Mosaics, Murals, & Mayhem: 4 of the Most Fantastical Places in San Francisco! Looking for something different to do in San Francisco—that isn't football related? Ever since the Gold Rush, San Francisco has always marched to the beat of its own drum. Even the 1906 earthquake...
Why Solo Travel Is Super Empowering, as Told by #ElinatheExplorer Folks, our favorite solo traveler is at it again! You might remember #ElinatheExplorer from her European adventure last fall. She backpacked around Italy and Prague all alone—for the first time—and told...
Snorkeling, Elephants, & Wine for Days: Your Must See Guide to January! Happy 2016, folks! The holidays are over, the dust is finally settling after a month (or two!) of family visits, gift shopping, and overall merry mayhem, and you FINALLY have a chance to sit down and...
Darek & Ilona Take the World: New Year’s Edition! It’s almost New Year’s Eve, folks, and you know what that means? Our favorite traveling couple is at it again! Darek and Ilona have a tradition of being on the road every year for New Year’s....
The Blog Awakens! Our Top 4 Star Wars-esque Locations on Earth for Traveling Jedi Masters A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away! Unless you’ve been living under a Death Star for the last 12 parsecs, you probably know that the 7th Star Wars movie is about to burst onto a screen near you...
Best of the Best: The Top 5 of Nat Geo’s Best Trips 2016 The 2016 edition of National Geographic’s Best Trips includes 20 amazing destinations. While all of them are great, we wanted to narrow it down to the absolute best locales. From historic vineyards to...
Darek & Ilona Take the World: Where YOU Should Go in 2016! Have you been following the buzz around Lonely Planet's list of best places to visit in 2016? You totally should be! Each year, the travel guide giant does us all the favor of advising where we should...
This Is What It’s REALLY Like to Travel Alone, as Told by #ElinatheExplorer Folks, how many of you have dreamed of traveling alone? Now, how many of you have actually done it? If you answered, "ME!" you might be in the minority. Solo travelers only make up about 11% of the...
Darek & Ilona Take the World: Morocco! Folks, our favorite traveling couple just got back from their latest trip. Have you been following their progress around the world? They just got back from Morocco! Morocco is seriously cool. From the...
Best Weekend Ever: Head to Honolulu, Hawaii or Newport, Rhode Island Is your weekend calendar looking a little empty? How does a quick aloha visit to the hot, Hawaiian capital of Honolulu sound? Or, perhaps you’d prefer a more reflective seaside experience in Newport,...
Best Weekend Ever: Head to Ann Arbor, Michigan or Albuquerque, New Mexico Fall officially kicked off this week, and if you’re anything like me, you’re ready to celebrate the weekend with some crisp, autumn air and some crunchy leaves. Looking for some especially inspired places...
Ilona & Darek Take the World: Acadia National Park! Folks, how many of you wish that you traveled more? RIGHT? I’m with you, my friends. Let’s travel all the time. There are some folks who are basically living the dream, one trip at a time, and this...
Game, Set, Match! The Ultimate US Open Guide to Queens With the US Open set to serve up its usual volley of tennis thrills and spills, we’ve decided to call out the home of Arthur Ashe Stadium—Queens, New York! One of the most ethnically diverse areas in...
Forbidden, Imperial and Heavenly: 6 Major Historic Sites to Visit in Beijing If you’re interested at all in China’s traditional culture, Beijing is the perfect place to start. The booming capital of China holds many of the country’s most prominent historic structures and...