Denmark is one of my favorite countries in the world. With its beautiful landscape, charming medieval-like towns, clean air, bike-friendly cities, and locals who love to have a good time (Danes frequently stay out until dawn), I can never visit Denmark enough. The Danes have a very ordered but happy lifestyle. To them, life is […]
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The Way of Wanderlust with Don George
Longtime Lonely Planet writer and author of newly-released “The Way of Wanderlust,” Don George shares what he’s learned during his 40-year travel writing career in this interview. If you’re an aspiring travel writer looking for advice and to understand the industry or if you just love great storytelling, this interview is for you.
Buenos Aires Travel Guide
Known as the “Paris of South America,” Buenos Aires lives up to its nickname thanks to its popular café culture, grand boulevards, and an incredible food scene that rivals its European counterpart. Argentina’s capital and largest city is a hotspot for music, food, the arts, and dancing. The city is one of the most diverse […]
The 9 Best Places to Teach English Overseas
Last Updated: 5/10/23 | May 10th, 2023 Every year, tens of thousands of people go overseas and teach English. Young and old, they go for many reasons: to learn about a new culture, make some money to travel, seek adventure, or just experience something new. The time I spent teaching English overseas in Asia was […]
14 Things to See and Do in Portland, Oregon
Last Updated: 3/4/24 | March 4th, 2024 Portland, Oregon, is one of America’s most unique cities. With a world-class food scene, plentiful local breweries, and postcard-perfect scenery, it’s surprising that more people don’t visit this eclectic city. I first visited here in 2011 for Thanksgiving. While in Spain, I made friends who lived in Portland […]
How I’ve Kept Traveling the World After Having My Baby
Posted: 3/24/2023 | March 24th, 2023 Everyone says that you have to stop traveling the world once you have kids. In this guest post, Kristin from Be My Travel Muse shares how she has managed to keep traveling the world — even with a baby — and the lessons and challenges traveling with a child […]
Travel Resources
Trying to decide which companies to book your trip with? Over the last 17 years of travel, I’ve used hundreds of companies during my travels. Some have been great, some have been just awful. Below is a list of the ones I come back to time and time again. They are the best out there […]
Grape, Olive, Pig: Inside Spain’s Food Culture with Matt Goulding
Matt Goulding is the co-founder of one of my favorite travel websites, Roads and Kingdoms. In this interview, Matt discusses his new book about food in Spain called Grape Olive Pig and we talk about the intersection between food and travel.
Things I Miss About America
Posted: 01/18/10 | January 18th, 2010 While I love traveling the world, sometimes I miss the little things that make the United States unique and special. It’s my home and there’s a certain nostogalia for the way you grew up doing things. For the things you get used to doing. It’s not as if I […]
Brussels Travel Guide
Brussels is a bit of an underdog city in Europe. Most travelers speed through on their way to Paris or Amsterdam. Or they skip the city altogether. I think that’s a mistake. As the administrative center of the European Union, Brussels can feel a bit “stuffy” — but don’t let that fool you. The city […]
The Hague Travel Guide
The Hague (“Den Haag” in Dutch) is home to many of the Netherlands’ judicial and administrative buildings as well as the International Criminal Court, an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal. As such, this is a very government-oriented town and many of its residents work for either the Dutch government or the ICC. While that can […]
How Jessica and Her Boyfriend Worked Their Way Around the World
One of the things that keeps people from traveling is money. They either don’t have enough, don’t think they can save enough, or fret about coming home with not enough. The truth is, however, money isn’t the largest obstacle.