Tips for Shopping in Morocco – What to Buy & how To Bargain

Morocco is truly a shopper’s paradise. The cities of Marrakech, Essaouira and Fes are known not only for their beauty, but for the incredible shopping! You can find just about anything your...

Visiting Luxembourg on a Budget

Luxembourg is an expensive country, like crazy expensive: transport, food, accommodation, you name it. Way more expensive than its neighbors: France, Belgium and Germany. But it's also a stunning...

Travel Tips from a Bag Lady: Cuba

There aren’t many humans I encounter that aren’t spilling over with questions after finding out that I have traveled to Cuba. I get it. I was the same way when I first began researching the...

8 reasons why you should choose train travel over flying

We get it. You are a busy person, with a busy social life and many exciting hobbies. On top of that, you are also working a busy job with a demanding boss that sends you emails in the weekend...

What you can do to ensure your travel money stays local

Let me portrait you two situations. 1. When I was 12 years old I visited Thailand with my parents. I remember buying a local batik shirt at a little market; I was super happy with my...

Our experience climbing Mt. Kenya: Kili's more authentic little brother

I think it’s safe to say that we like ourselves a challenge. When we told our friends that we were going to climb a mountain in Africa, they immediately asked; “Wow cool, are you going up...