Travel restrictions and border closures are hindering the response to Ebola as aid workers say they are battling to get to some of the areas where the outbreak has been the most vicious. Former Center of Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr.…
Memorial Day is behind us, which means the summer travel season has officially arrived. Over the next three months, millions of Americans will take their annual vacations, both domestically and internationally.…
single female in her 30s from the Midwest. traveling to Chicago the first week of July for 8 days for my 35th birthday max budget of $3000 (includes flight and hotel and passes) im planning to get the citypass and take the trains to get around everywhere.…
Where can I book the Beijing to Ulaanbaatar (K23) sleeper train ticket online? I know you can book through China International Travel Service (CITS), but you need to submit an inquiry first and I don't have days to wait for a response.…
My friend is planning a trip for 3 girls (including me) to Guatemala, specifically the touristy areas of Antigua and Lake Atitlan. None of us have been there before, but my friend planning it is fluent in Spanish (she’s Mexican) and is a more adventurous…
hi guys! i’m doing a contiki tour next february (the european discovery tour). its 6 western european countries in 2 weeks, so there’s going to be a lot of transport days, and i’m wondering if anybody has any tips for what the most convenient checked…
EDIT: I know title says "two ideas" but I have three listed. My bad. My mother retired during COVID, but always wanted to do a big trip with me to Asia. My mother has never been whereas I have been multiple times.…
Leaving Beirut today with two animals in crates, I learned that you cannot take zip ties / cable ties on board. I had a packet of zip ties to secure the flight crates. Didn't even know that I should have put them in my checked baggage.…
Hi there, I'll be doing my first solo trip (18yo) in Europe for 2 weeks in September, and I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice for this connecting flight. I'm flying from Nice -> Vienna via Dusseldorf, with a 1hr layover.…
My friend and I went to the Philippines earlier this month. We stayed for 5 days and had been to Cebu, Dumaguete, Dauin, Apo island, and Siquijor. Pretty much just islands, beaches and diving the whole trip.…
Recently I had a chance to visit the beautiful city of Alicante. The people were very friendly and I had learned some basic greetings like "Hola", "Buenos dias" and "Cómo estás".…
So I (36M) am looking at a solo trip to West Africa in March 2027. It's a giant undiscovered part of the world for me and I'm looking to jump in. I'm decently well traveled, coming from the United States.…
Just paid $20 for a water bottle and single pack of gum at Istanbul Airport (SAW) in the moment I thought perhaps I was viewing something wrong on the screen, but no, truly $20 for this.…
I previously did a post on Central African Republic but it's focus on generally different parts of Western and Southern Central African Republic and also Dzangha Sangha national.…
Most people picture Hong Kong as a city of skyscrapers, but some of my favorite moments were far from the skyline. These photos were taken across Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island, from the stilt-house fishing village of Tai O and the rugged slopes of…
I did my first trip to Belgium back in April 2024 as an extended week after being in Amsterdam. I visited Antwerp, Bruges, and Brussels also but chose Ghent as the home base.…
There's something about showing up to a place and realising you've seen every single view before because it's been on every Instagram feed for five years. Feels less like discovery, more like a pilgrimage to a content farm.…
