This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: La Estancia in El Salvador’s capital San Salvador.

In this guest post Lane tells how an exhausted momentary lapse of a travel habit resulted in that awkward check-in situation gay and lesbian couples often face while traveling.

Theva Residency, perched to the side of a mountain high above the city of Kandy, makes for a wonderful retreat when visiting Kandy’s UNESCO site. Read my full review:

The Where to Stay In series (formerly Hotel Tip of the Week) offers accommodation recommendations from around the world. Every hotel mentioned on GlobetrotterGirls.com are places we have stayed and personally recommend. This time: The Nolitan Hotel, New York City.

Hello from Vietnam! It’s been a while since I wrote a personal update, and what better occasion to do exactly that than my first solo trip in two years. “Two …

Being back in the States, Jess wonders why and how much nationality matters, and whether in today’s age, where you are from plays an important role in revealing who you really are.

This week I get off my chest something that’s been bothering me for a while, and we need you to weigh in on this as well!

This weekly series focuses on budget hotel gems we discover while on the road. This week: Villa Balanza (La Barranca) in Suchitoto, El Salvador.

Being on the road every day of the year means we stay at countless hotels along the way. For all the run-of-the-mill spots, there are the absolute gems which tick all the boxes. This week’s hotel tip: Hesperia Sevilla in Seville, Spain.

If you and your partner travel as an openly gay couple, you’re an ambassador and raising awareness for the LGBT community around the world, but what if you’re on a religious pilgrimage across Spain? Tone it down or allow fellow pilgrims to meet their first lesbian couple?