Welcome to the July 28, 2010 edition of the Carnival of Cities, where we tour the world in a single blog post. Hope you enjoyed the previous Carnival edition on my tourism and social media blog, Sheila’s Guide to the Good Stuff, and the next one will be held August… Read More
Hotel coupons aren’t quite as easy to come by as car rental coupon codes, but you can definitely snag some good deals. Hotels generally have two types of discount coupons and promotions. Discount coupons are actually coupons that you have to click through or know the code to redeem.… Read More
Ronda, Spain lives on the edge. Yes, this is the real deal. Welcome to Spain, watch your step. Not since the daunting Cliffs of Insanity have I seen such an imposing sight. See? The city of Ronda, Spain does not mess around. Nor does the Dread Pirate Roberts for… Read More
So federal judge Susan Bolton in Arizona has thrown out part of the state’s new immigration law, and yes, it’s the controversial part: the section that required state law enforcement officials, when stopping someone for another purpose who they suspect might be an illegal alien, to detain them until… Read More
As I’d mentioned previously , my husband and I went on a ten day vacation to my home state of Maine in mid-July. I’ve been going through the photographs – I’ve been working on them all morning, in fact, and haven’t even scratched the surface of what I’ve taken.… Read More
The upside to a house swap is huge: free lodging in an apartment or home almost anywhere in the world. But that doesn’t mean house swapping is for everybody. The vast majority of travelers out there seem to be simultaneously fascinated with and fearful of the house swap. The… Read More
Stone tools, flakes and the remains of a final feast at the site in Wiltshire hint that the huge sarsens that now stand at Stonehenge were brought to Marden Henge first View an interactive guide to the site The last revellers seem to have cleared up scrupulously after the… Read More
The Jet Set Zero Italy cast is back this week, letting us in on their rainy walks, home-cooked Italian meals, coffee breaks, jousting sessions and, for better or worse, Italian men. The cast’s Twitter maven Courtney Scott and Lynne trekked to the site of the Oscar-winning film, Life is… Read More
Waiting for a train. Photo by One from RM. By Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries— Breezing through a Paris train station this month, we realized how easy European rail travel has become. We sit at home, plan and pay for trips online, and even print out our own train… Read More
It’s summer and therefore a good time of the year for a visit to Galicia, Spain’s northwestern province. Although Santiago de Compostela is probably the most well known destination, there is much more to do and see in Galicia. Other great Galicia attractions include Fragas do Eume Nature Park… Read More