In my monthly round-ups, I am looking back at my travels over the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, and what’s next for me. Where I’ve Been …

Minca wasn’t in my original plans for Colombia, but a reader of mine insisted I go check it out. Well I am glad I did as I was told because Minca turned out to be fantastic!

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.

We are going on a trip. A long trip. We are attempting to convert into a digital nomad lifestyle and take our work on the road with us. First we are stopping in Las Vegas, and then it’s up the coast of California, down to Tucson, through Mexico and down into Central and South America from where we will go to New Zealand, Australia, Asia and back to Europe.

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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.

Savannah is known for its eccentric locals, including plenty of ghosts, but this weekend the spirits are more of a micro brew sort – as we enjoy the Savannah Craft Brew Festival 2011!

We had two action-packed days in Atlanta: The World of Coca Cola, a Studio Tour of CNN, the world’s largest aquarium, Southern Food and much more!

In this guest post John and Craig, a couple from the UK, tell how gay travel has changed over the last twenty years in their experience.

I just returned from a city break to Buffalo, a city that took me by surprise! I had no idea I’d be wowed by so much grand architecture, art, and quirky neighborhoods!