If you couldn’t swim, like literally you had never been in water before, would you go snorkeling with sharks in Belize? That’s not rhetorical. I’d like your opinions please. Anyway, I went to Belize, specifically the island of Caye Caulker, and I went snorkeling with sharks with a chubby Brazilian who couldn’t swim. It was…
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One type of traveler you’ll encounter is the spiritual traveler. But the spiritual traveler only exists in a specific few places. Never walking down La Rambla in Barcelona, or taking a photo with Spider-Man in Times Square, or in the lobby of your local Hilton. One place you will find the spiritual traveler is in…
We were based in Reykjavik for a week of chasing the Northern Lights. This is our experience hunting that elusive aurora borealis. Chasing the Northern Lights Night One – We’re New To This Our first night in Iceland had clear skies so we booked a night tour with Bus Travel Iceland. A minivan arrived, then…
This is a guide on how to hike the Santa Ana volcano in El Salvador: step one: while facing the volcano, put one foot in front of the other until you reach the top. Step two: congratulate yourself on a job well done! For people looking for practical information on how to hike the Santa…
In El Salvador I did a Ruta de las Flores day trip. That’s “Route of the Flowers”, just in case your Spanish is completely non-existent. But let me first clear up something: the flowers only bloom seasonally. When I was there, I saw a grand total of zero flowers on the Route of the Flowers….
I’m writing this in the airport in Oslo, Norway. I’ve been to 3 continents in 36 hours. I can’t really see the screen because my eyes keep focusing and unfocusing so if they are ani type-os, i donut care. My back hurts. My feet are sore. My stomach is mad because I’ve eaten so many…
Here are 5 great ways to pass the time on a long flight that you won’t find on other websites. Mainly because these are all actually really bad ideas and neither I nor your airline nor your mother recommend you actually do. 1. Make your own movie. You’ve either seen the few good movies on…
Later in December, I’m heading home to the UK. To be more specific, I leave New York on Christmas Eve and land at Heathrow at 7am on Christmas Day, where my beleaguered parents will be waiting, having woken up at 5am and driven an hour and a half from Cambridge to pick me up. I…
Let’s meet an annoying traveler. The wannabe Kerouac. You know the guy. He’s in your hostel dorm, shirtless, wearing a pair of Hawaiian-patterned board shorts, and he’s telling anyone and everyone he can’t wait to get “back on the road”. What “the road” refers to is an ever-changing enigma, meaning anything from an unspecified spiritual…