Rome literally has the mother-load of pieces from the AP Art History curriculum (Paris & London are probably the only other cities that can complete). You can spend your entire time in Rome searching for the 250 and luckily they line up with the other cool tourist things to do too. FYI, technically speaking Vatican [...]
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Travel Trips: Staying in a Monastery vs a Hotel
Monastery stays can certainly vary a lot so take this blog post as a guideline rather than a rule. If you have always been a “hotel person” (like I know many people are), but you want to branch out then this post can help you discern taking that leap of faith (ha, get it? “leap [...]
Travel Tips: Staying in a Monastery vs a Hostel
Monasteries can certainly vary a lot so take this blog post as a guideline rather than a rule, but that is also true of hostels – all depends on how much you are willing to pay. But if you’re like me and have spent a lot of time wandering Europe in youth hostels, it might [...]
Lonely Planet: Top 500 Global Destinations
I was bored recently so I googled "list of global landmarks" to see how many I have been to and since I think someone else in the universe may not care like I do, here's a list of the places from the list I have been to (if you want to full list/quiz CLICK HERE). [...]
Travel Tips: How to Plan a Balanced Trip
I've become the resident family trip planner (totally don't mind FYI) but that does mean that every trip we take it is largely on me to craft a well-balance vacation that meets multiple needs, has multi-level days with plenty of naps for my dad, and keeps costs reasonable. Not an easy task, but one I [...]
