Tag Archives: Travel Advice

Of Shopping Malls and Supermarkets: Visiting the Unvisited

When most people travel, they open their guidebook and visit the major tourist spots listed. In Paris, we go to the Louvre and the Eiffel tower. In Amsterdam, we see the Van Gogh museum. In New York, Times Square. In Sydney, the Opera House. In Peru, Machu Picchu. In Bangkok, the Grand Palace. You get [...]


There is No Such Thing as “Must See”

I have a slight confession to make. I don’t like Berlin. Everyone raves about how great it is so going in I had high expectations. It was a “must see” people said. But I don’t know if it was the weather, the architecture, or the people but I didn’t see what all the fuss was [...]


Balancing Work and Play in Bruges

Colin Farrell said that to like Bruges, you must either be a farmer or a retard. To him, Bruges was hell. But I disagree. For me, Bruges was very beautiful and very boring. I’ve wanted to see Bruges for awhile, and that movie only increased that desire. But Bruges, as beautiful as it is, [...]


Important Travel Rules and Tips

After you’ve been traveling for awhile, you pick up some handy tips that you wouldn’t have known otherwise. These little written and unwritten rules help you navigate the road, blend in, save money, and not offend the locals. Here are some rules for travel that I wish I had known when I started: Learn Some [...]


Cheap Flights Aren’t Always Best

There are many ways to find cheap flights and most people usually try to find the cheapest one when they go on holiday. There are some great search engines out there like Momondo, Skyscanner, and Mobissimo to help you, but should you always go for the cheapest flight? Last year, I decided to join the Oneworld [...]


Don’t Have (Travel) Regrets

When I was in university, many of my friend’s did a semester abroad. They all came back with great stories and experiences. They made it sound great and it was something I always thought of doing. Being in a foreign country, learning a new language, reinventing yourself, meeting foreign girls, and being able to legally [...]


Now is the Best Time to Travel

Life is stressful. Working, bills, the economy, errands, love, family, commuting- lots of stress. It all adds to the mountain and causes us much anxiety. When people feel stress, it’s important we relieve it and one of the best ways to do that is to travel. Travel can refresh us. It is like a time [...]


Can You Travel For Too Long?

I was talking to Nicole from More is Better a few days ago about life plans as I was pushing her to travel like I push everyone to travel. While on the subject, I realized I didn’t know what I would do after I stopped traveling. In fact, I’ve been moving so long that I [...]


Traveling as a Couple: An Interview with Wandering Why

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an interview. In the past, I’ve interviewed guidebook writers, authors, movie producers, and other travel notables. But I thought to begin a new string of interviews, I’d focus more on regular travelers. My experience as a traveler is shaped by the fact I travel alone. My thoughts, my experiences, [...]


Staycation

There always seems to be a new term entering the travel lexicon- traveler, tourist, flashpacker, voluntourism, and staycation. Everyone always likes to define something. Then again, I guess giving it a name means you can know it. The latest word that seems to be catching on is “staycation”. O.K., the word has been around [...]