An Ode to Oh…Go with Oh! Back in junior high A teacher made it clear, Poems are not for rhyming, It’s kitschy and prone to leer. Well, I’ve never been one to follow the rules And the name Go with Oh Filled my rhyming soul So bear with me dear readers – here we [...]
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Happy Halloween! In honor of this spooky day, I am going to tell you about one of my favorite bars in all of the land. It’s a place of laughs, raucousness, great conversation, cheap drinks, and…an ancient mystery of death and destruction. The bar is actually an English pub: Ye Olde Cross in Alnwick, England. Or, as [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary – Athens, Greece Athens is a chaotic, sprawling city – a good example of urban planning gone wrong. Athens is dirty and loud and crowded, and you have a good chance of departing after your one day in Athens feeling a bit defeated by the city. But… There is [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary – Ljublijana, Slovenia Guest Post by Julie McNamee Ljublijana may seem a bit off the grid when it comes to traveling around Europe, however it’s actually pretty uneventful to get to – and well worth the journey to see this gorgeous, up and coming city in Slovenia. When you’re [...]
Have you heard of Bacina Lakes, Croatia? If not, I’m not surprised. It is in an often overlooked part of the Dalmatian coast, located nearly exactly in between Split and Dubrovnik. The only reason I know of the area is because my great-grandma was born there. I had a chance of visiting there with my [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary: One Day in St. Petersburg Guest Post by Kimi Sugiyama Well, it happened again. You were on your way to your next exotic destination when you got stuck with a 24-hour layover. This time, you’re in St. Petersburg, Russia, and instead of moaning about how the airline failed you [...]
This was an extremely fun post to research and put together thanks to Travel Supermarket, who are sponsoring a contest to showcase the best pictures you have that “capture” five different colors. The colors are blue, green, white, yellow, and red. Part of this contest is posting pictures then tagging five new people to participate. [...]
Walking Along the Dubrovnik Wall The walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia is located on the Adriatic Sea. Part of the charm of this old European city is walking along the top of Dubrovnik’s wall that circles its inner alleyways and courtyards. After circling the city on the wall and taking in the views of terracotta [...]
I'm a travel marketer and travel writer. My husband, Tom, is getting his MBA and never stops studying. We have two cats. We have a mortgage. We have a passion for traveling. We have limited vacation time and funds.
Our friends and family wonder how we travel so much.
Here's how I balance it all and maximize travel time and getting the most out of a destination when time is short.
Visiting Athens: Love it and Hate it
by Gina on October 30, 2012 · 5 comments
My Love/Hate Dichotomy When I Visit Athens, Greece I have this thing where I just can’t dislike a foreign city. It seems wrong. It’s really not that hard if you’re keeping an open mind to find something interesting or thrilling about a place that is not where you’re from and has different cultures, architecture, and food. [...]