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The 6 Best Restaurants on Harbour Island, Bahamas

January 3, 2026 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This guide to the best restaurants on Harbour Island spotlights the coolest places to eat on the island– whether you’re looking for a casual lunch, a fine-dining hot spot, an authentic Caribbean seafood shack, or a hole-in-the-wall bakery. What these establishments all have in common, though, is that they capture the quintessential spirit of the […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: Caribbean travel, Relaxing getaway, restaurants

The 8 Best Cookies in NYC (Add These Famous Treats to Your Bucket List)

January 2, 2026 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

New York City’s food scene quite literally has something for everyone, as the best chefs and bakers in the world come to this city to prove themselves.  Not unlike the world’s best actors, singers, stylists, musicians, and artists, the city has something of a flair for attracting people with niche talents, and in the baking […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, cookies, dessert, New York City, nyc, restaurants

17 Cool Things to Do in Vancouver, Canada

January 2, 2026 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Perhaps more than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is known for its rugged, unspoiled nature. Crisp, fresh air, snow-capped mountains, and lush, towering old-growth forests define this sumptuous and increasingly alluring part of the globe. That’s why Vancouver in particular has become synonymous with the great outdoors– but those uninitiated don’t always realize […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: Canadian cities, hiking, nature, restaurants, Travel Guide

15 ‘Emily in Paris’ Destinations You Can Visit in Real Life

January 1, 2026 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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If the filming locations of Emily in Paris have done anything for the city, it’s to add some fun and spontaneity into the typical list of standard Parisian experiences that most visitors already have on their travel bucket lists.  Since the show debuted in the middle of the 2020 pandemic, it’s garnered cheeky praise for […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: europe, Europe travel, european cities, Paris, pop culture

The 9 Best Brunch Spots in Georgetown, DC (Trust Us)

November 30, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Georgetown is one of the most charming neighborhoods in Washington, D.C..– and nowhere does that play out more visibly than in the various brunch and breakfast options that the neighborhood has to offer. The best breakfast and brunch spots in Georgetown, moreover, are also some of the best brunch spots in the entire city (and […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, restaurants, washington dc

The 5 Best Places to Buy Hawaiian Shirts on O’ahu

November 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Looking for a good place to buy authentic Hawaiian shirts on Oahu?   The traditional Hawaiian shirt– also known as an “Aloha” shirt– is a very special, if divisive garment. In the 1950’s and 60’s when travel to Hawai’i first became popular among mainlanders, many Americans embraced the shirts as symbols of exotic travel, souvenirs representing […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, Hawaii, honolulu, Travel Guide

The 9 Coolest Flower + Plant Shops in NYC

October 27, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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New York City, like the rest of the world, has become enamored with plants, flowers, and greenery in general. Whether you’re a houseplant lover or just looking to buy a fresh bouquet, below are the best, coolest shops for buying plants and flowers in NYC– a city that has no shortage of eclectic options.   These […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, nature, nyc

9 Gorgeous Vineyards For Wine Tasting in Charlottesville, Virginia

October 22, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Going wine tasting in Charlottesville, Virginia is a Bucket List experience in this beloved foodie town, which is secretly one of the most beautiful places to go wine tasting in America.  Celebrity Chef Jose Andres once said that this bucolic, verdant region of the Blue Ridge is “more beautiful than the Napa Valley”! (And that’s […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: nature, small town america, virginia

8 Cool Places to Eat Near Yale

October 20, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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The best restaurants in New Haven, Connecticut are often those located in and around Yale. This is just the reality of having a proximate population of hungry students and faculty from all over the world who have a wide variety of interests and culinary preferences.  As a result, the restaurant scene in New Haven is […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, restaurants, Travel Guide

Kiwi Picking in Virginia is The Fall Activity I Didn’t Know I Needed

October 15, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Yes, you can go kiwi picking in Northern Virginia! Chances are you are reading this because you were like, “What?! I didn’t even know kiwi picking was a thing! I want to do that!”– and so here are the details, my friends:  Kiwi picking at Virginia Golden Kiwi in Vienna, Virginia opens each Fall for […]

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