Tucked into the Allegheny Mountains along the Virginia-West Virginia border, Lake Moomaw stretches across 2,530 acres of clear, cold water surrounded by the Gathright Wildlife Management Area. Unlike the bigger, busier lakes in Virginia, Moomaw has no personal watercraft allowed and limited development on its shoreline, which keeps it quiet even on summer weekends. If a trip is on the calendar, here are the seven experiences that make it worth the drive.
Tattoo regret is common, but so is making the removal process harder than it needs to be. Laser removal can take anywhere from six to twenty sessions depending on the ink, and small missteps along the way can add months to that timeline or leave you with disappointing results. Here are the mistakes that trip people up most often, and how to sidestep them.
The Old City of Jerusalem covers less than half a square mile, yet it holds sites sacred to three major religions and enough history to fill a lifetime of study. Walking its stone alleys means passing a Franciscan friar, an Orthodox priest, and a rabbi within the same fifty feet. Here's where to spend your time to get the most out of a visit to this small but dense stretch of land.
A dozen apps now claim to plan your trip, book your flights, and answer questions about visa requirements at 2 a.m. Some genuinely save hours of research. Others just repackage a search engine with a chat window and call it innovation. Knowing the difference before you commit your itinerary — or your credit card — to one of them matters more than most people realise.
A travel management company with fifty employees doesn't need the same booking platform as a five-person startup that sends two people to conferences twice a year. Yet plenty of businesses buy travel tools based on what a competitor uses or what a salesperson pitched hardest, rather than what actually fits their trip volume, budget, and team habits.
You all know by now just how much I love sitting by the pool or on the beach with a good book, topping up my tan and making the most of the sunshine. Honestly, I could quite happily spend hours doing absolutely nothing, but I also love a good explore when I'm away.
If you've been wondering where to book your next sunshine escape, let me introduce you to Marmaris. I have been lucky enough to visit Turkey more times than I can count over the years. It's one of those countries I always find myself returning to. The weather is incredible, the food never disappoints, and there's always somewhere new to explore. Even after all those visits, Marmaris had somehow stayed on my travel wish list until now.
