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  • Tipping Around the World: Your Ultimate Guide to Gratuity in Top Travel Destinations

    Tipping Around the World: Your Ultimate Guide to Gratuity in Top Travel Destinations

    Tipping can feel like a maze for travelers. It’s shaped by culture, economics, and local wage laws, making it a hot topic as tourism booms in 2025. France welcomed around 100 million visitors in 2024, Spain trailed with 85-94 million, and cities like Chicago are raising the minimum wage for tipped employees, phasing out the…

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  • Best Italian Sweet Vermouths for Negronis: A Travel Writer’s Top Picks

    Best Italian Sweet Vermouths for Negronis: A Travel Writer’s Top Picks

    As a travel writer smitten with Italy’s culinary soul, I’ve been sipping Negronis from Turin to Tuscany, chasing the perfect blend of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. This iconic Italian cocktail hinges on its vermouth rosso—a Piedmontese treasure of fortified wine and botanicals. In this review, I dive into six top Italian sweet vermouths, from…

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  • Discovering Trieste: A Hidden Gem in Italy’s Northeast

    Discovering Trieste: A Hidden Gem in Italy’s Northeast

    Trieste, Italy’s northeastern treasure, blends Adriatic beauty with a rich Austro-Hungarian past. Its grand architecture and vibrant coffee culture won me over instantly. Discover my three-day Trieste itinerary on CrossLuxe for a refined Italian getaway.

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  • 5 Books for Inspiration, Motivation and Growth

    5 Books for Inspiration, Motivation and Growth

    Books have the power to transform our lives, offering insights and perspectives that guide us on our journey. Today, as I celebrate the release of my new book, 120 Positive Quotes for Kids: Guiding Words from Leaders and Legends (Volume 2), I find myself thinking about the books that have been most influential in shaping…

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  • Discover the New Look of 120 Positive Quotes for Kids!

    Discover the New Look of 120 Positive Quotes for Kids!

    As an author passionate about inspiring young minds, I am happy to announce the re-release of my book, 120 Positive Quotes for Kids: Guiding Words from Leaders and Legends featuring an updated cover that is vibrant, engaging, and more appealing to children and parents alike. While the wisdom within the book remains timeless and unchanged,…

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  • Book Review: The Anxious Generation       by Jonathan Haidt

    Book Review: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

    Exploring the alarming rise in mental health issues in our society I had a long flight so I decided to pick up the book that all of my friends have been talking about.  Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness is a compelling exploration…

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  • Revs Institute – Is the World’s Best Car Museum in Naples, Florida?

    Revs Institute – Is the World’s Best Car Museum in Naples, Florida?

    Introduction I recently spent a couple of weeks in the Crossluxe office in sunny Naples, Florida. Once again visited what I consider to be the best car museum in America (if not the World), Revs Institute. If you are in Naples and like cars, you should definitely put this on your list of things to…

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  • Luxury and Adventure in Madrid: The Ultimate 3-Day Itinerary

    Luxury and Adventure in Madrid: The Ultimate 3-Day Itinerary

    Discover the vibrant heart of Spain with this comprehensive 3-day Madrid itinerary. Explore historic landmarks like the Royal Palace, immerse yourself in world-class art museums, savor delicious tapas, and experience the city’s electric and nightlife. Travel to Madrid and enjoy the luxury and adventure that this timeless City has to offer. I recently returned to…

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  • Raising Resilient Kids: The Power of Positive Quotes

    Raising Resilient Kids: The Power of Positive Quotes

    Wouldn’t it be fun if life’s greatest lessons could be distilled into simple, timeless, and memorable quotes? Imagine the impact of sharing such wisdom could he on raising resilient children, shaping their character and igniting their potential. That’s precisely the idea behind “120 Positive Quotes for Kids: Guiding Words from Leaders and Legends,” a new…

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  • Work the Hills: Life Lessons from My Cross Country Coach

    Work the Hills: Life Lessons from My Cross Country Coach

    When I was in high school, I had a cross-country coach named Mr. Baker. He wasn’t just a coach; he was a motivator, a mentor, and someone who always knew how to push us to be our best. One of his favorite sayings—one that I still carry with me to this day—was: “Work the hills.”…

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