It’s summer! Well, at least according to the school calendar here in Colorado. While it may not be beach weather – yet – we are gearing up for a spending a few weeks in Florida. For millions of Americans, summer is synonymous with the beach. For our family it’s more like November through February since…
There are endless options for thing to do in Berlin, but these are the musts.
Did you know today is the last day of Christmas? You know, those “12 Days of Christmas” we hear in all the marketing hype really begins on Christmas Day, not the 11 days before. (Click here for your history lesson. ) And so I have a question… So, this is Christmas, and what have you…
Looking to experience the REAL Cancun? Spend a day volunteering in Cancun to get a truly unique and rewarding experience. Carpe Travel tells you how.
I’ve visited several wine regions but there are still soooo many I want to try. Mendoza Argentina is one of my top five I still want to get to. My fellow travel writer and wine lover, Claudia Tavani has visited Mendoza on multiple occasions and has shared a few tips and things to know if…
To know a country is to know its drink… Have you ever had a Pimm’s Cup or an ice cold Abita Amber in New Orleans? Perhaps a Pina Colada in Puerto Rico – where the drink originates – or Champagne in France? When I travel, I love to try the local wine, beers and drinks…
As we bid farewell to 2014 and welcome in the New Year, I wanted to pass along a few inspirational travel quotes. Ok, there’s more than a few, more like 53 – one inspirational travel quote for each week of the year. If you like these and want to stay inspired throughout 2015, make sure…
Creekside Cellars is a kid friendly winery in Colorado
It wasn’t just any courtroom. It was a Russian courtroom, in Chita, Siberia – The City of Exiles. The famed city in Russia where prominent intellectuals, including the Decembrist and many more were exiled. A “closed city” that foreigners and many Russian citizens weren’t allowed to visit until the collapse of the Soviet Union. I…
My kids teach me a lot. Sometimes I think they teach me more than I will ever be able to teach them…especially when it comes to life. Children don’t filter themselves, their thoughts or what they loudly blurt out in a crowded airplane or elevator. They live life without filters and have this built-in tolerance…