On the second Wednesday of the month, Kristin Addis from Be My Travel Muse writes a guest column featuring tips and advice on solo female travel. It’s …
One of my favorite websites is Couchsurfing. This website allows you to connect with locals abroad and get a place to stay, a friend to …
I think I’ve become a “typical tourist.” Ya know, the kind that hits the major tourist sites and a few off-the-path attractions, Yelps a …
When I was growing up, my family didn’t “travel.” Like most modern, middle-class American families, if we went anywhere, it was because we were on vacation — …
Travel writers always talk about what to do when you travel. It’s all must-see attractions and things to do. Go here, do this, see that, act this …
On my first round-the-world trip in 2006, I planned everything out beforehand. I knew where I was going, staying, for how long, and how I would …
While many of us dream of traveling the world (or at least taking a few months off from work in pursuit of adventure), it’s not …
The City of Angels’ is not for everyone, it certainly wasn’t for the first time I visited. In my mind it was smelly, dirty and …
Thailand is one of the modern world’s most prolific travel destinations and with more and more people gaining access to the wonder of air travel …
After living in Koh Samui, Thailand for nearly a year, we ferried to quite a few tropical islands off the both the East and West coasts for …
I didn’t know Taroko even existed until the shuttle collected us from Hualien train station on the East Coast of Taiwan. As the bus drove …