Annie May’s Bar and Restaurant, County Cork, Skibbereen. Photo by Charish Badzinski. The Irish have a reputation for being hospitable and friendly. To experience this true spirit of the Irish, it is often said that one only need enter an Irish pub. A friendly local introduces himself at Annie May’s. Photo by Charish Badzinski. Friends of … More Annie May’s Bar: The Friendliest Pub in All of Ireland
As a former New Yorker, here’s my insider’s guide to a weekend in NYC. Fair warning: bring comfy shoes. … More Weekend Getaway: Hit the NYC Highlights in 48 Hours
Bantry, Ireland. Photo by Charish Badzinski. On a recent trip to Ireland, I had an opportunity to visit the “sister city” to La Crosse, Wisconsin: Bantry, Ireland. Located in West Cork, Bantry boasts stunning coastal views, brightly-colored buildings in the quaint downtown and this centerpiece, the town square. While this space used to be the … More Random Travel Photo of the Week: Bantry, Ireland
As the days grow hotter, we Rollerbag Goddesses dream of a sunny spot by the water. A place where breezes off the lake cool our skin, where the pace is slow and the days are long and languid. Bayfield, Wisconsin may be the elixir we seek. Bayfield, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Superior.Photo by Charish … More Destination: Bayfield, Wisconsin
When you need to fly cheap, every little tip helps. And in truth, it’s safe to say most of us do not have a bottomless well of funds for travel. For those who take only a week or two a year (and we should talk) a modest splurge is possible. But for anyone who wants … More Fly Cheap: 10 Tips for Saving on Airfare
Visitors take in the view at Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Charish Badzinski. Here’s your mini vacay for today: a minute at The Grand Canyon. Considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is more than a mile deep, 277 … More Mini Vacay: The Grand Canyon
The Statue of Liberty at Sunset. Photo by Charish Badzinski. If you take advantage of the free ride on board the Staten Island Ferry in New York, you’ll get an impressive view of the Statue of Liberty. Tourists who take the up close tours stand in line for hours; you just have to nudge your … More Random Travel Photo of the Week: Lady Liberty
Rare is the destination that lives up to our idealized version of it. But in coastal Italy, you’ll find laundry draped lazily below the open shutters of windows flanking narrow, winding cobblestone streets; snuggling couples speeding by on sporty Vespas; the scents of fresh-baked focaccia and espresso wafting from open doors, all beckoning us to … More Destination – Italy: The Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre
It’s easy to take for granted the wonders that surround us in our daily lives. In fact, it’s human nature. In the Coulee Region of Wisconsin, some of us stroll alongside the majestic Mississippi River on our way to work in the morning, or sit beside it on our lunch hours. Meanwhile, vacationers see the … More Wisconsin’s Great River Road: A National Treasure
For those of us who are wanderlusters at heart, there is a persistent internal voice that whispers promises of something more: more than the cubicle in which we dwell, more than the paycheck we receive for it, more than the grind most of us resign ourselves to as a means to an end. But what … More Dispatch from Ethiopia, Part III: Water in Another World
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