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From the Amazon to the Classroom: Takeaways from My Gap Year
August 31, 2011 Looking back to wave goodbye to my parents one last time, I realized that I had already ventured too far into the gate to see the line at the security checkpoint anymore. I paused for a...
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From Mile 127 to Zero: Take a Road Trip Through the Florida Keys
If you like a good road trip -- and who doesn't? -- you owe it to yourself to hit the highway through the Florida Keys. It's a classic. In a Florida that's come to be defined by coconut oil and Disney,...
View ArticleUnderrated: Krakow, Leave Your Inhibitions at Home
Each time I visit Krakow, I am blown away by its incredible beauty, vivid culture, delicious food and thriving nightlife. Whether you're learning about its storied history or experiencing the living,...
View ArticleTraveling the USA -- and Enjoying In-Depth Interviews With the Local Media
While I've never tallied it up, I imagine I spend 30 or 40 days a year traveling throughout the USA, visiting public television stations and giving lectures. When I'm in town to give a talk or host a...
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Curing Your Fear of Flying
Over the years, I've traveled with hundreds of our guests all over the world, and seen dozens of people petrified at the thought of getting on a plane. There's something about the combination of loss...
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It's Not All Vino Tinto: Exploring Spanish Wine and Cuisine
A local lunch in Secastilla, Spain Time stands still in Madrid's plazas. One moment you are walking down a narrow street packed with bars, and the next you are standing in an archway that leads to an...
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Mary Jane Colter's Indelible Impression on the Grand Canyon
American architect Mary Jane Colter is often described as a perfectionist. As one of the few female architects working in the United States between 1910 and 1950, Coulter's passion for history figured...
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Safari Beyond the Game Drive
If you are sitting at your desk wishing you were on safari, you are probably visualizing yourself sitting in a Land Rover taking a photo of a lion or an elephant that is just inches away. Bull Elephant...
View ArticleMardi Gras Survival Guide: What You Should Know to Make It Out Alive
Mardi Gras is unlike anything else you've ever experienced. Colloquially, it is called Carnival. It celebrates the final days leading up to Fat Tuesday, which commences the 40 days of Lent. Some call...
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Escapes From London
Hop a train from London and in less than two hours you can be hiking country trails, soaking in mineral spa waters or shucking oysters by the sea. Jetsetter.com rounds up the best escapes from the...
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She Who Is the Solo Traveler
I'm getting my passport renewed. The bigger regrets of last year: not tagging along on trips to Argentina, Greece or Harry Potter World -- because I thought I should be saving. Canceling the flight to...
View ArticleDevice-Free in Disney: A Survival Story
Recently, I was facilitating a parent workshop on building tech-healthy families. It was a roundtable discussion and we were really able to dig into specific examples, challenges and strategies around...
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Suomenlinna: The Ultimate Destination for Travel Loners
The six islands comprising the Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki, Finland, have the kind of forlorn beauty that one would expect in this pocket of Scandinavia -- and a quirky, varied culture all...
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Delta Deals the 99 Percent Out: One-percenters Get Twice as Many Miles
Delta's new airline mileage deal is a deliberate attempt to reward its high-spending customers and take from the unwashed 99 percent -- further widening the gulf between the haves and the have-nots....
View ArticleOasis in Botswana
Without thinking twice about it, if I had to name five of my absolute favorite places on Earth, I'd include the Okavango Delta in Botswana on that list. It's surreal, in so many ways! This video piece...
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What Do Van Morrison, the Godfather of Punk and Seamus Heaney Have in Common?
There is a theory of "primitive affluence" that suggests that when a society has its primary needs met by Nature -- food, shelter, clothing -- then it will turn to creativity. Bali, a tropical island...
View ArticleBreathtaking Photos of Lighthouses in Winter
Instead of wishing winter away, we decided to celebrate it by showing breathtaking shots of the most beautiful lighthouses around the world. Yes, it's still freezing outside but these picturesque...
View ArticleIn-Flight Phone Calls May Be Annoying, But They Shouldn't Be Illegal
Last weekend, as I settled into my airplane seat and got ready to fly home to DC, the flight attendant told us to buckle our seat belts and turn off our phones, but that we could now leave gadgets on...
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Dreaming of a Trip to Europe in 2014?
Join me and my top travel teachers on Saturday, March 22nd for my spring Travel Festival. This free, all-day, live European travel webcast includes the following six classes. I rarely speak on these...
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These Are the 21 Best Food Trucks in America
CREDIT: Alejandro De Los Rios Going to a restaurant can be frustrating -- you're surrounded by terrible people, you have to wait for a seat, and at the end of the night there's a 0% chance of the...
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