and recover from my travels to Europe. I’ve been to Venice before, so I planned my first stop here simply because I was so taken by its magic. I didn’t plan any touristy adventures,...
Read moreGreetings from Italy!
By Valerie Quintanilla Buongiorno! I arrived in Venice on Monday evening after a 10 hour flight from Frankfurt, a four hour layover and finally a short trip to Marco Polo Airport. The Flight I don’t know anyone who loves...
Read moreTraveling Solo Saftey Tips
Both the book and the new movie “Eat, Pray, Love” starring Julia Roberts has and will continue to create a lot of interest in traveling solo. While traveling alone may seem terrifying to many – myself included – it’s...
Read moreOff to Italy: Travel Guide, Cinque Terre
Another travel guide from Rick Steves highlighting the Cinque Terre. Travel tips and tricks for the US and abroad
Read moreOff to Italy: Travel Guide, Verona
By Elaine Schoch Seriously, I think Rick Steves and Samantha Brown have the coolest jobs. Here is a short guide to Verona that Rick Steves has posted. Travel tips and tricks for the US and abroad
Read moreGolden City Brewery: The second largest brewery in Golden…
If you’ve been to Golden, Colorado then you have more than likely toured Coors Brewery – or at least seen it – but have you checked out the second largest brewery in Golden? If you haven’t hit Golden City...
Read moreREVIEW: Indian Hot Springs, Idaho Springs
By Elaine Schoch & Shell R. This is a tale of grand hopes that fell short of expectations… Ok, not really because we read the online reviews so our expectations were pretty low. But my friend, Shell R –...
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