What do you think of when you think of Liverpool? I think of three things: The Beatles, Liverpool Football Club, and to a much lesser extent Gerry & The Pacemakers. I first visited Liverpool in 2001. As a massive Beatles fan, I did all the usual tourist stuff around them. I also remembered it being […]
24 Hours in Manchester, England
January 27, 2017 by 11 Comments
Manchester is the second largest city in England and has really blossomed in the last decade or so. Most people know of Manchester because of Manchester United Football Club or Manchester City Football Club and that’s about it. I’ll be honest, this was my 3rd trip to Manchester and I’m still discovering all that Manchester […]
My Epic Golf Trip to Ireland
October 24, 2016 by 6 Comments
I love golf. I love watching it, talking about it and especially playing it. If you follow me regularly, you’ve noticed I’ve been playing a lot recently. Aside from loving the game, I was prepping for my golf trip to Ireland. I didn’t want to embarrass myself on some of the most esteemed courses in […]
My 16 Hour Normandy Road Trip
July 7, 2016 by 10 Comments
The day before I started my Euro 2016 road trip in France while I was still enjoying my Paris Perfect vacation rental in the City of Lights, my friend and I took a Normandy road trip. Normandy is best known as the site of D-Day; the massive allied invasion of Nazi occupied France known as […]
My Paris Perfect Vacation Rentals Experience
June 21, 2016 by 8 Comments
Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love Paris? Paris literally has it all in terms of sites, world-class events and my favorites-food and drink. It is the gastronomic capital of the world. I’ve been to Paris countless times over the past 18 years and stayed in […]
Euro 2016 Road Trip in France
June 17, 2016 by 8 Comments
If you love sports and travel like I do then what I’m about to say should immediately go onto your bucket list. I just did a Euro 2016 road trip around France attending 4 games in 5 days in 3 different stadiums in 3 different cities. My 3 friends and I also drove over 1000 […]
3 Places Not to Miss in Sicily
June 9, 2016 by 5 Comments
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear Sicily? The Godfather, mafia, Goodfellas, crime and several other non-flattering things brought about by Hollywood. You probably don’t think about stunning landscapes, amazing food, beautiful destinations and a sensory overload of pretty much everything! I just visited Sicily for the 3rd or 4th time and […]
5 Awesome Things to do in Trieste, Italy
June 8, 2016 by 14 Comments
Trieste, Italy is a place that not many people know much about. It’s tucked away in the far northeast corner near the Slovenia and Austria borders. Trieste has a checkered and interesting history but not many people visit. The area of Friuli Venezia Giulia is relatively unknown as a wine-producing region with a coastal gulf […]
What to do with One Day in Slovenia
June 2, 2016 by 9 Comments
It’s funny because all I really remember about my first visit to Slovenia in 2004 was that it rained the whole time. I have some photos from Ljubljana somewhere that I took with a throw away camera but I have no idea where they are. So when I recently had one day in Slovenia, I […]
Americans are Traveling to Europe This Summer in Huge Numbers
May 25, 2016 by 5 Comments
It makes me proud and happy to say that Americans are traveling to Europe this summer in huge numbers despite a bad year for terror attacks and threats. Back in March I wrote about why I am not scared to travel to Europe and apparently other people agreed with me! This makes me happy not […]
