Travel Reflections

This week, I wonder whether other travelers see the same silver lining in air travel that I do…or what is it that other people enjoy about this bizarre form of transportation.

Reflections on the slightly awkward nature of finding budget hotels and hostels for long-term lesbian travelers.

We were conflicted about a popular tourist attraction in Battambang, Cambodia – the original bamboo train.

This week I wonder about bargaining while abroad. What makes certain travelers so uncomfortable with it, while others understand it for the art form that it is?

Mine tours in the silver mines in Cerro Rico in Potosi are controversial: are they a human zoo or educational tourism? Dani joined a mine tour to find out.

Forget what we expected it to be like – Thailand is what it is! This incredible country, so filled with contrasts, has been a fascinating place to get to know. Find out what a rustic gas station looks like, which social media network Thais are surprisingly active on, and why Thailand is 543 years in the future…

Now that we have booked our flights to travel the one place we have always wanted to go most, I wonder this week if all this housesitting, sun and sand has made us soft. Read on to find out our next travel destination…

This week I wonder whether this travel addict has lost the buzz of the chase, whether the little differences matter, and where my next Argentine pizza is coming from…

We visited 10 countries this year, and we fell in love with a lot of the places we visited. Which cities made it into our top five favorite destinations of 2012?

This week I wonder whether you can ever really go back to a place you loved, if how you experienced it is really an intersection of the person you were then, the people you met there and the city itself.