There’s nothing I love more than cold weather, winter clothes, and the feeling my extremities going numb. NOT! I definitely gravitate more toward warm weather climates, which is probably why everyone seemed so surprised when I announced that I would be visiting Iceland at the end of January this year. I shopped for warm clothing… Read More
Anyone who knows me well knows I am not a fan of Top 40 music. Yes, the occasional Kelly Clarkson or Rihanna song may make it onto my workout playlist, but I tend to stray far, far away from popular music. I turn instead to alternative music and anything a little off the beaten path.… Read More
Inevitably when you tell someone that you went to Amsterdam, you are asked if a) you went to a coffeeshop (see my earlier blog post about this topic) and b) if you went to the Red Light District. Since we weren’t out looking specifically the Red Light District, I wasn’t sure if we would stumble… Read More
Perhaps you don’t think it’s possible to find an Irish pub in Amsterdam. Well, I’m here to tell you otherwise. Located on Het Leidseplein, Hoopman Irish Pub brings a little of the Irish to Amsterdam. Hoopman Irish Pub has the typical dark wood and feel of an Irish pub in Ireland. It had the requisite… Read More
While in Reykjavik, Iceland at the end of January and beginning of February, I toured a few hotels in the area. I was able to view a variety of rooms and talk with the representatives from the hotels and I thought I would share that information here. To start the hotel tour, we will begin… Read More
Coffeeshops in Amsterdam TSG is here to give you all the necessary information you’ll need for your next trip to Amsterdam. When you talk about a coffeeshops in Amsterdam, we are not talking about Starbuck’s or Dunkin’ Donuts. “What?” you say, “If there isn’t coffee in a coffeeshop, what are they selling?” Glad you asked… Read More
On my recent trip to Iceland, despite the cold and rainy weather we were having on Thursday, 2 February 2012, I was able to take a quick tour of Reykjavik. Part of my tour included hotel inspections, which I will cover in another post. Our trip began with our coach driver taking us out to… Read More
If you remember, I was in Iceland recently for the MidAtlantic Seminar in Reykjavik. After the prolonged wait on the coach at the airport for the passengers on other flights coming in from New York and Seattle, we finally made our way on the one hour ride to the hotel, the Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura.… Read More
Lucky me! Yes, that’s what I said — lucky me. I had a chance to travel to Iceland at the end of January for the 20th MidAtlantic Seminar held in Reykjavik, Iceland. As someone who lives in the Northeast and constantly complains about cold weather, one might wonder why I would choose to go to… Read More
Who would rent an Amsterdam houseboat on vacation? When most people travel, either in their own country or abroad, they usually think of their vacation including a stay in a hotel or a resort of some kind. But what if you don’t want to do the touristy thing? What if by chance you want to… Read More
