When I travel, I am concerned with one thing and one thing only: food. Sure, the museums are great and the architecture is fabulous. The villages are quaint and the people charming, but what I really want to know is….when do we get to eat? Every waking moment, I’m scoping [...]
We’ve all been there. Sitting on a beautiful beach, waves lapping at the shore, cool water beckoning relief from the blazing sun. You look at the water, you look at your stuff, you look at the water again. You know you shouldn’t leave your valuables just sitting on the beach, [...]
It’s the last day of your trip and as you’re admiring the photos you’ve taken and the few items you’ve managed to snag for yourself, you suddenly remember that you haven’t picked up any souvenirs for anyone else. Oops. That’s when it happens. You rush around the stores near your [...]
When you’re a backpacking traveler, you learn to let go of life’s little luxuries pretty quickly. Anything that can’t be shoved into your backpack and easily carried gets left behind for weeks, months, or years at a time. You learn to live without more than one pair of shoes, a [...]
Any traveler knows the delight of being invited to see a place through a local’s eyes whether it’s through a friend, a tour guide, or a benevolent stranger. So why not do the same for other travelers and open your home or offer your time to someone visiting your city? [...]
Adventure travel is the genius combination that satisfies the wanderlust’s desire for new places and the outdoorsman’s thirst for adrenaline and adventure. As gratifying as it can be to run to the top of North Africa’s highest peak or to kayak around the island of Corsica, planning and executing such [...]
It’s hot, dry, and dusty. You’ve been wandering for hours through the medina of Marrakech. Your feet are tired, you’re covered in the dusty sand of the desert, and if one more vendor jumps out at you to come and look at the wares in his shop, you’re going to [...]
Ice cream, in all its glorious forms, is the best part of summer. Is there anything more fabulous than strolling down the street enjoying a waffle cone packed with your favorite flavor of gelato? No, there’s not. Unless you’re lactose intolerant. Then it’s probably not so fabulous. Not to worry! [...]
Traveling alone can be as liberating as it is intimidating. While it’s great to hit the road with an awesome travel buddy or two, sometimes that’s not always an option. You might find a great last-minute travel deal, maybe your vacation time doesn’t match up with everyone else’s, or [...]
The inability to communicate is definitely one of the more intimidating aspects of traveling. Whether you’re staying in a place for a few months or a few days, stumbling over the vowels and consonants of a foreign language can leave even the most composed individual retreating from a conversation with [...]