The holiday season here in the United States evokes images of turkeys, pies, family gatherings and crazy shopping deals. But most importantly, it provides a time to think about what we are blessed with. ...  I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on everything I have to be thankful for because of travel.

“Iceberg ahead!” I might have said this one too many times as we zipped around the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on a Saturday morning in early October, but something about the cold air striking against my face

Iceland is a waterfall chaser’s dream and these seven stunning cascades will definitely win you over. Driving the Ring Road that loops the island, you just have to glance inland every few seconds to see another huge waterfall gushing down towards a farm or pasture. See which ones deserve a spot on your Iceland bucket list!

I didn’t trick-or-treat growing up, or vacation at Disney World, so Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party fulfilled just about every childhood dream.

Are you confused by the title of this post? I don’t blame you. The decision to quit my job as a writer and assistant editor for an internationally circulated travel magazine was confusing, scary and overwhelming.

When you think of a Hawaii vacation, do you immediately see dollar signs? Since it's the northernmost of the major islands (and therefore more remote), Kauai, in particular, can empty wallets pretty quickly. Just like anywhere else, though, exercising control over what you spend makes a huge difference.

You all know that compliment “you’re one in a million,” right? Well, when it comes to travel blogging, it often feels like I’m just one OF a million. Or millions. And that’s not completely false. Google the phrase “travel blog” and you’ll get nearly 300 million hits.

I have a confession: I’ve never seen the movie “Avatar.” I somehow missed it in its heyday and it’s one of those movies I tend to forget about until it pops up on TV. So, from the few minutes I’ve caught in channel flipping, this is the extent of what I gathered: it’s about blue creatures

When we decided to overnight in Cambria during our California Central Coast road-trip, we had a hard time picking which part of the city to stay in. For a teeny, tiny town like Cambria (population 6,000), that sounds silly to say, but there were in fact two distinct options.

It was shortly after 8 p.m. when we walked in to the lobby at the Sea Shore Motel. We had not had dinner yet and most of the local restaurants were closing in an hour. “We’ll just check in really quick, grab our key and head out,” I thought, naively. There are certain charms about smaller hotels.

Striking hilltop mansions, rugged cliffs and dramatic sunsets combine to make California’s Central Coast a bucket list destination. Like many visitors to the area, we opted to do a road trip along the stretch of Pacific Coast Highway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.