By the end of winter, my family (and every other family here in southeastern Italy) is finally ready to play along the white sandy beaches of southern Italy’s Salento region. With over 60 million inhabitants, Italy is subdivided into 20 regions. Salento...
Taking a trip to Montreal in winter might sound like an expensive way to get hypothermia, and truth be told the weather is almost unbearably frigid. And yet… after that initial shock of icy air, we almost didn’t even notice how cold it was anymore, we were...
With spooky season stealing the light and darkness blanketing the world, spending the night on the haunted Queen Mary with our teenagers was an idea we couldn’t resist. Officially, 57 people died on the Queen Mary during the 31 years she operated as a luxury...
“Halloweentown” isn’t just a story on the silver screen. It’s a real place you can visit with your family anytime! From November to August, Halloweentown goes by the less spooky name of St. Helens Oregon. But when the leaves begin to fall and the...
Nashville, Tennessee, is the sizzle in the pan that fries up music, history, and honky tonk. And that’s just peeling its top layers. When we visited, it felt like Nashville was made for teens. From celebrity-owned restaurants and bars, museums where visitors...
Everyone has their favorite murder. When we walked through downtown Los Angeles on a night chilled by fall, it was easy to remember Halloween lurked nearby. Especially as our tour guide, Neil, from LA Walking Tours, spoke about all the suicides, unsolved...