[ad_1] That photo above is the two-page spread from a cover story of mine nine years ago in a travel magazine called TravelWorld. It was a piece on the top colonial cities in Mexico, places to visit away from the beaches that are more interesting and are a better travel deal. This is the…
[ad_1] Even if you’re a budget traveler, you will probably get an urge to splurge for a nice hotel now and then to feel like a real human again. Or you may just want to get pampered after so many sacrifices in comfort for weeks or months on end. That upgrade may be out of…
[ad_1] There’s been a lot of talk in the travel news lately about what vaccination passports are going to look like for planes, conventions, concerts, and even whole countries, but this post is about a beer passport instead. The other kind of passport is still taking shape, but you can obtain the second one right…
[ad_1] Walk into Hotel Dua in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and you will feel like you’ve entered a serene, softly lit, cocoon. In a busy city like Kaohsiung what this hotel offers is a welcome respite. Travelers like this hotel for its location. Steps away from Formosa Boulevard station on the city’s Metro, it is also easily…
[ad_1] Ideal for me, probably not for you… “I’m a ____ from _____ who makes $_____ and I want to move abroad. Where should I live?” I’ve been getting some variation on this question a few times every month in e-mails and blog post comments for more than a decade. After a while I…
[ad_1] Whether you are looking for a downtown Memphis hotel or a mid-town boutique hotel, there are so many unique places to stay in Memphis, Tennessee. My husband and I recently visited Memphis for four nights. We stayed in downtown for 2 nights and mid-town for our second hotel. The first hotel is a Memphis…
[ad_1] Trying to figure out the best time to visit to Europe can be confusing. Everyone wants to travel when the weather is nice, without fear of cold or rain getting in the way. Choosing when to go to Europe will have a large impact on your trip. It can easily break your experience if…
[ad_1] This post on the cheapest ski resorts in Europe was updated in January of 2024. How much will it cost you to go skiing in the old country? Not so much actually if you hit the cheapest ski resorts in Europe. If you’re traveling on a budget, it’s no secret that travel prices in…
[ad_1] Where the Jungle and Luxury Intersect Irapay Amazon Lodge is located in Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon. Though the city may be large by jungle standards, there are only two ways to get there: by plane or boat. No roads lead to Iquitos, thus ensuring some of its remoteness and yet…
[ad_1] Water collection and storage is nothing new. Humans have been harvesting rainwater for centuries… millennia, actually. In fact, many of the ancient archaeological sites that we love to visit—Machu Picchu, the aqueducts of Rome, the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, the ponds and linear channels of Angkor Wat, the rice terraces of the Philippines—provide great…
