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08/29/2026

We feel blessed to have participated in the annual Serra Pilgrimage Walk for a fifth year and we look forward to 2027.

You can watch our experience as we share it on YouTube - through our lens.

If this looks interesting to you, mark your calendars for next April which is when registration typically begins, with the walk typically occurring early August.

Maybe next year, we’ll see you on the Camino de California. Siempre adelente!

What does it actually feel like to walk 35 miles over two days?In...

08/27/2026

Thinking about visiting Dublin in November? ☘️🍂

We've just given our Dublin November guide a major update based on our own late-November visit. It now includes 2026 event dates, average temperatures and rainfall, how much daylight you'll actually have, what to pack, the best indoor and outdoor things to do, day-trip ideas and tips for planning around Ireland's unpredictable weather.

We also cover one of the biggest questions travelers have: Is November actually a good time to visit Dublin? Our answer may surprise you.

Read the updated guide:

Planning Dublin in November? We share the average weather, daylight, packing tips, rainy-day ideas, tours, hotels and the best things to do.

08/26/2026

Today’s travel headlines include Europe travel concerns plus deals and Disney Cruises expand in San Diego

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08/24/2026

Today’s travel headlines include flight cost trends, river cruise concerns and major Los Angeles museum highlights

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08/23/2026

Today’s travel headlines include cruise sale, current flight prices and major Los Angeles art exhibition

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08/22/2026

Did you know you can actually go INSIDE Hoover Dam? We left the Las Vegas Strip for a day trip through the power plant, tunnels and interior passageways of one of America's great engineering landmarks—and discovered something on the surface we had no idea was there.

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Hoover Dam is one of the easiest day trips from Las Vegas—but what ...

08/21/2026

Today’s travel headlines include cruise cancellations, gasoline milestone and Getty prepares for new art work

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08/18/2026

Today’s travel headlines include shoulder season travel price trends and Broadway NYC on sale

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08/16/2026

Watchet, England may be small, but there’s a surprising amount to discover. ⚓

Our newly updated guide covers the best things to do in Watchet, including the harbour, museums, East Quay, fossil hunting, historic walks, and our suggested route through town.

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Discover the best things to do in Watchet, Somerset, from the harbour and museums to East Quay, walks and a one-day itinerary.

08/16/2026

🎰 Is Las Vegas really more expensive than Southern California?

We went into our recent Vegas trip expecting to find noticeably higher prices. So afterward, we decided to check the numbers.

In our new video, we compare prices on things we actually purchased during our vacation — including groceries, gasoline and lodging — with comparable costs back home in Southern California.

The results definitely challenged some of our assumptions about the cost of visiting Las Vegas.

▶️ Watch the comparison here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XSfkQjKKmo

Have you found Las Vegas to be more expensive than you expected — or less?

Is Las Vegas expensive compared with Southern California? We decide...