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05/11/2012

Here's somewhere I'd like to be again right this moment.

Is this all-inclusive a great deal or a factory of sadness? Read to find out.

01/07/2012

Don't fight, bears!!

Fun in the Yukon's Wildlife Museum.

11/06/2012

There are a lot of ways to get around the Yukon. I tried about 10 of them.

There are a lot of ways to get around the Yukon. Chairlift, ATV...

02/06/2012

Welcome to a most unusual Yukon town.

Welcome to Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon. This city is incredible. It may seem quaint to you, but what Yukoners know is that they have a vast wilderness as their backyard, they have a river who...

30/05/2012

Inuit throat singing - as a very intimate competition:

Inuit throat singing was something women did to make each other laugh while the men were out hunting.

30/05/2012

I was in Calgary for about 30 hours. Here's how I spent them, in black and white:

New Calgary, old-school. 30 hours in Calgary.

27/05/2012

Interested in a heart made of rubber gloves? And some other things I saw?

Calgary is quirky. Here are some odds and ends.

27/05/2012

Pure Happy Travel is in Canada, eh? Check out a story from Calgary.

Calgary, Alberta gave me a musical welcome.

25/05/2012

Settling on a cover photo certainly was a chore.

25/05/2012

Off to the Great White North!

Annie Scott is heading to the wild, wild north. Plus a quiz!

13/01/2012

What have YOU learned from traveling?

G.K. Chesterton wrote the following quote: "Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the kno...

16/07/2011

Pretty things.

Flying on American Airlines from Chicago to NYC, we had an eyeful of beauty above the clouds. These cumulus wonders billowed and twisted up into the shapes of everything from bunnies to nuclear explosions. Here’s a handful of my favorite shots.

27/05/2011

Some stormy glory in the midwest!

The midwest is experiencing some major storms, and as my husband and I drove from Cleveland to Chicago across the Ohio turnpike yesterday, we had quite an eyeful of gothic American midwestern beauty. He grabbed my phone and took the following photos with Hipstamatic. I think the filters add to the g

04/05/2011

NO MORE TWEETS! They weren't all about travel, anyway. To keep up with Annie Scott, head to her new page: http://on.fb.me/AnnieScott

27/03/2011

The final day in France. Thanks for reading!

On our final day in Paris, France, we woke up early to catch a train to Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles. You can get there very easily; just take the underground Metro to the RER. Most Metro maps include the RER, so look toward the southwest corner of your map for a train that has a letter instead

27/03/2011

The final day in France. Thanks for reading!

On our final day in Paris, France, we woke up early to catch a train to Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles. You can get there very easily; just take the underground Metro to the RER. Most Metro maps include the RER, so look toward the southwest corner of your map for a train that has a letter instead

27/03/2011

Have you ever had a bed picnic? What did you have?

After an unforgettable meal at Ledoyen, we hopped back on the Metro and rode it to Monmartre, where we took the funicular up to Sacre Coeur. “Funicular” is one of my favorite words.

25/03/2011

Affordable hotel review!

After a glorious, if brief, two night stay at the luxurious Four Seasons George V in Paris, France, my husband and I were in the market for something a little more reasonably priced. We managed to find an excellent deal at Hotel Lindbergh, which we found recommended in the New York Times travel sect

25/03/2011

A few museums and the finest meal of our lives.

This article is only about places that start with L. It wasn’t on purpose. We started our morning with The Louvre. When you marry someone with an art degree (my husband is a medical illustrator with a grad degree in digital compositing and matte painting), you prepare to throw down your whole day fo

25/03/2011

Get ready for decadence.

Due to an unusually wonderful circumstance: my sister’s wedding, my husband and I had the pleasure of two nights at The Four Seasons George V in Paris, France. This historic hotel property is located on the quiet, chic Avenue George V, off the Champs Elysees and near the American Cathedral Church of

25/03/2011

Join us for a virtual day in Paris!

So. We’re in Paris, France. Last we left you, we were heading into Au Dernier Metro, above. This bar/brasserie/bistro, etc, was picked by my husband Tony and crazier than a bag of hammers inside (below). We loved it. We ordered two salads. The Parisians seem to have perfected the art of the entree s

21/03/2011

A splendid morning in Paris with lots of pics.

Paris will always be, to me, a place where wonderful things happen. This trip has certainly been no exception, as yesterday, my sister got married in an absolutely beautiful ceremony followed by one of the finest meals of my life at the Four Seasons George V (above). Since then, my husband and I hav

20/03/2011

When we checked in early at our Paris hotel, we were told our room was luckily already ready. Then, we arrived to find the maid cleaning it. We went back downstairs and the woman at the desk apologized, saying "She was confused. She is in love."

12/03/2011

I won the Luxplosion Award! Now, to Paris.

Bonjour friends! Pure Happy Travel is going to Paris! Gay Paree or Straight Paree, we’ll take it however it’s served. We’ll be leaving March 17 for a VERY exciting event: my sister’s wedding at the Four Seasons George V. My husband and I will be staying in Paris for the following week. Basically, it

12/02/2011

Pure Happy Travel's Editor in Chief Annie Danger Scott is nominated for an award in luxury writing by The Luxury Hub! Read their write-up here and please vote!

Annie Scott has displayed a meteoric rise to the highest echelon of luxury, style and travel writing. This rise however, isn’t surprising at all

11/02/2011

Seen our videos? You should!

Hey, Pure Happy Travel fans! It has recently come to my attention that some people don’t know we have a YouTube channel. Well, we do. And you should go to there.

27/11/2010

Last day in Valencia. Too quick!!

There was no siesta for me today in Valencia, as it’s my last day and I wanted to squeeze in as much as possible. I’m currently full, aching and so happy. I really do love Valencia. I wonder if it’s the city or if it’s Spain that I love. It’s my first time here. I will have to come back.

27/11/2010

I saw the holy grail today!

I’m only spending two full days in Valencia (or “Balenthia,” as they say it) and today was the first one. I visited so many wonderful sites I can hardly begin to list them, but it included vast cathedrals, the Tin Soldier Museum, the Bullfighting Museum, a horchateria, and more — all before lunch.