By Meghan Brennan There are about seven times more Americans claiming Irish descent than there are people living in Ireland. Irish is the country’s first official language, but there aren’t…

By Meghan Brennan St. Patrick’s Day means beer, shamrocks, the luck of the Irish, dying entire rivers green – and if that’s how we celebrate here in the states, things…

By Susie Reese With comic cons in major cities across the country, you don’t have to go far to geek out. Check out these highlights in America and beyond.  …

By Meghan Brennan   For travelers who haven’t taken one before, an escorted tour can seem like an odd way to vacation – there’s less free time and you go everywhere…

By Meghan Brennan “Paris is always a good idea.” So says the eponymous heroine of the film Sabrina. Finding truth in film can be a bit like believing everything you…

By Jed Hauck In Italy, there’s art and lots of it. Then, there’s the architecture. Also, the food. The fashion. The festivals. The people… In fact, Italy is so bursting with…

By Meghan Brennan For the record, we definitely recommend allowing a couple of days for Florence – the museums alone could take a full weekend. If you have to see…

By Susie Reese Destination weddings are all the rage nowadays with 24% of couples getting hitched away from “home,” according to TheKnot.com, and even many celebrities skip the spotlight of…

By Susie Reese Castles are distinguished, majestic structures that were built to intimidate and fortify, or to prove one’s wealth and status. Now, hundreds of years later, the ones that…

Marriott International opened the first Moxy Hotel, a three-star, economy hotel brand in Europe, earlier this month in Milan. The new brand caters directly to millennial travelers with chic, complimentary…