Travel Guides

Way back in 2011, we touted HotelTonight as a "promising new app for 11th-hour hotel deals." Turns out we were quite right: promising indeed. Three years on and it's among our top five favorite travel apps,...

So you've done all the tried-and-true wine trails: Napa, large swaths of Italy, perhaps some more "off the beaten" path vino destinations like Spain's Ribera del Duero. But now you're looking to get beyond...

Beer has been brewed for millennia. Hell, even the ancient Egyptians enjoyed tying a frosty one on (though we imagine they weren't quite that frosty back then). But the world of beer (collectively and...

Hawaii tops most every vacationer's bucket list. It's vast, beautiful, almost otherworldly. But with so many islands to explore, there's so much to consider when planning your next trip! Getting to and around...

Not far from the bustling crowds of modern day Britain are many wild and magical places where time almost seems to stand still. From bleak open moorlands to ancient woodlands and soaring hillsides, England has...

Paris. The name is synonymous with love, beauty, art, culture ... the list goes on. No matter the time of year, there's a seemingly endless of festivals, parades, sporting events and cultural attractions to...

"Big" usually means "menacing" in the animal world. So it is all the more enchanting when large beasts prove to be docile, even interactive, when we humans venture into their habitat. Whale sharks, which...

As life becomes increasingly stressful in a modernized world, many travelers look to completely unplug. Reconnecting with nature is a great way to rejuvenate the mind and body - jungle retreats offer a...

Much has been said about the increasing mobility of the human species over the past century. But many of our fellow creatures have been on the move over great distances for millennia, and without the aid of...

Let's start off by stating that this is not your typical "must-see top attractions" kind of list. Instead, this round-up is for the traveler who finds beauty in the unusual and enjoys traveling truly off the...

Although it's often associated with kangaroos and koalas, there are also whales living in the waters surrounding Australia. The country offers many prime spots for spotting these endangered gentle giants, from...

One of the most famous cities on the planet, New York City is a fascinating destination that is visited by huge numbers of tourists from all around the world. This city has become an entertainment hub, a...

One of the best things about travelling the world is trying the remarkable variety of beer available from each place you visit. In fact, I've come up with my own shoddy Beer Index which lists the price of beer...

Booking a weekend break or longer holiday to a new city is exciting. Deciding where to go in the first place, however, can be a tough call. Dubrovnik, Croatia, one of the top spots in Europe in 2013, should be...

The sleepy, small town of Franschhoek (literally "French corner" in Dutch) in South Africa's Western Cape is one of the oldest in the country. While it's less than 75km from Cape Town, it feels world's away...

South Africa has its fair share of quaint seaside towns. Few so deftly embrace visitors in the slow, steady pace of beachfront living like Hermanus. It's upscale, classy, charming, and breathtakingly...

As the second most populous city in South Africa, Cape Town is a hub of luxury and adventure travel that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. So it's no wonder that the city has previously...

Itching for a little adventure in England? Tired of the same staid, "culture vulture"-esque museum and history destinations that every other site demands you must see? Or are you just traveling with some...

I fell in love (bordering on obsession) with South Africa the first moment I set foot (or wheel as it were) inside Kruger National Park. It's a vast, untamed and wholly unique landscape of stunning natural...

It's hard to imagine a more iconic bucketlist adventure than the great African safari. After my first visit to Southern Africa, I was hooked. What I imagined would be a "once in a lifetime" experience has...