At Britain’s newest and biggest attraction, magic is everywhere. And so are golden snitches. It’s our job to find them amongst the detailed sets, props and costumes. Although just outside of London, The Warner Bros. Studios The Making of Harry Potter Tour feels a world away from muggle life as you ride on a broomstick,…
Hubby and I recently took a trip to Egypt, one we’d been planning for some time and a place both of us had wanted to visit since childhood. Of all the places we’ve visited around the world, Egypt is one of my favorites and continues to influence me in various aspects of my life, including…
The best way to deal with being bumped from a flight depends on when you need to get to your destination. Sometimes being bumped is a good thing. Mark Orwoll, senior contributing editor at Travel + Leisure Magazine, takes you through the basics of bumping with advice for those who want to avoid getting bumped,…
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On a recent visit to Massachusetts for my teenage son’s day at MIT’s Spark program, my elementary-aged daughter and I were looking for fun things to do in the Boston area while he was in class, so we went for a visit to the Harvard Museum of Natural History – HMNH in Cambridge. Among the…
High atop the Blarney Castle is one of Ireland’s most famous tourist attractions: The Blarney Stone. It’s easy to see, both from the battlements and from the ground. What’s not so easy is kissing it, yet even Winston Churchill bent over backwards to gain the gift of gab. And bending over backwards is exactly what…
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There’s nothing like that magical time in the northeast when the sun beats stronger, the days last longer and you can see the gritty snow banks begin to shrink. Oh, there will be more snow, more ice, more cold nights, but in your heart, you know that winter’s hold has broken and spring is on…
My family visited Alaska prior to a 6-day Alaskan Cruise to Vancouver on Carnival. We flew into Anchorage and stayed at Alyeska Adventures, a delightful bed and breakfast in Girdwood, AK. We stayed in the Kenai room, and had access to their lovely deck with a grill. The owners of the B&B, Mark and Shoman,…
Known as Vacationland, Maine is one of the top destinations in the United States. I’ve lived in a lot of places in my life, and every time I come back home, the stark contrast between where I had been and Maine is quite apparent. The first thing I notice is the air. There is a…