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
Choosing a Holiday is More Exciting when Playing Travel Roulette
Main image credit Behance.net Imagine being in an airport and innocently passing by a terminal and out of the blue someone approaches you and offers the opportunity to exchange your…
From $93: 7 Thanksgiving Hotel Deals Across the U.S.
Orlando World Center Marriott According to this Orbitz report, the next couple of days will be some of the best for nabbing the lowest Thanksgiving airfare, whether you’re heading home to…
A Digital Detox – Or What We Used to Call A Holiday
A Digital Detox to Madagascar So, this is it. I’m going on a digital detox as the cool kids are calling it these days. What this really means is that…
Peace and Serenity Prevail at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s New Japanese Garden
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: A visit to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan guarantees fuel to the soul and creative inspiration. The new addition of the Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese…
Traveling can help pay for university with this new program
Traveling more can help pay for university I can’t believe that summer is almost over and it’s time for kids to go back to school. Braydon, our oldest boy, is only 3.5…
Finding A Few Good Things Around The World: Photo Series
A few days ago the organizers of the weekly photo sharing event #FriFotos announced that they were discontinuing this Twitter tradition of five-years. Almost every week for those five years…
Great Winter Getaways For 2015 And 2016
Autumn, winter, spring…if we’re being honest with ourselves, they are all pretty similar in the UK: wet and cold. Inevitably, it’s going to feel as if you’ll never experience the…
The Yunnan-Tibet route of the Ancient Tea Horse Road is a natural barrier
The Yunnan-Tibet Route has always been regarded as the dream route by travelers since ancient time. read more
Rediscovering Your Hometown: How to Enjoy Your Own Backyard Like a Traveler
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. For vagabonds who’ve witnessed exotic sights, immersed themselves in foreign cultures, and climbed to the tops of pyramids, the familiar hometown might not be…
How to Save Money—and Time—When Planning Your Next Trip
No matter where you get your travel advice these days, the common theme seems to be that saving money is the most important thing. But, as the old saying goes,…
5 Things About Houston’s Food Scene That Might Surprise You
Anvil Bar & Refuge/Visit Houston Many people associate Houston with NASA, oil, and sprawl — but it also happens to have a serious food and cultural scene. The downtown area is developing into…
What To Pack For A Cycling Holiday
Bringing you tried and tested tips for what to pack for a cycling holiday Comfortable Trousers (And Pants) Comfortable trousers (called pants in some parts of the world) are a…
Art and Luxury: Where to stay in Columbus, Ohio
Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: Columbus, Ohio, has its first Art Boutique hotel, and let me tell you how much I love this place. Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph, located in the…
Photo of the Week: Aerial views of Brasov, Romania
Aerial views from the Cable Car in Brasov, Romania We captured this week’s travel photo while on the cable car that takes visitors to the top of Tampa Mountain in…
French Desserts: Some of My Favorite Sweet Treats in France
I have a sweet tooth and a pronounced one at that. For whatever reason I always gravitate towards desserts of all manner and shape when I travel and it’s because…
Learning about the wines of Burgundy
One of the things that many people find intimidating is to be confronted with an extensive wine list and asked to make a selection. As I grew up in Australia,…
Thailand Tourism Situation Update regarding Air Quality in South Thailand
Air quality in Phuket and a number of other provinces in South Thailand has improved and is now well within the limit set for public safety standards, according to Thailand’s…
Living Abroad: How to Balance Your Ex-Pats and Your Locals
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve lived in three different countries outside my own, working as an English teacher. Each time I’ve been fascinated by the different possibilities for…
10 Strangest Buildings in the World You Have to Visit
This post was posted by thehipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on September 22, 2015 This isn’t any ordinary travel list, but then again, you’re not an ordinary traveler. For the unorthodox globe-trotter, no bucket list…
Forget “Moist” — These Are The Words That Travel Editors & Writers Hate
pixabay.com In the same way that the word “moist” is pretty universally hated, there are some travel-specific words that are guaranteed to make most travel editors and writers cringe. We…
Cycling In The Air in the Cloud Forests of Ecuador
This luscious and green travel update follows on from The Cloud Forests of Ecuador We’re Cycling in the Air… Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I want to close your eyes and…