What a weekend. On a global scale, the bombings in Paris took me back to when
I lived through the 2005 London bombings while studying abroad.
On a happier note, my family and I had a wonderful time in Walt Disney World for my birthday. Then, I spent a few nights in downtown
Charleston for a staycation at the newest Holiday Inn hotel on the peninsula. Look for a full review on that in the next few days!
As always, I've got some great travel reads for you in this week's edition of Odds + (Week) Ends, so without further ado, here we go.
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| {photo via flickr user hjl | creative commons} |
If you've got plenty of money and you want to see the world, check out
this $120,000 plane ticket for a 24-day global jaunt. But, as the author asks in this New York Times article, "If you wake up in Tanzania in the morning, take a dinner cruise along the Bosphorus in the evening and jet off a few days later to tour Catherine the Great’s palace in Russia, are you really seeing the world? Or are you just playing spectacularly expensive hopscotch?"
While you're shelling out the big bucks for some luxury travel, why not add in this
double New Year's Eve Celebration? At the low, low price of £8,400, you can party in Sydney, Australia, then hop on a plane just to time to ring in the new year
again in Los Angeles. Or, you can hang out in your pajamas and fall asleep at 10 like me.
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| {photo of Playa de las Catedrals via flickr user Jose Miguel | creative commons} |
As someone who's grown up on the beaches of South Carolina, I'm pretty happy anywhere I can find some sunshine, a few palm trees, and some gently lapping waves. I'd love to visit these
10 unusual beaches around the world. Have you visited any?
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| {photo of koala at Lone Pine Sanctuary via flickr user Stephanie Bond | creative commons} |
Traveling allows us to do many things: learn more about history, interact with new people, and challenge our perspectives. It can also introduce you to new ways of helping others. These
10 incredible animal sanctuaries are a wonderful way to add some philanthropy into your next trip.
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| Britton and I at Neuschwanstein Castle |
Walt Disney World is a magical place (especially with a toddler)! In honor of our recent trip, I thought I'd share this fun article. If you want to see the inspiration behind some of the most iconic structures from the Disney movies, check out these
14 amazing places. I recently went to one of them (Neuschwanstein Castle) on our trip to Germany!
How was your weekend? What are you looking forward to this week?
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