My first Grindr date in Malaysia took me to a Muslim wedding. Dressed in a traditional batik shirt, he drove us straight from his office near KLCC to the venue in Petaling Jaya. Keeping his eyes fi…
Get $50 off a 10-Year Chinese Visa With Allied Passport
Thinking of taking a spontaneous long-weekend trip to visit cosmopolitan Shanghai, or is climbing the Great Wall of China on your longer-term travel bucket list? Now is the perfect time to apply fo…
Traveling in Kenya
Our guide on Mt. Ololokwe was wearing sandals made of recycled tires and talking on the phone almost the entire hike, bounding in front of us as we stumbled up the steep trail in our boots. The fla…
Flight Review: United (747) Polaris First From Chicago to Tokyo
TO THE POINT: United’s really stepped up its game with Polaris, which will only improve with the airline’s seat retrofit and 777-300ER rollout. The pros: much improved bedding, higher-q…
What it takes to climb the ultimate trek: Everest Base Camp
Then it dawns on me. It is my tent mate. He is peeing into a water bottle.This sound would wake me up two more times that evening. He and others had bought water bottles earlier in the day for the …
American Airlines’ First-Class Regional Breakfast Contains 70+ Grams of Sugar
Last week, I took an early-morning flight from Charleston, South Carolina (CHS) to Dallas (DFW) on a regional Embraer ERJ-175LR American Airlines jet operated by Envoy. Although there was plenty of…
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Earning airline miles using the traditional method (actually flying) is just one option for growing your account balance. While it’s increasingly harder to earn miles from flying, airlines ma…
Before you take picture
Social media makes it too easy to share photos of our travels. That means that often, we millennials take and share photos without necessarily reflecting on how these photos can portray a country n…
Then & Now: Photos of The St. Regis New York From the Early 20th Century and Today
The St. Regis New York was originally completed in 1904, and at the time, was the tallest hotel in the city. Today, the property endures as one of New York’s finest, combining the elegance an…
standing rock: know the facts
Photo by author Photo by authorEvery new arrival to Oceti Sakowin camp is asked to attend a morning orientation meeting. Here you’re given the rundown on camp happenings: where your labor and…