La Belle Ville: Montreal
Montreal, Quebec. La belle ville. My home. Although I left at a relatively young age, no other city has had the same place in my heart as the city of my birth. Although we moved to the US when I…
Heading North: Marin County and Wine Country
Marin County and Wine Country are the places to visit! A special bonus…you have the opportunity to cross the Golden Gate Bridge so be sure to bring your camera.
Carmel, the French Riviera of Northern California (Without the French)
I consider it the Riviera and what makes this one particularly nice is that there are no French! 🙂 With that said, you do hear a lot of French amongst many other languages as tourists flock here when traveling to this part of the West Coast. Carmel is hands down my most favorite area of Northern California.
Palo Alto, California (a day trip on the Peninsula)
Palo Alto, California. Home to Stanford University and many of the venture capital companies which fund some of the world’s finest start-up companies, some of which reside in the neighboring cities consisting of Silicon Valley.
I Didn’t Leave My Heart in San Francisco but I Did Lose Part of My Mind
Ok, so that may not sound so great as a title but in all fairness, when coming from a city like New York, it takes a bit of time and a lot of patience adjusting to the West Coast. Sometimes…
The Impact Of Social Media On The Tourism Industry
There was a time when travel agents were considered a gem. Such as having them do all the research for your upcoming trip while you focused on more important things in life. Well, that day is becoming more obsolete. With…
Israel Part 1
As I sit at Newark International airport awaiting my flight to San Francisco, I cannot believe that only 10 days earlier, I was sitting at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel awaiting my return flight to the US.
Israel Part 2
To read Part I, please click here. Concerns aside, I still had a blast. I spent the majority of my time in Tel Aviv. It is the hub of hi-tech, science, business, finance and the arts. It is known for…
Dubai…and then some
I just returned from a trip to the Middle East which included time in Israel and the Emirates. However, for the purpose to creating “bite-size” chunks, I will focus this post on the Emirates, primarily Dubai.
The Emirates, along with a long list of other exotic geographic locales, has been on my bucket list for quite a few years. 2012 was the year to check off the Emirates (although I never realized how much I would love it so there may be a few more check marks added!).