2013 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Shopping for your sweetie on Valentine's Day can be a challenging task, but when you love someone who enjoys travel and you have that in common, you can indulge them with gifts that will be used for years to come…
Travel Bowl: Baltimore vs. San Francisco
I’ll own up to it; I don’t follow the NFL that much. I’m the kind of girl that can tell you a whole lot about an airline, but am not entirely sure of what a “sideline” is. I can get…
Outdoor Adventures: Snowshoeing
One of my favorite ways to get some exercise in the wintertime is to go snowshoeing. It’s a sport that’s easy to learn, fairly inexpensive to get into, and, unlike downhill skiing, doesn’t require an expensive lift ticket to enjoy…
The Best Honeymoon Destinations
Christmas Day is one of the most popular days of the year to pop THE question. If you decide to make it official this holiday season, you'll soon find out how that one little question will launch a thousand more dilemmas. When…
How Are Halloween and Travel Similar?
One of the aspects of travel I love most is that you get to be somebody else if only for a day or even just an hour; the more eccentric and foreign to you the better. I think this is…
World Series of Travel
Last night the 2012 World Series teams were determined. I don’t really follow baseball, but as a travel expert I do have something to say about the cities hosting! You would think that as a world class tourist destination San…
Vacation Under Sail
I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white…
Samantha Brown’s Tailgating Travel Tips
I’m not a huge football fan, but I love being a part of the festivities. It doesn’t get more local and enjoyable than tailgating. This great American picnic that combines fresh air, good food and excellent company. During my college…
Oktoberfest
Have Dirndl, Will Travel: I know the day after I announced my pregnancy isn't the most appropriate timing for a guide about Oktoberfest, but as you will read all my research was done prior to being knocked up... So for…
Anticipating Autumn
It’s coming… Can you feel it? A few nights ago it was cool enough for the first time in months to finally silence the loud generating hum of air conditioning and open up all the windows for fresh air. I…