So… Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and romance is in the air. Imagine yourself strolling the streets of Paris or Rome, canoodling, wining, and dining with your special someone under the sunset. They’re both beautiful places that exude romance, but how about some lesser-known options for your romantic weekend getaways? Global Debauchery gives […]
My recent father-daughter adventure to Finland and the Baltics made me realize… #IHaveThisThingWithAlleys. The Old Towns of Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius are filled with them. Gorgeous Instagrammable spots in the Baltics. And they all seem to have some sort of interesting historical significance. Best of all, you have to do a little searching to find […]
Ahhh, meantime meanderings… or Global Debauchery’s ideas on what the hell to do with yourself in between your glorious travels. Mostly, I come up with creative ways to trick yourself into thinking you’re traveling when you’re not. But sometimes I like to do what I’m doing today and provide drool-worthy wanderlust inspo. Like travel quotes! […]
If you’ve visited a thousand and one castles and cathedrals like the #AdventurePartnerForLife and me, you might be thinking that this is just. another. castle. I have a secret for you, though—it’s not. Welcome to Bran Castle, better known to the world as Dracula’s Castle, and one-time home of the infamous Vlad the Impaler. You […]
Yes, I have a thing for exotic little islands — the Azores, the Galapagos, Capri, Japan, Fiji, Islay, New Zealand, Iceland, and, my latest addition — the Faroe Islands. Several people told me they had no idea the Faroe Islands even existed (“What do you even do there?”), let alone where they were. But there […]
Welcome to the “tiny bar district” in Tokyo! Golden Gai, or “Golden District,” is a six-alley network of over 200 bars in Shinjuku – a neighborhood in Tokyo. Each shanty establishment seats anywhere from five to thirty people, and they all come with their very own personalized theme —death metal, karaoke, and the like. (Who […]
For some unknown reason, I’ve harbored an intense, multi-decade fascination with Iceland. Perhaps because we considered moving there instead of Belgium when I was seven years old and I was always curious about the place we didn’t move to. When the usual springtime travel itch came around, my husband and I decided to road-trip the […]
If you ever have the pleasure of traveling through Southeast Europe, you’re sure to visit walled city after walled city. And they’re all amazing, of course. One of the most popular these days is none other than the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia. And Cafe Buza is a must-stop bar there. NOTE: THIS POST HAS […]
Today’s hero image features Alaska’s Eklutna Cemetery with its colorful and eerie burial spirit houses. About 25 miles northeast of Anchorage, the village of Eklutna was settled more than 800 years ago and is the oldest inhabited area in the region. Its main attraction is the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church graveyard, which displays an interesting […]