Learn How to Travel to Santorini for Cheap
You’ve probably seen photos similar to the one above. Sun kissed white sands and blue domed rooves of the Greek islands. You’ve probably fantasized what if would be like to vacation there, but then...
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Make Your iPhone Mimic a GoPro
As a big fan of technology, I’ve spent a little bit of time contemplating whether or not I should purchase a GoPro for my travels. Luckily, all I had to do was look at...
When Was Smoking Outlawed on Airplanes?
Smoking on airplanes seems like a commonly known rule when flying on an airplane nowadays. However, it wasn’t always like this. People could smoke on flights up until 2000, but there is a convoluted history...
Food Friday: My Experience and Some Facts About Red Bean Paste in Japan
There are several different Asian countries where you can find red bean paste. Little did I think I would first encounter it while eating what I thought was a jelly-filled donut from the nearby...
Busiest Metro Stations in the USA
Having taken metros in major metro areas around the world, I started to wonder what were the busiest metro stations in the USA. Naturally, my intuition led to major east coast cities, such as...
Buy Event Tickets While Traveling
Finding museums, free tours, and sites around new cities is relatively easy to do. One thing that I don’t hear a lot of other travelers talking about is attending a sporting event or any...
Tips for How To Meet Locals While Traveling
Meeting other people while moving from place to place by yourself can be a pretty challenging feat. Meeting locals while traveling is even tougher. They’re the gatekeepers to the hole-in-the-wall restaurants, bars, and entertainment...
Tips to Stop Homesickness While Traveling
Traveling, especially if it is your first time can come with a lot of situations that you’ve never encountered. Or even make you feel a little bit homesick – making you miss the things...
Balkantourist History – A Bulgarian State Owned Tourism Company
Having written an article about the socialist history of Shopska Salad, I stumbled upon how it was created by the singular state-run tourism group called Balkantourist. I figured why not continue the investigation by diving...
Food Friday – History of the Shopska Salad (шопска салата)
Finally arriving in the capital city of Bulgaria after a nine-hour bus ride, my friend Kurt and I checked into our hostel. Amped up because the entertainment systems on the buses had Judas Priest,...
