Updated: 7/20/2017 | July 20th, 2018I’ve been visiting for over a decade, and I’m always amazed by it. Every visit reminds me how much I love it, lets me learn more about the culture an…
8 Ways to Stay Motivated to Travel
Updated: 7/19/18 | July 19th, 2018Motivation is not an unlimited wellspring but a battery that has to be kept fully charged. While the idea of travel is always inspiring, sometimes life gets in the…
Inside The Factory: How a Boeing is Built
Though I’m terrified of flying, the experience also thrills me. There you are, cruising in a metal tube at 37,000 feet while watching a movie, texting your friends, and — if you’r…
How to Conquer the City of Berlin: A Visitor’s Guide
Updated: 07/17/18 | July 17th, 2018But despite my intentions, I barely accomplished anything in five days. Berlin is just too big and spread out. My original purpose was to write a post on what to …
Palm Trees Over Pine Trees
Confused on where we are? I’m catching up on the black hole of content from May of 2016 to April of 2017, when I jumped forward to blog the summer of 2017 as it was happening. This is my last…
NEW GUIDEBOOKS, UPDATES, AND A BIG OLE SALE!
Slowly but surely we’ve been expanding the books we’ve offered and turned our little guide into solid books that help travelers plan their dream vacations, get off the beaten path, and …
The 12 Best Walking Tour Companies in London
Updated: 7/10/18 | July 10th, 2018Since London is a megacity filled with a mega number of walking tours, from free tours and literary tours to pub crawls and specialty food tours and quirky tea tou…
The Sinai Adventures Begin in Sharm El Sheikh
For many, the greatest draw to Egypt is the pyramids and the many other temples and ruins that stand as testament to one of the most fascinating civilizations of all time. For some, another world b…
My 17 Favorite Hostels in the World
Updated: 07/09/18 | July 9th, 2018Rocking J’s (Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica)Rocking Js is sort of an institution in Central America. It’s been there for ages, there’s a beautiful whit…
Walking Among the Dead at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Updated: 07/07/18 | July 7th, 2018The cemetery was built in 1804 as the city ran out of room for new graves within its limits and was named after Louis XIV’s confessor, Père Fran&ccedi…