Romantic Malta
The tiny nation of Malta, the world’s ninth smallest country, is one of those places we’ve all heard of, we all know someone who’s been – and yet, it’s rarely…
How to keep your skin hydrated when you travel
This post is sponsored by Garnier With all the flying, time zone and climate changes, your skin can easily be brutalized by travel. Travel itself does not lend itself to…
VIDEO: Gelato – Indulging in Italian Ice Cream #blogville
If you have trouble viewing this video click here: https://youtu.be/An5jylj654c I still remember the first time I tried Gelato. I was wandering aimlessly in Buenos Aires when I spotted an…
Active Experiences at the Luxury Primland Resort in Virginia
One of my goals during a recent stay at Virginia’s Primland Resort was to decompress, to relax and to frankly get away from real life for a few days. That’s…
An Iceberg Off the Coast of Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador
An Iceberg Off the Coast of Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador Camera NIKON D300S ISO 200 Focal Length 35mm Aperture f/4.2 Exposure Time 1/8000
(M) Spotlight: ALOCS Kettle
A lightweight kettle with a wide base. by Roger Caffin | 2015-09-16It's a hard anodized aluminum kettle, 0.8 L capacity and 144 g in weight as delivered. It looks like…
An Introduction to Milan: 48 Hours of Art, Food and Fashion
Milan surprised me in so many ways. I think this is one of those cities that is often a little misunderstood and people dismiss it as boring (several friends had…
Drive By Truckers Still Rolling
Photo by David McClister As Patterson Hood sings the chorus in “The Righteous Path,” a hard-hitting standout from the Drive-By Truckers’ new sprawling 35-track live album, his gravelly voice sounds a…
How to Visit Sunny Chernobyl
A few months ago, I read the book Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell, about the worst’s biggest garbage-ridden and polluted places. It’s like the anti-travel guide. It’s about all…
Texas’s German Roots: New Braunfels
“Do you speak German?,” I ask. “Un poquito.” Joyce is minding the register at the oldest bakery in Texas, Naegelin’s. Opened in 1868, the establishment remains a landmark in downtown New Braunfels—and a…
Slovenia Tourism – Not Ready for the Big Time
I explained why I don’t like living in the U.S. anymore to the manager of Hostel Val in Piran: the work, work, work; money, money, money; buy, buy, buy mentality…
What to wear and when?
Dress codes can be very confusing sometimes. And I’m not even talking about the cryptic ones. The likes of ‘elegant casual’ or ‘chic’ are beyond me. What on earth do…
Bed hopping: new hotels from Rome to London to Brazil
Our hotel curation gang get about it bit, and for October they’ve discovered three sumptuous stays with supremely sexy bedrooms. Meet G Rough hotel in Rome, Artist Residence London and Insólito Boutique…
Ritz Brings Two New Resorts to Bali, Securing it as a Top Destination For Luxury Travelers
Though times were tough for Bali following terrorist bombings in 2002, the Indonesian island slowly but surely reclaimed its place on the hot list as an international jet-set destination. ...via…
A Shy Weekend in Ibiza
Is it possible to escape to Ibiza for the weekend and not end up on a packed beach at sunset dancing to David Guetta? Indeed it is. In fact, the…
The List: 9 Destinations with Michelin Star Dining
Hotel dining has never been trendier, or tastier, thanks to a vanguard of talented young chefs plying their trade at many of the world’s top properties. If the idea of…
High Flying: Most Popular Pot Destinations By Budget
This article was posted by thehipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on October 9, 2015 Amsterdam was once a place where college kids and marijuana aficionados flocked in order to enjoy…
Checking In: A Punta Cana All-Inclusive for Travelers Who Like Flexibility
Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe Though the area in and around Punta Cana is well-trodden by U.S. travelers, the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe is a 4-star all-inclusive resort that they may not have heard…
Swimming in a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Austria’s Lakes I don’t know why I’d never thought of this before. I’d admired lakes from afar, softly framed by frozen snow. I’d seen them blur past windows and windscreens…
Paralympian Daniel McCoy: My Only Limitations Are Those I Impose on Myself
Categories: Best OfStoriesBody: Daniel Frank McCoy is a native of Pittsburgh, a 2012 graduate of Fox Chapel High School and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Dan was born…
Europe is always a good idea. Here are 5 cities we will revisit again and again
Travel to Europe is always a good idea. For many North Americans, traveling to Europe is THE dream vacation. There are few regions in the world that can compete with Europe when…
Power of Travel Friendships: Global Photo Series
This is the next to last week of FriFotos – this popular five-year old photo sharing event is sadly coming to an end next week, and so it’s fitting that…
Discovering Bali
The Indonesian island of Bali is a favourite destination for Australian holiday-makers, and it’s easy to see why. In this article we take a look at how to get the…
Many dead at Central Train Station terror attack in Ankara, Turkey
The latest result: 30 killed, 126 injured in Ankara bomb attacks.Local hospitals in downtown Ankara are in urgent need of blood donations. read more