Category: Inspiring Travel Stories

  • A New Tradition for your Family this St. Patrick’s Day

    A New Tradition for your Family this St. Patrick’s Day

        To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day I want to share stories and photos of this beautiful land, but I also wanted to encourage you to add a new tradition to your celebrations this year.     An abbey we stumbled upon in near Cong, Ireland  Our Love for Ireland Our family recently returned to America after living in…

  • 3 Valuable Life Lessons I’ve Learned as an Airbnb Host

    3 Valuable Life Lessons I’ve Learned as an Airbnb Host

    When my husband and I left the comforts of our suburban American life in 2004 for a year abroad, we never imagined the depths of impact on our lives. With only $11,000, a baby in tow, and a big dream, we left Las Vegas in pursuit of paradise in the vineyards on a ridiculously tight…

  • Why We Travel: Interview with Travel Contributors | Sean & April Loomis

    Why We Travel: Interview with Travel Contributors | Sean & April Loomis

    It is often believed that ‘people shape stories’, but in fact it’s quite the opposite— ‘stories shape people’ and some of the most compelling of stories are the ones we create on our journeys together. That is why we are excited to join the Word Traveling team! We have a passion for diverse cultures and…

  • Sonnenalp Hotel Vail

    Sonnenalp Hotel Vail

    Located in the heart of downtown Vail Village, the hospitality and charm of the Sonnenalp hotel is more like your home away from home.

  • An Epic Adventure to Vail, News at Eleven

    An Epic Adventure to Vail, News at Eleven

    In December, when snow covered the mountains of Colorado and I was still just ten years old, my Floridian family took an adventure to Vail. I’m Luke, a well-traveled 11-year old boy from the beach and this is my story.

  • Ten Best Christmas Music Videos of All Time

    Ten Best Christmas Music Videos of All Time

    I LOVE celebrating Christmas, and Christmas music! Here are my votes for the top ten Christmas music videos of all time. Where were you on opening day of MTV? As a mom of an amazing tween boy, one of the ways we are connecting lately is music (when I can get the earbuds out of…