Last Updated: 5/22/23 | May 22nd, 2023 These days, everyone travels with a smartphone. Beyond the ability to take endless selfies and keep in touch with family back home, they provide us with a never-ending stream of tools and apps to help us plan our travels and deal with any hiccups we encounter on the […]

Last Updated: 5/22/23 | May 22nd, 2023 Europe. Prices vary greatly depending on how far north, east, south or west you travel. After all, Europe is huge with multiple visa zones and multiple currencies. For 45 EUR, you can get a private room in parts of Greece. For that same price in Paris, you may […]

Posted: 5/16/2023 | May 16th, 2023 Athens one of the most popular destinations in Europe. Boasting incredible historical sites like the millennia-old Acropolis, delicious (and affordable) food, and a growing cocktail bar scene, Athens is a sprawling city popular with backpackers, foodies, and history buffs alike. But since the city is quite spread out, choosing […]

Posted: 5/16/23 | May 16th, 2023 My first trip overseas was on an organized group tour. Back then, I didn’t know the first thing about traveling. I hadn’t been anywhere on my own, and my family weren’t big travelers. My travel experience consisted of a cruise, and spring break in Montreal during college. I was […]

Posted: 5/14/23 | May 14th, 2023 One of the best souvenirs I have from my first trip around the world is the journal I kept over those 18 months. Having captured my thoughts and feelings as I traveled has allowed me to relive that trip over and over again in the years since. Memories fade, […]

Last Updated: 5/13/2023 | May 13th, 2023 Traveling around Europe can be expensive. Airfare, high-speed and overnight trains, ferries — they all eat into your limited (and precious) travel budget. Fortunately, there are alot of ways to get around Europe on a budget. The sharing economy, new bus options, discounted train passes, and lots of […]

Last Updated: 5/13/23 | May 13th, 2023 Paris. It’s one of my favorite destinations in the entire world and a city that would take a lifetime to see. I’ve been to the city more times than I remember — I even moved there for a while — yet I’ve barely scratched its surface. Understandably, planning […]

Last Updated: 5/13/2023 | May 13th, 2023 Paris is filled with famous attractions: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Versailles, the catacombs, the Pantheon, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacre-Coeur. The list goes on. There are so many amazing sites here that you could spend days (heck, even weeks) just seeing the main, most well-known ones. But […]

Posted: 5/12/2023 | May 12th, 2023 Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. With its stunning beaches, towering mountains, and vibrant cultures, it should come as no surprise that it’s a popular hub for….well, everybody. It’s a place that sucks visitors in. I have tons of friends who have gone […]