Not to be confused with Zazueira.* We're delighted to enlighten you with another "little known" place on our planet, and one that you really aught to pin to your travel list. Welcome to Gagauzian. If it doesn't ring a bell, then that's a good thing, because Gagauzian is a very good thing,…
We world travelers sure like our fun. It's even better when you're in a place that you adore - and that the destination pretty much has everything you could ask for from a country. What's more, you don't have to drag yourself and your family from one location to another. You want…
In today's hyperactive world, clarity is a must-have. But that is a dying skill. For as long as there have been fingers attached to devices that created some form of meaning, illustrating your points through comics and illustrations is one of the most effective ways to communicate complex ideas. It isn't just about "drawing";…
Bletchingly, I'd say. Even spiffing, actually. Being British, as we are we tend to like things a certain way. We're not achingly precious about many things, but some tend to get our backs up if we see that something British is not quite right, or is obviously fake, or simply doesn't…
When you hear the name Banyan, what does it conjure up in your mind? Or does it leave no impression at all? The word Banyan is a linguistic and historical crossroads, carrying a weight that shifts from the sacred and eternal to the commercial and even the fashion-forward. It is one of those rare…
No, the Via Appia Antica. Yes, you can get there from here. The Via Appia Antica, or the Ancient Appian Way, is arguably the world’s oldest and most significant "superhighway." Commissioned in 312 BC by the Roman censor Appius Claudius Caecus, it earned the title Regina Viarum (Queen of Roads) for its…
Albania is one of those European countries that we all know is there, but sometimes it just doesn't get its place in the sun (although make no mistake, it certainly can be a sunny place for sure. Chances are that if you choose to visit, you'll leave a different person. Albania is sometimes lumped into…
Ahh, La Belle France, especially places like Cannes are not to be missed. Can you ever get enough of it. Visiting Cannes with a car opens up the legendary coastal roads and hilltop villages of the French Riviera that are often difficult to reach by public transit. Having a vehicle allows you to escape…
Firstly, this post is not a sales pitch for anything. Rather, it's a how do do it. However, Unless your travel partner is a magician (like your editor’s lovely and incredibly smart better half) anyone can gain from it.
First, Packing as a Strategy: Use a "modular" packing system to stay organized across…
So close, and yet so far. I Visited a Russian Town Next to the EU. See What It’s Like. We stumbled across this video a couple of days ago and it really piqued our curiosity. As THE BIG WIGS continue to create one battle after another, everyday people find ways of simply…
On balance, British people can be a gregarious and boisterous bunch, despite the long-worn impression that they're quite the opposite: shy and withdrawn and deadly earnest. Being one of them myself, we can indeed be loud, a bit saucy and always looking for a new adventure: we want to see everywhere and everything.…
If you're smart, you'll always endeavour to stay smart. And why not? Time races ahead and its a race to the end. So it only makes sense to go with the flow and leave with a good impression. Who knows what the outcome could be? Libraries are an excellent choice,…
Any way, you look at it, you win. Hurry up to slow down. Few locations on the planet are as desirable as Vidanta resorts. They are located in seven coastal destinations across Mexico, including Nuevo Vallarta (Nayarit), Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Acapulco, Puerto Peñasco, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlán. If you haven't been to that…
Look! Up in the sky. It's a bird! It's plane. No it's joy Jetson. Unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the past ten to 15 years, you'll know that China has leap-frogged pretty much everyone over pretty much everything. For example, over the past 8–10 years…
This time, it's the Americas. There's no getting around, getting around, in the words of Julian Cope. Still, no matter how enjoined to rail and other transport modes you are, cars are still it. It's not a bad thing at all as long as we errant humans stop, look and listen to the environment. (Personally,…
No, that is not a typo. Rather, perhaps we should bone up on our history lessons and get your motor running at the same time. We'll get to the subject shortly, but this post is all about driving. Where we are, driving is something you do, not necessarily something you want to…
Did you know that there are approximately 10,000 to over 48,000 cities in the world, depending on how a "city" is defined? We're certain that our globe-trotter readers have stopped by many of them. While there are over 4.3 million populated places, the number of formally recognized, prominent "cities" is generally considered to be around 48,000,…
. . . . from around the world. 25 of them. And there are surely more. Let's get going! Watch the video below.
The world of transport is filled with systems that defy conventional engineering logic, often born out of geographical necessity or historical quirk. For a "Maturing" traveler looking for experiences that…
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One of our fave pairs of avid travelers are YouTube's Chris and Carol from Jumping Places. They're tireless in scouring the ends of the earth to find travel deals. They seem to have gone nearly everywhere: lucky them! In…
As Europe's rail giants scrapped their sleeper cars, one tiny country went all‑in. Austria's ÖBB has built the continent's largest night train network, carrying millions across borders while everyone else hit the brakes. Here's how Austria quietly conquered the night. So why is this important? Night trains evoke a sense of romantic isolation,…