April 2013

Romance, Murder, Intrigue! At the bottom of the Royal Mile lies Holyrood Palace. Unlike Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood has never been a fortress, relying instead on…

Upscale Comfort Food in a Stylish Setting Madison, Wisconsin boasts such a wide variety of excellent restaurants that it can be difficult to choose where…

How cute is this plaid camera satchel from The Photojojo Store?! Going to Europe this summer? Check out these huge music festivals. These photos of…

Improve your photography for under $5 We’ve already discussed my first secret to getting great shots on vacation, and here’s the second. It’s a camera…

Outside Glencoe The Scottish Highlands are drop-dead gorgeous.

Old Town’s Oldest Street After you are done visiting Edinburgh Castle head through the gates and across the esplanade to the Royal Mile. This series of streets has…

Centuries of Scottish History Perched on a Hill I have wanted to go to Scotland ever since I was a little girl. As a teenager…

Affordable Accommodation in Zurich Switzerland is expensive. And as the financial capital of the country, Zurich is really expensive. That does not mean a stay…

Part Four of our Alpine Adventure For every soaring, snowy range in the Alps, there is a lush green valley at its feet. The Lauterbrunnen…

As soon as we saw the beautiful blue waters of Lake Zurich, we knew we had to jump in. After a quick trip to H&M…

Part Three of our Alpine Adventure We all know that being a tourist is about eating, going to the top of things and seeing things you…

Part Two of our Alpine Adventure As we discussed yesterday, the charming village of Murren makes the ideal home base for exploring the Jungfrau region of…

Part One of our Alpine Adventure The Swiss Alps. Just saying it conjures up visions of snow-capped peaks and lush green valleys. Dainty edelweiss and…

In Costa Rica you can buy cashew fruit! See the green “stems”? That’s the part that holds the nut part we are familiar with!

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: TOP SECRET LAIR IN MKE Are you a secret agent on the run? Or maybe just hungry? Come in from the cold…