Winter is often a time when many of us want to hide away indoors with a comfy blanket and a hot cup of tea. In many parts of the world winter means brutal temperatures, grey skies, and icy roads. But the coldest season of the year isn’t always bleak. In fact, winter can also mean…
As long as there has been beer on this planet, people have congregated outdoors to drink together and be merry. Indeed, nothing goes better with warm weather than a cold beer. It’s no secret to anyone who reads this blog regularly that we are the type of parents who enjoy a cold one from time…
Move over New York, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. You’ve got some competition creeping up on you. When it comes to the best cities in the United States to visit, most people typically head to one of the five or six main tourist destinations. Most first-time visitors to the USA will typically head to either…
Small towns have a way of winning us over. With charm practically oozing from cobblestone streets and character seeping from storybook buildings, small towns are often the most memorable places to visit. From Mondsee, Austria, to Hakone, Japan, and even Marfa, Texas we’ve been privileged to visited some incredible small towns around the world. But…
Niagara Falls is one of those tourist destinations that children in the United States learn about in school. Growing up, I read historical accounts of adventurous people going over the falls in wooden barrels and suicidal people ending their life by leaping into the mist below. Because of these tales of danger and demise, the falls…
Recently, while huffing and puffing on the treadmill alongside a good friend of mine, we got into an interesting conversation about the seven wonders of the world. We were both slightly embarrassed that we couldn’t name them all and ended up turning to our other good friend Google for assistance. I know what you are…