This is a guest post by Hillary Merwin of I lift my eyes up. All you need is a map and three days, and you can experience one of the most spectacular cities in South America: Buenos Aires, Argentina! Although it is the second-largest metropolitan city in all of South America, Buenos Aires is surprisingly [...]

The Chicago skyline reflected in “The Bean” at Millennium Park

This is a guest post by Joe Antelmi, and the second in a series on Thailand. In my previous article, I showed you how it’s totally possible to experience your dream vacation to Thailand even if you only have two weeks to do it. Now that you have an idea of your itinerary for Thailand, [...]

Imagine yourself in a tropical paradise where the sand is white, the water is clear, your dollar will stretch for weeks and your cares will melt away. Now picture yourself navigating a bustling metropolis, crowded with people, food, culture, and monuments. Visualize yourself perched on top of an elephant, traveling through the jungles, rivers, and [...]

We have something very important to tell you: We are not having a baby. But that’s about the only major life change that we’re NOT experiencing right now. Everything is changing, and changing very quickly. We’re about to embark on our biggest adventure together yet and it’s quite a big one! It is a time [...]

If you searched the entire world — distributing surveys, conducting focus groups, and taking polls over the phone — I highly doubt you could find a greater fan of the Olympics than I. Oh, you might find a few who come close. Maybe even equal. But surpass? Unlikely. I’ve hardly missed an Olympic moment — [...]

The 1896 Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece — site of the first games of the modern Olympics.

This is a guest post by Patsy Tompkins of Show Me the World. London is about to explode with excitement as people from all corners of the globe congregate in the UK to support their athletes for this summer’s Olympic Games. If you’re amongst the lucky people attending this year’s games, here are some things [...]