Travel Stories

Most of the major airlines, hotel chains, and car rental companies have made changes to their loyalty programs because of the pandemic.  Really they had little choice.  Why?  The number of people traveling has been decimated, and the travel industry knew they had to make major adjustments to keep their most loyal customers. So what’s been…

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On my recent trip to Punta Cana Dominican Republic I stayed at the Bahia Principe Luxury Esmeralda hotel. Bahia Principe has quite a few hotels in the Dominican Republic. The ones in Punta Cana are all on the same property. There is the Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana, Grand Turquesa, Grand Bavaro, Grand Aquamarine, Luxury…

Hey everyone! Welcome back to Living Abroad, a series that shows you what expat life is like in cities around the world. Our latest interview features pastry chef Molly, who moved from Dallas to Paris to attend pastry school at the Cordon Bleu. She now lives in Versailles, France, with François, her French partner and their…

Explore Jane Austen’s world, Roman ruins, and Bridgerton’s filming locations when you spend at least a day in Bath, England. As a huge fan of Jane Austin’s novels since high school, visiting Bath, England, has long been a dream of mine. The fact that the town also contains the ruins of Roman baths and hosted…

I might be the only NYC local to actually like the new Times Square ferris wheel. I am not proud as I expected to hate this ferris wheel in the middle of the chaos of midtown Manhattan, but hear me out. Times Square in New York City is known for its outrageous attractions, bright lights,…

Heading to San Antonio, Texas, and not sure what to do. Well, you’re in the right place because this guide is full of fun and cool things to do in San Antonio for all ages! San Antonio has something for everyone. Want to visit a museum? There are at least 6 of them in the…

If you are a person who loves organic vegetarian and raw food as we do and you are passing by Ubud in Bali, then this post about vegetarian organic restaurants is going to be the perfect Ubud guide for you. We spent three weeks and three days in Ubud, tried almost all of the organic…

Sharing is caring! 2020 has been a crazy year – to say the least. But with all the travel restrictions, the only positive aspect which has come out is that many of us have started exploring our nearby places. I mean, every city has many places which are rather unusual and don’t fall in the…

It was 2015 when we traveled with the whole family through Europe – by bus. We visited my family in Romania fairly often, but since every time we flew over the Atlantic we wanted to see them, we never had time to visit other countries on the continent. I grew up in Eastern Europe and…