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Alternatives for Popular Tourist Destinations in the US
Tourist destinations can be overhyped, overpriced, and overcrowded, which is why Kristen Kuchar recommends nearby alternatives for travel in the States.
Italy Made Easy: 5 Stress-Free Travel Tips
Why doesn’t anyone warn us about the “quirks” of traveling in Italy? Toni DeBella gives us a head-start to a more relaxed and happy Italian Vacation.
A Guide to Visiting Maya Ruins in Central America (Get There While You Still Can!)
With all of the hype around the Maya Calendar predicting the end of the world on December 21, 2012, the Ruta Maya has never been so popular. Believer or not in the doomsday predictions, Jo Fitzsimons plots a route through 10 of the most impressive sites from Mexico down to El Salvador.
The Hunt for the “Real Africa”
Many people travel to Africa in hopes of capturing the continent’s unique natural beauty and getting a taste of it’s traditional cultures….but is that all there is to traveling in Africa?
10 Bars With Views Worth Blowing The Budget For
Getting away from the crowds and exploring a city from a different vista can add an extra angle to your trip. Hotel bars can have eye watering prices, but Jo Fitzsimons shares 10 bars that have views worth blowing the budget for.
8 of the Best ‘Live Like a Local’ Experiences
From studying Islam in Turkey to helping out in the rice paddies in rural Indonesia or bedding down in a yak-hair tent with Tibetan nomads, here are 8 of the world’s best “live like a local” experiences.
Six US National Parks You’ve Probably Never Visited
True nature lovers wanting to visit their tax dollars at work without all the crowds should consider visiting these national parks, which Cherrye Moore points out are not as popular as they probably should be.
Work Overseas: Teaching English Abroad
Is it true that if you are a native speaker and have a pulse you can get a job teaching English overseas? Get the inside scoop from an ESL teacher who has done it legally, quasi-legally, and under-the-table
Four Things You Think You Know About South Africa
South Africa carries with it some pretty hefty baggage – it’s far away from so much of the rest of the world that what we “know” about South Africa comes to us largely through brief news snippets, sweeping movie landscapes, or apartheid documentaries on the History Channel. You know there’s more to South Africa than that. You just don’t know what.
10 Best Horse Treks Around the World
Whether you’re scaling the heights of the Inca Trail, blazing a trail along virgin desert plains, galloping along white sand beaches or riding alongside game on a horseback safari, horse trekking offers an exhilarating and environmentally sustainable way to explore some of the world’s most incredible landscapes.
Trading Places – Laos
How to get the best “local” experiences when visiting Laos
Coming Home from a RTW Trip: Adjusting Your Expectations
Greg Banecker learns a few lessons on the road about readjusting his expectations when he finally returns home from his RTW trip.
6 Ways to Experience Nepal in Pokhara
Though many travelers come through Nepal to visit the famous Himalayas or the temples of Kathmandu, there are many amazing things to do in the city of Pokhara beyond trekking and sightseeing. Annie Shustrin suggests six ideas to help you experience Nepal in a new way.
Adventures in the Dark: Nighttime Activities Around the World
Opportunities to discover a new place don’t end when the sun goes down. Lanthy tells you about activities around the world that are best done in the dark.
We Are Intrepid… Are You? [Sponsored Post]
This post is brought to you by Intrepid Travel. For more information on sponsored posts read here. We are Intrepid… Are you? Tell us and you could win a trip for 4 anywhere we travel… Do you like getting off the beaten path? Exploring a country under the surface, at the local level?
How a Dog Walk Changed My Life Forever
Sometimes seemingly insignificant moments change your life forever. For Adam Seper, it was an innocent dog walk one random night over five years ago. His life has not been the same since.
10 Activities for Animal Loving Travelers
Whether trekking with llamas in New Zealand, searching for the elusive tiger in India, or learning to gallop the plains like a real-life cowboy, these 10 adventures will get you up close and personal with some of the world’s most incredible wildlife.
Going Abroad in Your Own Country
Kristen Kuchar sets out to discover if she can really have an Indie travel experience in her own country.
Eight Bizarre Drugs and the Cultures That Use Them
Fancy having a trip while on your trip? Let David Joshua Jennings guide you through eight bizarre drugs and the cultures that use them.
5 Steps to Simplify Family Travel
Most travelers trade their backpacks for a diaper bag and assume that their free-wheeling travel days are over. Jenn Miller shows that travel with children does not have to mean Disney World and it doesn’t have to mean misery either.
10 Wholesome Things to Do in Macau
Most of Macau’s 28 million annual visitors come to the Las Vegas of the East to gamble. But Teresa Bergen found lots for non-gamblers to do in this former Portuguese colony.
10 Festivals that Celebrate Local Produce
From sampling witchetty grubs at New Zealand’s Wildfood Festival to mud sliding in South Korea or munching on oyster tacos to celebrate the Californian oyster harvest, these 10 festivals are some of the world’s most unique celebrations of local produce.
Five Common Travel Companions
Finding the right person to travel with can be a difficult task, but Cambell Klose has made it slightly less daunting by narrowing down your options to help you decide on the right companion for your trip.
My Shoestring Broke: How To Prepare for an International Trip
I don’t how I feel about travel guides. I just don’t know how “lonely” this planet would be or not be without an essential how-to about traveling on a shoestring for college students who have no money or plan or travel partner for that matter. But travel on a shoestring I did. No money. No