It may be nice to visit fabulous restaurants and intriguing food stalls, but there’s nothing more delicious than meal that you cook yourself with local ingredients. Stroll through the markets, shop at bazaars and get your hands dirty in the kitchen. If you’re not comfortable with knives and raw meat, find a cooking class in [...]
Looking for an idea for a great trip? Desperate for a friendly face or a home-cooked meal? Seek out family members – even distant ones – and pay them a visit. Looking up old relatives may seem awkward, but you never know how you’ll get along unless you try. I visited my second cousin in [...]
Most travel movies involve a family road trip or a romance in Tuscany. Who can relate to that? Finally, there’s a travel movie that mirrors the average lives of the everyday working man. Hot Tub Time Machine is a travel movie for the people. I saw it this weekend and shared my thoughts in a [...]
It’s easy to get lazy with your hygiene practices when you’re traveling. But oral hygiene is important not just for your health, but also for your popularity. You’re going to be sharing rooms with your friends. You’re going to be in close quarters on trains and buses. Rather than be the dude with chronic halitosis, [...]
Every culture has their own comfort level with personal space. Americans tend to prefer much more room to maneuver than almost any other people. As such, many Yanks find themselves uncomfortable when they travel to Asia and Latin America, where the cultural norms involve people sharing close quarters with little anxiety. When you travel, don’t [...]
While it may seem like a nuisance to carry a bag with you everywhere you go, you’ll be glad to keep your hands free as you buy souvenirs and food. It will also make carrying extra layers much more pleasant. A daypack will be easier on your back than a messenger bag. A large purse [...]
Stephen Greenwood and Aaron Murphy host a bang-up show on Gadling called Travel Talk. They were in New York City last weekend and invited me to film a segment. I figured, “Hey, if you’re in NYC, we might as well film a camping piece.” A quick trip to my roof later and we had the [...]
Looking like a greasy, hippyish backpacker may work for Aussies bumming around Thailand, but if you’re above the age of 22, not living in the 60s and care about personal grooming at all, you’ll run some shampoo through your hair occasionally. Besides, don’t you want your locks to shine?
Whether you’re going on a cruise, visiting your grandparents or backpacking across the Middle East, you never want to be caught without the proper attire for a formal event. While most of your meals and activities will be casual affairs that allow you to wear your favorite t-shirt for the fifteenth day in a row [...]
Travel is humbling. Having a nine-year-old make you flinch in your first cricket match is downright embarrassing. That’s what happened to me when I tried to hold my own in between the wicket’s in a dirt-covered park in Noida, India. Read more about how I was knocked down a peg in this week’s San Francisco [...]
