9 articles tagged with travel tips
Five years ago, if you'd told me—a former corporate finance executive from California—that I'd be writing about navigating Budapest's public transit system while living as an intern in Madrid, I would have laughed. Yet here I am, 55 years young,...
The moment you step into Jodhpur's labyrinthine alleys, you're enveloped in a sea of cerulean that defies conventional urban palettes. As someone who's spent years tracking details others miss, I can tell you this: Jodhpur isn't just blue—it's an infinite...
My first encounter with Tokyo's legendary metro system was both exhilarating and overwhelming—a labyrinth of color-coded lines, Japanese characters, and the most punctual trains I've ever experienced. After spending countless hours cycling through rural Japan's rice paddies, nothing could prepare...
The moment I stepped off the plane in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital welcomed me with its distinctive blend of dust, diesel, and determination. Far from the whisky trails of Scotland or the neon-lit gaming districts of Tokyo, this West African...
G'day, fellow adventurers! Hunter Bernard here, reporting from the breathtaking heights of the Andes. After 35 years behind the wheel of buses in Liverpool and Sydney, I've found myself on the passenger side for once, zigzagging through Peru's Sacred Valley....
Coming back to my hometown of Miami always feels like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn boat shoes—comfortable, familiar, yet somehow still exciting. Growing up here with my Cuban dad casting lines off Virginia Key, I learned every corner...
Standing in Shinjuku Station for the first time feels like being dropped into the control room of a living organism. As someone born and raised in Yokohama, I've spent countless hours navigating Tokyo's intricate transit web, watching tourists' eyes widen...
Santiago de Cuba presents a fascinating dichotomy for photographers – a city where colonial architecture meets Afro-Caribbean rhythms, all set against the dramatic backdrop of the Sierra Maestra mountains. As someone who's spent years documenting biodiversity corridors, I found Santiago's...
Coming back to Seoul always feels like piecing together parts of myself I didn't know were missing. As a Korean-American adopted at infancy, each visit to my birth country is both a homecoming and an adventure. I've stayed in everything...
