The Best Way to See Alaska

A couple of summers ago my family and I went on a 2-week adventure to Alaska. Sprouting from an idea to remember my recently departed grandfather, this journey consisted of 2 separate...

Bratislava – What to See on A One Day Trip

I visited Bratislava in 2016 and it was only a short stop on the way to Budapest. And even though I spent only a couple of hours there, it was just enough to see the most important things in the...

The Salses Fortress - Impenetrable and Invincible

Salses Fortress is one of the finest example of early modern military architecture we've ever seen. Situated around 15 km from Perpignan, France, it was built between 1497 and 1504 by the...

Civita di Bagnoregio – The Dying City

So last summer, while my daughter and I were in the small town of Selvacava, in the Lazio region of Italy where my father was born, wondering what to do next, I had the brilliant idea of driving...

Not Budget Travel in The EU: Transportation

The average income of US tourists flying out of the country is $109,000 per year. Depending on family size, the Pew research center puts the start of upper class income at $78,000-175,000. The...

The Great Wall of China- Ningxia style!

When you think of the Great Wall of China, the image that pops into your head is more than likely the incredible section of stone monument near Beijing, that is usually bustling with tourists and...