Acropolis of Athens Travel Tips (Greece)
The Acropolis of Athens is one of the world's most iconic ancient sites, and was once known as Cecropia. While there are many raised cities (acropolis), the Ac...
Europe
How to Create the Best Travel Smash Book Souvenir
If you're wondering what to do with all of your sentimental travel memorabilia, why not create a travel smash book souvenir? For most travelers, ticket stubs...
Your Northernmost Trip: Things To Do In Svalbard, Norway
By David Nikel You’ll hear the word ‘northernmost’ a lot in Svalbard. The Radisson Blu is the world’s northernmost full service hotel. Longyearbyen air...
Facing Fears in Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is part of the Canary Islands, politically part of Spain and geographically part of Northern Africa, just off of Morocco’s coastline. The Canary ...
Mainz, Germany: The City You’ve Never Heard of that Changed History
First, we scribbled ancient messages on the walls of our caves. Then, we fine-tuned our hands to write words and stories by putting ink to paper. Now, we use ke...
How My Relationship Survived Fastnacht in Mainz, Germany
They say that if a relationship can survive Fastnacht in Mainz, it can survive anything. Mo and I boarded a plane together in early February to visit his h...
A Warning to Yogis Traveling to Germany
In Germany, I was asked a simple question. "Do you want to go to yoga?" The question was simple enough. I do yoga. I like yoga. Why not? Moritz and...
The Untold Story of Berlin: I was Robbed by Tiny Bandits
A few school children put their half eaten kebabs on the train tracks and waited for a train to come. I admired the ringleader of the group, who'd convinced ...
Journal Entry from Buchenwald Concentration Camp
So, I actually haven't finished writing all of my posts from Europe and this one has been floating around in my drafts for a while. I copied this almost verbat...
The Traveling Girl’s Guide to Couchsurfing
CouchSurfing: An organization that fosters a relationship between travelers and locals, where the local hosts a traveler for free. Many people simply can't fath...