The Middle East is a region that tends to intrigue adventurous travelers. But it's often written off as an unsafe destination plagued with turmoil– a misconception largely perpetuated by the corporate Keep Reading
The 20 Best Cultural Festivals Around the World
Across the world each year, there are hundreds of cultural festivals that celebrate the unique beliefs and traditions belonging to a specific region. For those of us who are not local to the area, Keep Reading
The 50 Best Hiking Quotes to Inspire Your Adventures
Hiking and camping has never been more popular than it is now, in the COVID era. According to the Washington Post, sales of guides to hiking, camping, and road trips were way up in 2020, especially Keep Reading
Top 20 National Forests in America for Camping & Hiking
Though the inarguably grand US National Parks tend to steal most of the headlines, America has over 150 National Forests. These designated wilderness areas comprise nearly 200 million acres– Keep Reading
The 15 Best UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the USA (For Nature/History Lovers)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites offer visitors insight into places of natural or cultural importance that hold “outstanding universal value,” as stated in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Out of Keep Reading
The 20 Best Places to Spend Christmas in the USA
Although many of our blogging friends enjoy traveling to Christmas destinations around the world, we personally prefer a classic Christmas at home with our families. We really get into the Keep Reading
The 25 Best Places to Spend Christmas in Europe
With the rapid rise of mass tourism, summer travel to Europe has become increasingly problematic. Record-breaking heat, record-breaking visitor numbers, and horrific tourist behavior are leading Keep Reading
20 Best Small Ship Cruises for Your World Travel Bucket List
Cruises have gotten a bad rap lately: One recent scientific study found that air quality on a cruise ship deck was “worse than the world's most polluted cities.” But not all cruise Keep Reading
20 of the World’s Biggest Waterfalls (By Continent)
Despite R&B legends TLC's classic admonition not to go chasing them, waterfalls remain among those magical natural features that can put a given destination on millions of people's world travel Keep Reading
10 Famous Underground Caves for Your World Travel Bucket List
Underground caves are mysterious and mesmerizing places to explore. From marble caves, glow worms caves and those formed from glacial lagoons, to a cave of crystals, prehistoric rock art and Keep Reading
25 Most Unusual & Unique Hotels In the World (World Travel Bucket List)
When you travel the world as much as we do, you begin to realize that most hotels are actually pretty boring and conventional. From plush pillows and flat screen TVs to mini bars and continental Keep Reading
20 Best Mountains In The World (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
By what standards should we measure "the best mountains in the world"? Should it the most popular mountains? The biggest and tallest mountains? The most challenging for climbers? Or perhaps the Keep Reading
20 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit (If You Love Nature & Hate Crowds)
[Updated 10/14/2019] Stretching from the southeastern U.S. down to the north coast of South America, the Caribbean consists of more than 700 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. Yet the vast majority Keep Reading
The 30 Best Exotic Islands to Visit (World Travel Bucket List)
[UPDATED: 4/19/2019] In our eyes, the world's best exotic islands offer an opportunity to get away from it all while immersing yourself in a rich, heady mixture of nature, wildlife, history, and Keep Reading
List of National Parks By State (An Epic Guide to “America’s Best Idea”)
As we began to compile a list of American National Parks by state for this piece to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service, I was shocked and dismayed to realize how few of Keep Reading
20 Largest Lakes in the World by Continent (For Your World Travel Bucket List)
Whether they're man-made or all natural, lakes are generally among the most popular places for outdoor recreation. Lakes offer everything from swimming, fishing, kayaking/canoeing, and sailing to Keep Reading
