Destinations

Gozo, Malta’s tiny sister island, is the perfect island getaway: Lush green hills, hidden bays and golden sand beaches with plenty of hiking paths make this the ideal place to get away from it all.

Though its name sounds otherwise, it is not located by the Golden Gate Bridge (although you’ll find two huge parks there too: the Golden Gate Park stretches for 47 blocks from Stanyan Street to the Pacific Ocean – it’s more than 3 miles long and half a mile wide, which makes it even bigger than New York’s Central Park and its 4.12 km2 (1.589 sq mi) makes it one of the largest urban parks on the planet. You can easily spend an entire day just exploring the broad parkways and the variety of activities the park offers.

Every once in a while, a country really takes us by surprise, like our deep love affair with Mexico. We had an inkling we would love Nicaragua, and after spending six weeks here, it was easy as pie to come up with a long list of favorites. Read on for thirty three things we love about Nicaragua, in no particular order.

There are 85 YHA hostels across Australia, most of which make for memorable stays – but these eleven are the absolute best YHA hostels in Australia!

The buzz around spring break destinations has begun with internet top ten lists spouting out the usual spring break ‘hotspots’. Some people might prefer the predictable debauchery in places like Cancun, Acapulco or Panama City, but for those looking for warm weather, sunny beaches, cheap beer and, for the young ones out there, a lower drinking age, we have some alternative spring break destinations tips, after spending the past nine months traveling through Mexico and Central America…

Melbourne is one of Australia’s best cities and can’t be missed on a visit to Down Under. Traveling on a budget? No worries – the city has plenty of free things to do!

Australia’s Sunshine Coast ain’t called the Sunshine Coast for no reason. I don’t know about you, but just by hearing its name, I can already picture the golden sunshine, the …

Palomino made me feel like we had stumbled upon a secluded Caribbean paradise – postcard-worthy Caribbean beaches, but no crowds and a tropical getaway for little money!

Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation recommendations from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: The Sterling Hotel in Melaka, Malaysia.

Although we could spend months immersed in that particularly sweet blend of New Orleans urban life, there came a point during our visit where we just had to get out of town…what we discovered were the rural roots that throughout history have melted together to make the Crescent City so unique.