I have long had a desire to go to Venice, but deciding to make it happen this year was as easy as picking up National Geographic...

When most people think about a gondola ride they picture a romantic trip down Venice’s historic canals with their significant other. I...

Florence just wasn’t my city. I wanted to love it, but we didn’t click. Honestly, I was surprised, because it is good on paper and had...

If you are eating all your meals by the tourist sites then chances are you are paying ridiculously high prices and getting subpar food....

“Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving.” – Johann Wolfgang von...

Rome is one of the most photogenic cities I have visited. It is a living museum with a rich history that is juxtaposed with a modern city...

I had my own Anthony Bourdain style layover in London compliments of the airline screwing up my flight. Luckily, London is far from being...

It is hard to believe that this time last year I was deeply immersed in preparing for Oktoberfest in Munich. (And by preparing I mean...

At 7×7 San Francisco is the perfect walking city – albeit very hilly. I try to take advantage of it every chance I get, and also use it...

I write about traveling to a lot of places from New York to Paris . There is one place that I don’t write about often and that is Merritt...