Yeah, summer vacations are nice, but have you ever tried packing your bags for a winter getaway? After the holidays, airfares and hotel prices start to drop dramatically, especially since most of us have used up our vacation days and aren’t planning on travelling too much. But perhaps, if you...
When you’re headed out of town for a weekend, you may not give a second thought to what you’ll pack until the night before takeoff. But if you’re considering going on a multi-week, month-long, or even a year of adventure around the world, being pickier about what to pack is...
Oh, camping! For some people, camping means roughing it. Bringing as little as possible, maybe just a backpack, and sleeping on the ground in a small tent or under the open sky. Eating food from a can, or maybe potatoes and vegetables cooked on the campfire, and visiting an outhouse...
It's safe to say that there is always a least glamorous part of traveling. Schlepping your luggage through the airport, finding out your gate assignment changed for the third time, resigning yourself to the fact your plane neighbor to the back is an oblivious seat-kicker: it's all worth it when...
If you’re not intentional about it, travel can truly wreak havoc on your health. The good habits you’ve worked hard to develop in your everyday routine—consistent sleeping patterns, regular workouts, summoning the strength to avoid ordering takeout—are easily upended on vacation. Add to that the stress of long lines, tight...
September is a phenomenally underrated month for travel! People seem to disqualify it because they associate it with childhood anxiety about summer ending and going back to school. Sure, summer is "over" on paper, but September ushers in that all-too-brief summer vacay sweet spot where surge pricing has ended while...
Ah... packing! If you’re like most travelers, then we know you don’t look forward to packing your suitcase for the trip. And even fewer vacationers relish the thought of lugging heavy, overstuffed bags into and out of planes, trains, and automobiles, not to mention baggage carousels. Whether you’re someone who...
Exchanging money to the currency of your destination can be a source of concern if you're not sure how to do it; this is as necessary as your passport, however, don't rush to change your money when you arrive at your destination! Exchange Houses at the airport, natives who seek...
Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and the capital of Hungary. This metropolitan is well-known as one of the largest and most densely populated cities in European Union. Art, technology, education, and entertainment are the center of this European paradise for solo traveling. Affordable, almost 100% safe, and...
A favorite Inca stopover along the old Cusco-to-Quito Royal Highway -- complete with natural hot springs and fatefully large quantities of gold deposits in its surrounding hills -- Cajamarca still hasn't quite hit its full stride with international tourism the way it has over the centuries with indigenous emperors,...