It’s easy to see why Europe is a favorite vacation choice for travelers worldwide. The continent is filled with amazing architecture, outdoor adventures, stimulating art and culture, unparalleled cuisine and…

Whether it’s your first time or your fifth, one thing’s for certain, Europe effortlessly intrigues, inspires, and charms its visitors every time. With all the history, beauty, culture, and tradition…

Medieval castles. Sheep-shearing demonstrations. Music and step-dancing. Kissing the Blarney Stone. Every child in the world would jump at the chance for vacation fun like this. And it’s all part of an…

Winter is here. Yes, we know it’s the middle of July, but the highly-anticipated Season 7 of HBO’s hit TV series Game of Thrones (GoT) has finally begun. As we anxiously watch…

By Meghan Brennan As incredible as movie magic can be, sometimes there’s just no substitute for the real thing. When computers and studios can’t quite create the landscape (or cityscape)…

By Meghan Brennan Dublin is a city of poets, playwrights, and artists, and a place worthy of exploration, but whether you’re using it as a jumping-off point before you go…

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 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…

By Susie Reese Creators and actors help to bring characters to life, but the location managers and scouts recreate reality and in some instances, even create the worlds of dreams….