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How To Use All Five Senses When You Travel

There’s more to travel than just sight-seeing. Amanda Kendle offers a few tips on how to dust off your other four senses.

Getting “Off The Beaten Path”: Just Another Traveler’s Cliché

Nora Dunn wonders if travelers can still “get off the beaten path”. Or is it just another cliché?

Practical Trip Planning (Part 3): Finding Cheap Accommodations

Chris Cook continues with the third installment in his Practical Trip Planning series on how to find cheap accommodations.

6 Sensible (and Not-So-Sensible) Round-the-World Travel Itineraries

Amanda Kendle reviews six practical round-the-world itineraries to get your travel planning juices flowing.

How to Define Travel: Which Type of Traveler Are You?

Nora Dunn explores the three main “types” of traveler. What kind of traveler are you?

6 Tips for Sleeping Well in a Foreign Place

Amanda Kendle reveals her top six tips to catching maximum shut-eye while traveling abroad.

Practical Trip Planning (Part 2): Creating Your Itinerary

Chris Cook continues his series on practical travel planning with a little advice on how to create your itinerary.

Never Underestimate the Power of Researching Your Trip

It may seem like work sometimes, but Nora Dunn explains why a little research can help you make the most of your travels.

How to Plan a Round-the-World Travel Route That Makes Sense

Amanda Kendle discusses the five most important factors when planning a round-the-world travel route.

The Culinary Essentials Every Budget Traveler Should Know

Nora Dunn discusses a few essential recipes every self-respecting traveler should add to their culinary repertoire.

An Idiot’s Incomplete Guide to the Bidet

Chris Cook explores the fascinating (albeit confusing) role of the bidet.

5 Steps to Solid Travel: How to Beat Airport Security Every Time

Nora Dunn explores the five steps to ditching your liquid contraband and becoming a proud solid traveler.

Curious Travel: 8 Questions to Ask in Every New Place

Amanda Kendle reveals eight great questions for the curious traveler to ask in every new destination.

20 Cheap and Simple Ways to Travel Greener

Kimberly Lang and Elizabeth Sanberg explain why traveling green is much easier than you might think.

5 Simple Ways to Be Kind to Your Fellow Traveler

From bagging your stinky socks to eavesdropping on your hostel mates, Chris Cook offers five easy ways for you to be a better fellow traveler.

Really Slow Travel: Walking Your Way Around the World

Amanda Kendle advocates slowing down on your travels and truly absorbing your surroundings.

Esperanto: The Universal Language of Travelers?

Nora Dunn explores the not-yet-dead language of Esperanto. Could it be the universal language of travelers?

The Great Dark Tourism Round-Up: Awards Time

Amanda Kendle wraps up our series on the various niches of dark tourism with appropriate awards for each.

How to Travel Independently for the First Time

Amanda Kendle offers five steps to traveling independently for the first time.

Doomsday Tourism: Seeing It Before You Can’t

Amanda Kendle explores ‘doomsday tourism’ - traveling to see the natural wonders of the world before they’re gone.

Rainy Day Travel: 5 Ways to Beat the Crowds When the Sun Doesn’t Shine

Eva Holland discusses how to save money and soak up the local scene when the sun doesn’t shine.

Suicide Tourism: Landmark Deaths and Traveling to Die

Amanda Kendle explores the heartbreaking facts behind those who travel solely in search of some place to die.

Practical Trip Planning (Part 1): How to Maximize Your Travel Budget

Chris Cook walks through his entire travel booking process to uncover a few tricks to best maximize your travel budget.

Poverty Tourism: Exploring the Slums of India, Brazil and South Africa

Amanda Kendle explores poverty tourism in the slums of India, Brazil and South Africa.

Then & Now: A Brief Video History of Awful Airline Ads

Looking back at air travel commercials over the past fifty years, there’s been quite a transformation in the imagery and sales pitches used by the airlines.