11 safety tips for traveling in Colombia

Many worry about safety when travelling in Colombia. However, taking a few precautions you can enjoy a stress free vacation. Colombians often use the expression “no dar la papaya”. Literally, it...

Tips for Planning Travel with Young Kids

Planning a trip with young kids? Here are 6 things you may want to consider when planning your next family travels. Whether you need your passport renewed or a specific set of vaccines before you...

Visiting the Valley of the Souls, Bolivia

The city of La Paz, Bolivia is shaped like a basin, with a symmetrical half on the northern part towards El Alto. Lake Titikaka, the world's highest navigable lake in the world is less than 90 miles...

Visiting Northeast Brazil

There is a Brazil that few people knows. Far from Rio da Janeiro, far from the Carnival of Bahia, far from the Amazon, there is a wild Brazil, very rich of natural history, a Brazil that leaves...

10 Ways to See More when you're Traveling on a Budget

Booking websites like Skyscanner have a search “Everywhere” option. You can see the cheapest flights from your location to anywhere in the world. You may well find a destination you hadn't...

Carry Cash in Japan

Today's tip is almost an extension to my other tip while in Japan where I explained the value of the Passmo card. This tip however is to make sure you carry cash in Japan. Despite major cities in...