Articles by Carol Sorgen
Carol is the executive editor of JustSayGo and also a freelance journalist who writes on a variety of subjects--including travel, healthcare, architecture/design, business, the arts, and more--for such publications as The Washington Post, WebMD, Today's Diet & Nutrition, Maryland Life, Chesapeake Home, La Vie Claire, Senior Beacon, and others. She lives in Baltimore (but wishes she were in Paris!).
Whether you’re a little kid or just a kid at heart, if you’re within striking distance of National Harbor, Maryland, you should make time for a visit to the Gaylord National Resort’s “Christmas on the …
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
Arrive in Montreux, Switzerland, and you might think you’re on the French Riviera. Indeed, Montreux is actually called the “Swiss Riviera” because its location, nestled between Lake Geneva and the …
Further Adventures of “Heidi, I’m Not!”
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
As Ellen DeGeneris would say, “What’s wrong with these photos photos?” See anything odd about the photo to your left? That would be me clutching …
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
No, not bed and breakfast. I’m talking about the Alpine country’s two delightful cities–Basel and Bern. While Switzerland’s cities beckon business travelers from all over the world, vacationers are more …
Yes, Pittsburgh. Tell people you’re going to Steeler Nation—other than for a football game—and you get one of two reactions. “Why?!” Or, “I love Pittsburgh!” I fall into the second of those camps, having first …
Members Hotel Network, www.MHNSaves.com, is a membership travel savings club that offers a 5-30% savings reward off participating hotels’ lowest available advertised rates, which are the rates the OTAs (sites like Expedia and …
You can’t eat your way through Paris without one of their signature dishes—the crepe. Whether you eat a savory crepe at a neighborhood bistro or enjoy a sweet crepe purchased from a sidewalk cart, you’re …
Just a short drive from the heart of Washington, DC, is the National Harbor waterfront complex. “Christmas on the Potomac” kicks off in fine form with the opening of this year’s ICE! Festival, starring The …
Sometimes your sense of wanderlust has to be fulfilled at home. Interior designer Andrea Evans, owner of InThePinkBoutique.com , told me that you can bring a faraway look into your home with art, accessories, and …
By Carol Sorgen
It’s not too soon to start your travel planning for autumn. Smithsonian magazine has designated Saturday, September 25, 2010, as its sixth annual Museum Day. Participating museums and cultural institutions across …
By Carol Sorgen
If you’re a fellow bookaholic, you’ll be right at home in Paris. This is a city of readers—and where you find readers, you find bookstores. Needless to say, if you …
TRAVEL TIPS
By Carol Sorgen
Paris can be crowded and expensive, but here are two ways to save yourself both time and money. The Paris Visite Pass gives you unlimited use of the Metro (subway) system …
SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP: PARIS
by Carol Sorgen
Photo courtesy of Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau
Considering that I don’t live in a particularly rainy climate, you wouldn’t think I’d have such an affinity for umbrellas. Yet, without …
By Carol Sorgen
Photos courtesy of http://www.discoverlancasterpa.com
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is justifiably famous for its picturesque countryside, its Amish farms, its Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, and more. But this quaint—yet growing—small city is turning into a thriving arts center, …
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
Who hasn’t had thoughts that in a previous life she was, if not a princess, perhaps …
