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6 Ways Traveling Makes You Happier
Travel speaks to the core of my being and who I am. It whispers to me softly from deep within calling me to explore, adventure, connect...
Dorina
5 min read
5 Great Getaways with the Girls
If you’re like me, you love getting away with your gal pals. But where to go? These five ideas will get your wanderlust heart dreaming!
Dorina
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Why I Travel: Connection Through Stories
As a part of what I hope to be a larger blog series, I answer a question - why do I travel. Today's answer - Connection Through Stories.
Dorina
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My Top 5 Destinations in Ireland (that aren't Dublin)
Anyone who knows me knows I love Ireland. It's one of my favourite places on earth. I love the pub culture, the hospitality of the...
Dorina
7 min read
Why Ireland Should Be On Your Destination Bucketlist
The first time I visited Ireland, I had adventure in my heart. I had graduated from University and it felt like so many people I knew...
Dorina
4 min read
Getting Out of My Comfort Zone: A Trip to a Turkish Bath House
It’s not every day you get naked in a room of strangers. But this is a story of how I did exactly that. The year? 2015. I’d come to...
Dorina
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A Review of the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly The Backstory The Hotel MacDonald opened it’s doors in July of 1915. The design was inspired by 16th...
Dorina
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Charming Prague
Prague is a quirky little slice of heaven. I honestly don’t really know how better to describe it. If it’s not on your travel wish...
Dorina
5 min read
Shifting the Paradigm of Sustainable Volunteerism; How One Little Girl Shattered My Worldview
One of Dorina Brown Travel’s Guiding Principles is that we value sustainability. I look for suppliers who are environmentally conscious,...
Dorina
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The Lies Online Travel Agencies Tell You
The other day I was on Trivago doing some price comparisons and I noticed something fascinating. Do you see it? How about in this...
Dorina
6 min read
Do I really need Travel Insurance?
As a Travel Professional, a question that comes up a lot is “Do I really need Travel Insurance?” The short answer is yes, always. The...
Dorina
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5 of my Favourite (free!) Museums in London
I love London. It's a city with so much to do and it's so hard to be bored. Around each corner is another awesome opportunity to...
Dorina
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How to Help the Post-Vacation Blues
You spend weeks, months, years even planning the perfect vacation. You get all your hotels, flights, excursions lined up, passports good...
Dorina
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Banff Gondola vs. Mt Norquay Look Out: Choosing "This or That" in the Rocky Mountains
It didn’t take much to convince my mom that we needed a weekend away. She’d been busy with work, I’d been busy with putting the house on...
Dorina
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Gifting Memorable Moments: Ideas for Giving the Gift of Vacation
With the holidays closing in (my hometown has looked a bit like Christmas since late September), I know I’m starting to contemplate my...
Dorina
6 min read
Tips for Improving Personal Hotel Safety
I LOVE staying in hotels. There’s just something about being away from home, no matter how far you are from your house, which gives...
Dorina
7 min read
10 Creepy Museums Around The World
Welcome to Part Three of our three part Halloween Blog! Today we have ten museums around the world that explore the strange, the bizarre...
Dorina
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13 Terrifying Destinations Not For The Faint of Heart
In Part Two of our three-part Halloween blog series, we leave the land of stories rooted in reality and take a step into a world...
Dorina
7 min read
6 Dark Tourist Spots You Can Visit
If you know me, you know that I love the weird, the quirky, the dark, and the mysterious. So for Halloween this year, I wanted to write...
Dorina
7 min read
Northern Lights: Part Two - Where and How
Welcome to Part Two in our two part series on the Northern Lights. If you missed Part One, we explored some folklore and myths about the...
Dorina
6 min read
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