All of Egypt is one big mental exercise, with travel to the largest city being the biggest challenge. The city is incredible, but it’s also a challenge. I won’t sugarcoat things in this Cairo travel guide. If you’re planning a trip to Cairo, here’s the reality of what to expect, with no nonsense, no BS, […]
Living with an engineer means I’m constantly learning how things work — whether or not I want to. Just like my college physics lectures, I tend to drift off during explanations on mechanics, although I suppose I retain 5% or so by osmosis. But the ss Great Britain, regarded as the first modern ship, attracted
When WOW air invited me on their inaugural flight to Bristol, I had to look it up on a map. It’s one of those places Brits go on holiday, but Americans are clueless about. Even once I had geographically found it, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go. Southwest England — yes. But a city
Wine, the outdoors, and sightDOING are my holy trinity of travel. I missed out on wine tasting during my first two trips to California, so it seemed sacrilegious to make the same mistake on trip #3. Not wanting to offend Bacchus, and not able to afford any special experiences in Napa, I thought Paso Robles was
Paris was the first international city I visited solo. I booked a flight my senior year, intending to visit my friend and former roommate. She was a Parisian who had returned to France to attend graduate school after one glorious summer. Her classes were actually in Lille, but I wanted to see Paris first. Passport
Driving up and down the California coast is a popular U.S. roadtrip, but the central section in San Luis Obispo county often gets passed by too quickly. I know all too well: I skipped over this piece in favor of San Francisco to Big Sur on my first trip and Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
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If there’s one thing the United States does better than almost all other countries, it’s making the great outdoors accessible to everyone. The U.S. National Park Service manages 59 national parks. Together with national monuments, preserves, and other protected areas, there are 400+ sites covering 84 million acres — and they’re all free August 25-28! Active travel
There are things that sound like a good idea and then there are things that sound like a bad idea when traveling. Take tejo, fondly referred to as Colombia’s national sport. Locals get together to drink — heavily — and then throw metal pucks at triangle-shaped explosives made from gunpowder. I had to see it, so
I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to be rich. To have deep pockets where I don’t really have to worry what things cost or keep a running budget in my head. Maybe that’s why I loved Bogota: it’s so darn cheap that I felt like I was rich for a week! Of
For the most part, group tours are boring. I have no interest in paying a premium to drive by monuments, visit a museum or two, and take a generic walking tour of a world capital. I can do that on my own — or most likely, I’ll skip it and do something that better fits
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