In the mood for good Chinese food, Lee Bistro Asian Cuisine was in the neighborhood and easy to reach off John Young... [more]
Hurricanes strike Florida. We know this. Yet for only the ninth time in history, Hurricane Ian managed to do what only... [more]
Perhaps the most beautiful way to see any area is by boat, true of Winter Park, Florida and best done via Scenic Boa... [more]
James Beard nominated chefs James and Julie Petrakis of The Ravenous Pig make Winter Park, Florida their home with t... [more]
Welcomed from the outside by umbrellaed tables and a friendly hostess, you're best served to have reservations if yo... [more]
You really shouldn't go to Fort Lauderdale and not see the beach with one perfect opportunity offered at the W Hotel's... [more]
Planta Queen, recommended and visit hosted by the Fort Lauderdale CVB, provides an open, inviting, airy tropical par... [more]
While in town for a post-conference press trip, we were hosted by the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Downtown on Federal ... [more]
About to begin its fourth year in operation, The Wharf is an open-air food hall on the New River along Riverwalk in ... [more]
Peering through the Uber windscreen, we spy one of the most iconic images in the world: Welcome to Walt Disney World... [more]
Conveniently located along Fort Lauderdale's Water Taxi Route (Stop #9), Shooters Waterfront captured us for a late ... [more]
While visiting the supremely indulgent Sistrunk Marketplace and Brewery I asked the question most of us really want ... [more]
A dozen kiosks and an exclusive experience pack a vast warehouse providing an incredible number of endless seeming a... [more]
Driving down the busy boulevard, past the Saturday morning Farmers' Market, we came upon a contemporary, box-structu... [more]
You may be familiar with the name "Morimoto" from Iron Chef but recognizing the name and experiencing the food are t... [more]
Everything is so comfortable at Walt Disney World's Swan Reserve, including its restaurant, Amare. That doesn't mean... [more]
Ready for some mind-bending fun? Step into the Museum of Illusions with friends or family at Orlando's ICON Park. Be... [more]
Our first stop on a whirlwind trip to Orlando is lunch at Tapa Toro on International "I" Drive in Orlando's famous t... [more]
A little history with LiDL Grocery Shopping on Aungier Street, Dublin.
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Daytona Beach Florida 30th annual Biketoberfest® rally on October 13-16, 2022 Southeast United States' Best Motorcycle R... [more]
Where is Horatio Nelson's head in Dublin City? The City Library and Archives, of course.
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Dublin Personality: Bang Bang
Most small towns have a character, someone beloved even when a little bit of a nu... [more]
The Annual Festival of Sail brings eight tall ships into Two Harbors for four days of live entertainment, tours of the l... [more]
When visiting the North Shore of Lake Superior, the must-stop restaurant is Betty's Pies in Two Harbors. Opened in 1... [more]
International Beer Day, designated as the first Friday of August, has now been expanded to the entire weekend. Arche... [more]
Upon completion of the Howth famous Cliff Walk, I had the taste for the Irish lunch specialty fish and chips. Walkin... [more]
Whilst on the Original Dublin Walking Tour with guide Alan Swain, he mentioned some true Irish personalities. One wa... [more]
Were you born in Ireland and adopted? Ireland's access to birth and early life information is changing. Sometimes we... [more]
The most popular sports in Ireland are soccer, rugby, Gaelic football (called Gaa by the Irish, they tell me), and h... [more]
In all the years I've lived or visited Dublin, I'd never made the time to eat at the Church Pub, though I used to pa... [more]
When you travel, do you ever check out the Meet Ups available in your new city? I've had great luck with Dublin's gr... [more]
Saint Stephen's Green, perhaps the busiest area in all of Dublin, Ireland, is a fantastic place to hear live music, ... [more]
Home in Dublin this summer, I made a point of taking tours I'd not done previously, today with the express purpose of ... [more]
When you create extra time in your schedule for outdoor adventures beyond Dublin, Bray Head and the famous Cliff Wal... [more]
"It's a lavish experience that adds a pop of color to your life," said my daughter when she insisted we go. "It's a tre... [more]
Riverdance was initially performed as part of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin while the judges' ballots were ... [more]
One of the most popular true stories come to film, Universal Pictures' Academy Award nomination (x9!) Apollo 13 shares t... [more]
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra visits Dublin for one performance only in their tour of Europe and the United States.
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During a recent trip to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, we made a point to visit the North Carolina Aquarium on Roa... [more]
During your visit to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, specifically, Hatteras Island, make the time to stop at the hi... [more]
When staying on the beach, as we did this month at the Whalebone Oceanside Cottages, it's just a short walk north up... [more]
While visiting Fort Raleigh Historic Site during our trip to the Outer Banks, I took my list of questions to the Park ... [more]
The first slaves arrived on the Outer Banks in the early 1700s, brought from Maryland and Virginia. By the time of t... [more]
During our recent visit to the Outer Banks, we went to Jockey's Ridge State Park to attend Kitty Hawk Kites Hang-Gli... [more]
During our first visit to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, we split our itinerary into location days, maximizing our... [more]
Lovers of lighthouses crave the dramatic contrast between land and sea, the torment of the storm, the calmness of th... [more]
Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse Manteo NC OBX
The 37-foot Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse sits 40 yards out in Shallowbag B... [more]
Kitty Hawk is practically synonymous with the Wright Brothers, first in flight. It's been nearly 120 years since bro... [more]
For one of the rare times these last five years since I started travel writing, I took off one morning without a mor... [more]
South of Nags Head, North Carolina, the 156-foot Bodie Island Lighthouse with its black and white horizontal stripes... [more]
During our recent trip to the Outer Banks, we stopped at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station's Historic Site & Mus... [more]
While Split Rock Lighthouse remains the most photographed lighthouse in the United States, The Split Rock Waterfalls... [more]
My first visit to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, North Carolina occurred rather fittingly at the ... [more]
Do you marvel with a sense of wonder and awe about the natural world? There's so much beauty and intrigue in the wor... [more]
While most of the rest of the United States battles horrible heat waves, the gentle cool breezes coming off Lake Sup... [more]
If you love gardens or open spaces in nature, you'll treasure your visit to these Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Isl... [more]
During our recent trip to the Outer Banks, we had the opportunity to meet with one of the co-owners, Matt Newsome, o... [more]
Staying at the Outer Banks Central Location is Key
My first trip to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, we four trav... [more]
On my first trip to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, I found my thrill hang-gliding over the sand dunes that Orville... [more]
Cruises are the perfect solution for couples that want to reduce the schlep and add to the number of sites to see. U... [more]