If you've always dreamed of getting away and truly exploring a place - but thought it was too expensive to do so - I've got the book for you. Cheap Places in South America & Budget Travel Tips, by Molly McHugh, is an extraordinary resource. This book covers six countries - and places I'd not thought to visit. Molly speaks from experience, having lived there for four+ years, and publishing an ENTIRE site on South America Living.

Nobody likes being bored. Nobody likes being bored on a trip either. In my family, there are seven people (five kids and two parents), and everyone does their best to prevent boredom while we're traveling, but this is no easy task, especially with limited space.

I race down the concrete track, wind tearing by my face. Trees whiz by as I accelerate down the hill, gripping the handlebars tightly. A turn approaches from up ahead. I lean into it, and come out perfectly. I see a sign that says “Merge!” where another run joins into this one. Next I go through a tunnel, and several other signs warn “Slow Down!” The track narrows to a third of its old width, and I bounce off the wooden bumpers a couple times as I navigate the last bends.

Fox Glacier, on the South Island of New Zealand, is one of the most accessible glaciers in the world. It ends in the middle of a lush rainforest, just 250 meters above sea level. It moves at up to ten times the speed of other glaciers.  And there are many glacier tours that let you walk on the ice of the glacier itself.

The food in Paris is absolutely divine. Eve- popular chic little Parisian cafes have such a charming aroma to it. Paris is known as the city of lights, but I say it's more like the city of food. I found it so hard to stop eating while I was there just because the food was so delicious. I was compelled to write about all this delicious food! So here is a list of the must have gourmet treats while visiting Paris.

Like precious gems, sea glass is rare and beautiful. Sea glass has been found for as long as there has been glass. Legends tell that every time a sailor drowned at sea, the Mermaids would cry and their tears would wash ashore as sea glass.

The 'Dia de los Muertos' or 'Day of the Dead' is definitely one of those things that thousands of people around the world would love to see and experience for themselves, but not everyone can come and experience this special annual cultural event in Mexico.

In Morrison, Colorado, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, you can view traces of dinosaurs in one of the world’s most famous dinosaur fossil locations - a National Natural Landmark known as Dinosaur Ridge. Visitors will find tracks, known as trace fossils, and bones of dinosaurs, which are called body fossils.