Dreaming of Curacao: Bachelorette Getaway
Last night, true love prevailed as The Bachelorette’s Emily Maynard gave her final rose to her favorite bachelor. But if you’re anything like us, you were more interested in their chosen destination of Curacao than in who rode off into the sunset with our dear Emily. Luckily for us, …
Tour de France & British Open Finals
England dominated the sports world this weekend when 2 huge sporting events had their finals: Ernie Els snagged a win at the British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England and a Briton came through to win the Tour de …
This Week in Travel, Week of July 14-20, 2012
As part of the travel blog community, we like to keep a weather eye on the horizon and bring things to our readers that happened to catch our attention this week on the blogroll. We found some tips on traveling to London for the Olympics, …
Countdown to the Olympics: Find Free Events
By Mommy Points There’s only 1 week left until the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London! I’m lucky enough to have tickets to a few official events, but I am still in search of other inexpensive things to do while enjoying the …
Mermaid Body Found … Not Really: Tips for Traveling Like a Mermaid
Discovery aired an Animal Planet documentary this past weekend called Mermaids: The Body Found. Unfortunately, a mermaid body has not been found, despite many internet crawlers’ assumptions. But cheer up, Ariel — here are some ways you can travel like a mermaid (and, no, it …
Visit Antarctica … From the Comfort of Home
Attention cubicle nomads and desk travelers: Google announced yesterday that their ever-popular street view now includes updated panoramic images of the Antarctic wilderness. Google launched the first street view images of the Antarctic in September 2012, but the search giant added panoramic imagery of historic …
Realize Your Olympic Dreams in the Caribbean
Casa de Campo Chances are, if you’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians, you know that the famous family stayed at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. But Casa de Campo is more than a respite for the rich and famous – as one …
National Ice Cream Day: Tips for Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth
Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month in 1984. And lucky for us and the 90% of Americans who are ice cream lovers, today is National Ice Cream Day! We want to help you celebrate this most appetizing of summer holidays with tips …
Bastille Day: Celebrate France’s Independence
For today’s Daily Escape, we take you to Place de la Bastille, a square in the heart of Paris, in celebration of Bastille Day. But what is Bastille Day? Well, Place de la Bastille was where the notorious and oppressive Bastille fortress, which was used …
Running of the Bulls: New Orleans Style
“Are you frightened?” “No.” “I don’t know … they’re pretty big girls …” Not everyone can travel to Spain to run with the bulls — luckily, New Orleans has you covered! Tomorrow, the “Encierro” takes place at 8 a.m. sharp, but the festival is happening …
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