Travel (Page 5)

I’ve been in love with France ever since my first trip to Bordeaux in 2010. Friends I had met back in Thailand showed me around the area and introduced me to French culture. It was my first time in France and I loved the food, the wine, and the people.Continue Reading

Looking for the best portable toilet for van life? After 9 years on the road and testing just about every popular toilet option – cassette toilets, pee jars, foldable toilets, and even the Trelino – the Compocloset Cuddy Lite is hands-down my favorite. I’ve been using the Cuddy Lite everyContinue Reading

We’ll never forget the first time we visited New York City in December. We’d seen it in movies, but standing there, seeing the Rockefeller Center tree all lit up for the first time, with skaters below and festive music in the air… it was pure magic. But December travel isn’tContinue Reading

Elektrownia Powiśle boasts a vibrant atmosphere, thanks to its range of trendy shops and its cosmopolitan food hall. But throughout the 20th century, the mall was alive with a very different kind of energy, as it was a powerplant generating electricity for the majority of the city. The spot maintainsContinue Reading

“The sixth level is the most spectacular… and most scary.” A few people told me as we passed each other, and I started climbing the rickety wooden stairs and ladders up the red rock mountain of Phu Thok (ภูทอก), Thailand’s most adventurous (dangerous?) temple. Welcome to Bueng Kan province, farContinue Reading

These days, it is easy to be pessimistic about palpable issues facing the world such as ocean plastic pollution. However, artist Solveig Egeland, distressed by the plastics frequently washing up along the shores of her hometown Fredrikstad, was determined to make a local difference. She began partnering with local childrenContinue Reading