How to Develop Character in Your Children (and Yourself) Through Travel

If you are wondering whether it would be worth it to bring your young children on a trip with you, reading Rachel Denning's experiences and advice will likely convince you. read more

Copenhagen on Water – Copenhagen, Denmark

The harbor buses of Copenhagen need no roads, claims Terje Raa - only water. read more

London Gift Guide: 29 London Gift Ideas

There are a zillion reasons why the internet is a wonderful thing, but indulge me for a moment with the one I'm going to focus on right now. It wasn't actually all that long ago that if you discovered that your favorite candy bar in the whole wide world was only available in - let's say - England, you'd have to suffer through long periods of time without that candy bar before you set foot in England again. Nowadays, thanks to the internet, you can find just about every little treat you ever wanted to - without having to buy [...] read more

65 Italy Gift Ideas for the Italophile in Your Life

As we begin to think about gift lists for the upcoming holidays, I thought it made sense to put together an Italy gift guide - you can treat this as a list of things that the Italy lover in your life would love to receive, or as a list of things you should put on your own holiday wish list. I've included a bunch of items in each of several categories - food/kitchen, travel, books, music, movies/DVDs, language-related, and miscellaneous - so hopefully there's something on this list that'll appeal to everyone. >> Newly [...] read more

Garth's Encore Shows Are a Sell Out But Anti-Scalping Measures May Irritate Fans

As I expected, the first series of shows for Garth Brooks' new residency gig at the Encore at the Wynn Las Vegas sold out in a matter of hours. According to many on various Vegas message boards, it was difficult to even get through, much less getting tickets, leading many to believe scalpers had scored the best of the tickets. This seemed to be confirmed when ticket resellers and eBay auctions immediately started showing Brooks tickets for sale. For those wondering, yes, scalping is legal in Nevada. But it does violate the ticket policy set forth by the Wynn [...] read more