Your Guide to Interactive Travel
Looking for everything you need to known before you plan, book, prepare for, and take a trip? You’ll find it all right here! (Still looking for something after you read this list? Shoot me an email and I’ll see if I can help!) My #1 Tip: Travel the Way You Want To Even if you don’t like any of my other advice, take this one
It all started with a video. It was the most boring video that ever existed: Mike and I, sitting on our living room couch, talking straight into a camera about why we’d be the perfect contestants for The Amazing Race. Honestly, I don’t blame the producers for deleting our tape without giving it a second thought. There wasn’t a chance we’d be fun to watch on TV
Deciding which Sri Lankan safari to include on my trip was one of the most frustrating parts of planning. There are almost too many choices, and never enough information on each one, so I spent most of the research process locked in indecision. Finally, I settled on Wilpattu National Park, which ended up being the perfect decision for my husband and I. What is the
I’m far from a SUP expert, so getting on a board in Hamburg, Germany made me a little nervous. Unlike where I’ve gone before, there’s nothing tropical about stand up paddling Hamburg style. Falling in didn’t seem like an appealing option, but in a city with so many waterways, it would be a shame not to explore them. Getting started in the canals Hamburg is the
There’s nothing comfortable about whitewater rafting. You’re stuck wearing a bulky lifejacket with a plastic helmet on your head that never fits right, no matter how much you try to adjust it. Then you have to perch your butt on a wet raft which your foot shoved in a crevice to hold on while you awkwardly lean forward to paddle. Throw in frigid waters from
I met two different Hamburgs: on one day, I ran around with a press trip, seeing many different sides of the city and getting the type of context that writes a New York Times article. It was interesting, in an academic kind of way, and I saw its potential as a rising destination. But it wasn’t until I had one day in Hamburg on my
Sometimes you know everything about where you’re going and other times you just show up and see what happens. In the Czech Republic, there’s a distinct lack of English information online, so my trip to Sepetná Hotel was a shot in the dark. In theory, it checked all my boxes: a chance to rejuvenate in the Beskydy mountains with enough sightDOING to keep me busy. The
Looking for articles on a particular destination? You’ll find them broken out by country below, along with the date of my most recent visit listed for reference. Austria (July 2018) Bahamas (January 2010) Barbados (Sep. 2018) Belgium (June 2014) Belize (Mar. 2017) Canada (Aug. 2017) Cayman Islands (Jan. 2010) China (May 2015) Colombia (February 2016) Costa Rica (Apr. 2018) Croatia (July 2013) Czech Republic (July 2018) Ecuador (March 2005) England (May 2016) Egypt
For me, a summer beach trip is all about what you make of it. My personality won’t let me just sit still and sunbathe all day, but as long as I go with the right people and bring along a few beach must haves, I can stay all week and have a blast. If you’re the same way, here are a few things to take
I knew something was up when my flight hadn’t started boarding even though we were supposed to depart in 35 minutes. Next thing I knew, the gate agents were announcing a mechanical delay of “at least two hours, but it could be longer”. All said and done, we left Amsterdam more than four hours late. That’s frustrating, and in many cases disruptive, but at least
