Hi Everyone! We left our hotel pretty early in the morning & headed for the Scottish border. We stopped at a famous wedding hall, Gretna...

Hi All, We left our hotel at 8:30 AM to embark for Sterling on the final day of my Contiki England & Scotland Tour. The drive to Sterling...

Hi Everyone, We’re on our way from Carlisle to Edinburgh! Yesterday was a gorgeous, beautiful day with exceptional scenery. We left our...

Hi All, We just left York and are on our way to our hotel in Carlisle. The city of York was definitely different than I expected in a...

Hello from the birthplace of The Beatles, Liverpool! Before I get into our exciting day in Liverpool, I’ll back up a bit. Our tour...

Hi All, After arriving at London St. Pancreas Railway Station, I decided to walk across the street to Kings Cross Station so I could see...

Hi All, I’ve safely landed at Gatwick airport just about a 45 minute train ride to central London. I took a gamble when booking my...

Hi All! I’m on the NYC Airporter bus from Manhattan to JFK (this is my favorite way to get from Midtown to the airport – just $15 one...

Hi All, The day after we visited the Chena Hot Springs Resort, we had a tour to the north! At around 1:00 PM, we boarded a small 9 person...

Fairbanks is amazing so far. The weather is unseasonably warm, from 5 to 30 degrees which makes for awesome sightseeing weather. After we...

The Alaska Railroad journey from Anchorage to Fairbanks was the most beautiful train trip I’ve taken in my life. It cut through beautiful...

Hi All, We had an absolutely amazing time in Anchorage – it reminds me of a small city you would find on the west coast of mainland...

Hi All! It’s been a little over a month since my last update, but my bags are packed & I leave early tomorrow morning for a trip that has...

Hi All, My final few days in Jacksonville, Florida were enjoyable. On Thursday, New Years Eve, we drove to the Kennedy Space Center in...

Hi All, Hello from warm & sunny Jacksonville, Florida, home of the TaxSlayer Bowl (formerly known as the Gator Bowl) between my Penn...

I woke up and checked out of my hostel before heading to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It is the largest fish market in the world and is known...

I booked a tour for my last full day in Asia designed to hit most of the tourist spots in Tokyo. I woke up at 7:00 AM and took the subway...

I didn’t book a tour for my first full day in Tokyo, Japan, but elected to walk around the city on my own. I started the day at around...

I had to leave for the airport at 11:30 AM, so I couldn’t really go and see any sites in Hong Kong that I hadn’t seen yet as they are all...

We woke up early for our final group breakfast to say bye to the 3 members of our group who were not staying an extra day in Hong Kong....