Ice, road trip, and no seatbelts? Sounds like a raucous and reckless adventure from the 1950s. If you’re yearning for an outdoor adventure this year, take a spin on Europe’s […]
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The Powerful Importance of Travel Complaining
Things that are important while traveling are pretty basic. Ability to navigate, adapt, quick thinking, how to get from one place to another… and the importance of complaining. If you […]
Five Perfect Books For Fall Travel Inspiration
The season for embracing hygge is upon us and that means books, books, books! Luckily, autumn is book season and a slew of new books have been released and some […]
10 Places Where You Can See the Bluest Water in the World
There is something about the endless blue texture of vast seas and oceans that tugs at the deepest, most resonant strings of the human soul. When you truly get a […]
The World is Your Terrifying Oyster: Traveling When Shy
You can pack as lightly as you’d like, but some baggage, like shyness and anxiety, can be difficult to leave behind. I enjoyed a childhood full of travel with […]
The Full Moon Party and the Death of the Thai King
If someone told me beforehand that spending an additional $600 in flights and transportation to get to Koh Phangan in time for the famous Full Moon Party would be futile […]
Soviet Secrets of Skrunda-1: Latvia’s Last Radar
They used to say that the last Soviet/Russian military personnel left the Baltics in 1994, but their last secret remaining presence stayed until 1998. As a young child visiting Latvia […]
Jet-Set Genius: The Secrets Behind the Biggest Jet Lag Cure
Everyone knows, beyond the façade of the glamor and excitement of travel is the ever-lurking shadow of jet lag. It affects everyone who zips from one time zone to another […]
10 Travel Words You Never Knew You Needed
1) Perigrinate: “to travel abroad” figuratively “to wander, roam, travel about 2) Dromomania: Compulsive longing for travel 3) Itinerarian: Traveler; One who wanders 4) Famigerate: To carry news from abroad 5) Solivagant: Rambling […]
Land of the Free, Home for the Brave
Throughout history, much of what has spurned lowly peasants to seek their fortune in new lands has been freedom. And by freedom, we mean free land. Russia did it to […]