Travel Log

Travel Information and News: get the latest travel information to help inform your next trip.

El Castillo on Cliffside in Tulum, Mexico. (Photo: xboxfreegiveaway.tk)

Head To The Beach In Tulum, Mexico, Number Nine On Our List Of Places To Visit In 2016

Tired of Cancun and Costa Maya? Head down the coast about a 1 hour and 45 minutes to Tulum, Mexico. This Mexican resort town has been catching steam within the past couple of years and it’s now at a tipping point because more American travelers are discovering it. Why?

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Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon. (Photo: BlueLagoon.is)

Otherworldly Iceland Is Eight On Our List Of Countries To Journey To In 2016

The ultimate location for spa lovers, Iceland should be on your bucket list. Who isn’t seduced by the images of women enjoying the famed Blue Lagoon?

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The Taj Mahal in Agra, India. (Photo: BusinessInsider.com)

India With All Its Wonders Is Our Seventh Country To Explore In 2016

India is always on our list and not because it’s Super G’s heritage. I must admit Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Books (Penguin Classics), Gloria Steinem’s trip following graduating from Smith College (which I’m reading about right now, My Life on the Road), and E.M. Forster’s “Passage to India a [Blu-ray]” inspired me to begin dreaming of India. Stories from friends and Super G’s dad have continued to fuel my imagination until we travel to this wonderful, but complicated country.

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Elephants in Botswana (Photo: Amateurradiodx.com)

Botswana Is Sixth On Our List Of Countries To Explore

Africa can’t boast of too many countries that are economically stable and have preserved its natural resources, but Botswana has accomplished both of these feats in its first five decades of independence. This year the southern African nation smack dab in the middle of South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe turns 50.

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Japan (Photo: PlayBuzz.com)

Japan Is Fifth On Our List Of Countries To Visit In 2016

Who doesn’t love sushi? We know Japanese cuisine is more than just sushi and the culture is more than anime and manga, geishas, and origami, which is only the tipping point of why curiosity is peeked about this Asian island nation. Japan is jumping back after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the country in 2011.

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A view of San Francisco from above the Golden Gate Bridge. (Photo: SanFrancisco.travel)

San Francisco Bay Area Is Number Four On Our List Of Places To Visit In 2016

We love to travel, but our breath continues to be taken away every time we fly in and see the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, the Trans-America Pyramid and of course the fog rolling in toward our flat and over San Francisco. Our hearts always belong to San Francisco.

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The Eiffel Tower (Photo: France.com)

France Is Our Third Choice To Visit In 2016

Vive La France! While there are many places to go in France, our eyes are set on Paris and Burgundy (Bourgogne) and Champagne.

We aren’t going to let the terror attacks during 2015 and the ongoing hunt for suspected terrorists scare us away from the City of Lights … no siree. Paris still bedazzles us and we are attracted to its glitter and glam. You can soak it all in – architecture, couture, cuisine, history, and exploring the markets and shops – reminiscing over an espresso at one of the many street cafes.

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Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro atop Mount Corcovado in Brazil. (Photo: Bradutch.com)

Brazil Is Second On Our List Of Destinations To Experience In 2016

Brazil is a spectacular place from its cities too its wilderness. The Amazon River and forest running through it, to surf and sunbathing ready beaches, to bustling cities full of art, culture, music, and food.

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Vinci 5 Notti in Irlanda Concorso B&B Ireland (Photo: Nightlife-CityGuide.com)

The Emerald Isles Is Our Number One Destination In 2016

Simply because of Girls That Roam Publisher and Editor Heather Cassell’s Irish heritage and hello … the Irish are the first and only country in the world to vote for marriage equality by popular vote last year. Ireland rocks!

It’s also the homeland of Guinness and Irish whisky (which Super G can’t wait to tour the brewery and distilleries when Girls That Roam heads to the Emerald Isle this year) and the culinary scene has been getting a nod too in Dublin.

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US passport visa page inserts

Say So Long To the US Visa Passport Inserts

Need more visa pages to insert into your passport? Get them before December 31 or you will have to apply for a new passport starting at the beginning of the New Year.

The United States State Department announced that it will no longer add visa pages into U.S. passports beginning January 1, 2016, according to a news release November 19.

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Lesbians in Morocco have to choose to stay or go because coming out at home means a life of hiding or a life destroyed. Photo: (Marie von Hafften / GlobalPost)

Traveling Britons Free To Be Carefree When Vacationing Abroad

A lot of factors come into play when planning a vacation: where to go, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, how to get there, cost, weather and much more, but human rights and more specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights? … That’s a low priority, according to a recent United Kingdom survey.

The rights of the residents who UK travelers encounter at the destination of their choice in question rated low, very low, like a 7% low, in a recent survey conducted by YouGov that was commissioned by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

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Plaintiffs head of the Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club Lisa Johnson, center, attorney Waukeen McCoy, left, and Deborah Neal, right, announcing the filing a lawsuit over their ejection from a Napa Valley Wine Train, Thursday, October 1, 2015, in San Francisco. (Photo: Courtesy of abc7news.com)

Sistahs Sue Wine Train for $11 Million

Humiliated, 11 members the Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Napa Valley Wine Train on October 1.

The women believe they were singled out because they are black. The law suit alleges racial discrimination, libel, defamation and breach of contract. They are seeking $11 million in damages.
The Train Manager Anna Marquinn, who identifies as a Latina, denies that the removal of the women was racially motivated, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

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