(…or, How to Reconnect with the Pace and Poetry of Overland Travel) Marco! Polo! Ever wondered where that tiresome game originates from? Of course you haven’t, but it’s an interesting and relevant story, so read…
Posts Tagged‘travel tips’
How to Avoid Travel Scams
The Following is a Guest Post from Emily Buchanan. It’s a well-known fact that when you’ve been travelling on a sweaty chicken bus for 12 hours straight, you’re going to be more susceptible to scams. Even if you’re…
3 Places in Spain to Visit Outside Spain…What?
While continental Spain has plenty of nice places to visit to keep you busy for a few months, there are some cool Spanish areas that you can’t exactly drive to from Madrid Airport. Check out…
Top 3 Ways to Meet Girls While Traveling
It was only a matter of time before I decided to put pen-is to paper and bust this post out, and I figured I best do it now while I’m still single and can get…
3 days in Chi-Town!
So after spending a few days with my family for a cousin’s Bat Mitzvah out in the burbs of Chicago (I really am not as religious, ((or at all for that matter)) as I make…
5 Train Journeys to Experience
While flying’s lost its glamour, and driving never had it anyway, the good old-fashioned train trip still carries a thrill of romance and possibility. Below, are the 5 most spectacular rail rides you can take around…
City of the Week: Taipei!
The following is a guest post from fellow travel addict Ava Apollo of Be My Travel Muse. A lot of places can be described as the perfect meeting of East and West, but in few…
How I Always Get a Deal!
I refuse to pay full price for things. Yea I know I’m Jewish, but this has nothing to do with my that. From clothes to traveling, I feel with a little research, you can save…
The Worst Place I’ve Ever Been: Kuta, Bali
The following is a guest post from Dan Cretes, a South East Asia frequenter. As a travel blogger, writing about the worst place you’ve ever been is not something you’re asked to do a lot.…
Stuck with a Timeshare? Rent that Bad Boy!
If you remember, I wrote a post about how timeshares are a horrible investment (which you should know because you read everything I write), but what I didn’t do was provide a solution for those…
Photo of the Week: The Eiffel Tower at Night
The Photo of the Week is complements of Guillaume Le Roux of Le Vrai Paris Tours. Paris is one of those cities that holds the hearts of almost all who get the opportunity to visit…
Photo of the Week: Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
With Spain on my mind this week, I got lost on Google Maps and ended up in Morocco. While giving an ex girlfriend a lot of flak about going there with her friends a couple…
An Interview with Fellow Travel Blogger – Brendan Van Son
The following is an interview with Brendan Van Son of Brendan’s Adventures, one of the most popular Travel blogs/resources out there (yea, even more so than mine). I asked him a few a questions about…
To Hire a Guide or not to Hire a Guide, That is the Question
The Following is a guest post by Tatiana Christian When people travel abroad, they usually like to know what “must” be seen and done before even setting foot in their destination of choice – what…
5 Ways Your Life is Telling You it’s Time to Travel!
Guest Post From Jenna Hall If you’re a travel enthusiast, it’s hard to avoid scratching the the ‘travel itch’-and I am not talking about the rash you got on your last overseas adventure. It’s the…