Some interesting statistics provided by Marybeth Bond, author of Gutsy Women travel books: The average adventure traveler is a 47-year-old female Last year, women spent $55 billion in active wear gear Women-only tour operators has increased 230% in the past six years! As women are setting out on their own more often, more travel agencies and companies are specializing in… Read More
WHY YOU SHOULD USE A TRAVEL AGENT TO BOOK A CRUISE
Did you know that there are thirty-five different rates for a cabin? Did you know that there are six different cruise categories? Did you know that there are five ship sizes? Did you know that there are four types of cabins? Do you know what a repositioning cruise is? Do you know what “wave season” is? You get the idea…… Read More
LEAST (and MOST) VISITED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
NAURU (LEAST VISITED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD) Are you up for going on that unique trip that almost no one has done before you? The problem might just be finding the right destination. The least visited country in the world may not be the one you would think. UNWTO, World Tourism Organization has a pretty good overview. Some countries, especially… Read More
Luxury Tour of Downton Abbey and More!
Season 3 may have ended but the world of Downton Abbey lives on in this vacation! Enter the world of the Crawleys with a journey through the locations & themes of Season 3 (IF you have the kind of $$$ the Crawleys had, that is!). Highlights include the best of London and the stately homes of England’s gentry in Berkshire… Read More
Travel Trends for 2013
The three most popular places to travel this year may surprise you. Exotic: Burma. A tourism boycott was lifted last year that has already made it the “No. 1 emerging destination” pick by the U.S. Tour Operators Association. www.myanmar-tourism.com (Runner Up: Israel and Mediterranean) U.S.: Florida. Most beaches, such as Pensacola and Melbourne, will see a slight increase in… Read More
Three Foods I Dare You To Try While Traveling
1. Haggis. It may be a favorite of the Scottish people but to the rest of the world it just sounds gross. Haggis is made by chopping up the liver, heart and lungs of a sheep and mixing them with diced onion, spices and oatmeal. Next, you pack this mixture in a sheep’s stomach, tightly secure the ends and boil… Read More


Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ...