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10 of the Most Beautiful Libraries and Bookshops to Visit on Your Travels

Whether you are a bookworm or not, libraries are often distinguished architectural landmarks that can provide deeper insights not only into a country’s literature, but also its culture and history as a whole. Isabel Eva Bohrer explores 10 libraries worth visiting on your travels.

Isabel Eva Bohrer

Surfing Spots in Capetown

Cape Town has been one of the hottest tourist destinations of today and many people are dying to come over and have a glimpse of its wonderful and natural beauty. Nikko Marasigan could help you get the best adventure in extreme water sports by providing you some of the best surf spots in Capetown City that every out-going adventurers should know about.

Nikko Marasigan

BootsnAll Writers Answer Some of Our Strangest Reader Questions

It’s been said there there is no such thing as a stupid question….but that might be too forgiving a view. When you work in travel, it seems that people are always coming to your with their questions.In honor of “Ask a Stupid Question Day” on September 28, we polled our WhyGo destination guide writers to discover some of the oddest questions they’ve been asked by travelers and readers.

Ten Places You Can Drink Like Your Favorite Writer

Ever wanted to drink like Hemingway? Stephanie Yoder lists some of the most literary bars in the world, and gives cocktail recommendations so you can drink like your favorite author.

Stephanie Yoder

12 Great Foreign Films to View Before Your Trip

Movies are a great way to learn about other places. There are plenty of lists out there tallying up travel movies, but these particular movies are less overtly about travel and more about foreign people, places, and stories. These aren’t films that necessarily glamorize travel or even want to make you visit the countries, but they all have a strong sense of place/time and reveal cultural quirks.

Ahimsa Kerp

Berlin: 7 Things You Should Know About the Ever-Changing City

Berlin is a city on the move, constantly morphing, always becoming something new. So go now, right now. And when you do, keep in mind these seven tips to help you understand the incredible, living, breathing, ever-changing city of Berlin.

Katie Hammel

Hiking in North Wales: Sampling Steep Climbs, Legends, and Holy Undertakings

Roy A. Barnes endured sore muscles and weather not always ideal so he could experience some wonderful hiking opportunities that offered breathtaking views and chances to relive Welsh history.

Roy A. Barnes

Six Islands to Visit Before They Disappear

If you are an island lover, and Venice and the Maldives are not at the top of your travel list, you may want to move them up. Rising sea levels and increasingly severe and frequent storms mean many low-lying islands all over the world are slowly but surely being engulfed by the sea. Ariana Salvo shares six very different island destinations to visit before they disappear beneath the waves.

30 Excellent Ideas for Things to Do This Fall

Are you wondering where to travel to this fall? Isabel Eva Bohrer provides 30 suggestions for things to do.

Isabel Eva Bohrer

8 Things to Ponder Before You Sign Up to Teach English Abroad

While teaching English abroad sounds like a great way to see the world, there a few things you should know ahead of time before you take the plunge. Julie McElroy gives you the inside scoop of being an English teacher in a foreign country.

Four Hidden Literary Gems in New Orleans

New Orleans is more than just Mardi Gras. Jessica Broughton recommends her favorite Big Easy spots guaranteed to delight writers and literature lovers.

Saving Kenya’s Black Rhinos

For an “on-the-ground” wildlife experience, Dawn Kane recommends the Earthwatch tour “Saving Kenya’s Black Rhinos” in Kenya.

Dawn Kane