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After all the time and attention we devote to travel, it seems that we travelers have a good foundation for joining the travel industry. I’m curious to ask today — do you work in travel? What do you do? How did you get started?
Even if your work isn’t an obvious travel gig, let us know whether and how you see your work through the lens of travel. … Read more »
Cherie & Chris
Age: Cherie: 36 Chris: 37
Hometown: Cherie: Melbourne, FL Chris: San Francisco, CA
Quote: “Don’t worry so much.. just do it!”
Sometimes as a solo traveler you need a bit more amusement; you don’t have someone to tell you offensive jokes or about their first sexual experience, and you’re tired of staring out the train windows at scenery or communicating by hand gestures and large grins at local small children. So then it’s fun to set yourself little art projects.
The easiest one to do is a photo scavenger hunt. Most travelers carry cameras these days, … Read more »
In her book, A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel, Annie Griffiths Belt shares with us the rise of her career as one of National Geographic’s first female photographers. At a time before National Geographic was the greatly respected publication it has grown into today, Belt was one of the first to get her foot in the door. However, the true inspiration doesn’t come from … Read more »
“Space and time, the two dimensions that we humans inhabit, are closely linked. ‘Landscape is personal and tribal history made visible,’ wrote the geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in his book Space and Place. What he means, I think, is that places are like time machines. They transport us back to years past. As Rebecca Solnit observes in her lovely, lyrical book A Field Guide to Getting Lost, ‘Perhaps it’s true that you can’t go back in … Read more »
You’ve saved your money, packed your bags and are ready to embark on a new adventure. Through all the planning, the same image came to mind: the perfect beach. Whether rocky, sandy, tropical or wild, beaches conjure up images of vacation and relaxation. But how do we know if that perfect beach is clean?
I’m not just talking about cigarette butts and beer bottles. Water quality … Read more »
Asia’s big cities are a great place to live the “car-free” lifestyle. Thanks to onerous taxes levied on cars and license plates, many governments also encourage usage of mass transit to relieve traffic congestion.
Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia did a round-up of the rails: Asian city public transport guide. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo are prominently profiled.
I still remember the first time I saw the Tokyo metro map. Although I … Read more »
As readers may remember from July, I was a guest of the Tourism Authority of Thailand for their “Thailand Today” Mega Familiarization Trip, celebrating TAT and Thai Airways 50th anniversary. One of over 500 travel industry professionals, we were given the opportunity to experience several activities in and around Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
The political unrest that caught public attention in the spring is passed, and Thailand’s … Read more »
Rolf’s latest travel project is the No Baggage Challenge — a journey that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Every few days, we’ll be updating Vagabonding with a recap of the latest to keep you up to date on the adventure.
After time in Chefchaouen and Fes, Rolf headed to Egypt to embrace his inner tourist at Giza — including one camel ride from the most … Read more »
The truth of a place is revealed by its scent. Forget political boundaries — if you want to know what two places or lifestyles have in common, compare their smells.
Tracing a fence along the back of the Allentown Fair last week, past the carny trailers, I smelled India. It was both a surprise and not a surprise. The five or six carny trailers were parked parallel, seven … Read more »