If you Google Baler, a quiet surf town about 150 miles northeast of the capital city of the Philippines, Manila, you might get the...

While I knew the wedding of my friends, Al and Kat, would take place in the Puglia region of Italy, I was not expecting how amazing the...

Have you ever seen different colors in the sky during sunset? Have you seen different colors every time sunset rolls around? I was...

When friends in the states ask what Guam is like, I reply, “It’s like Miami.” Hot, humid, and the ocean is right out there. And there....

Visiting Railay Beach was one of the best holidays I've ever had. However, a holiday doesn't have to go perfectly to be good or...

The distinctive smell of the Banda Aceh coast strongly spread in the air. Fishing boats had been leaning along the side of Lampulo...

Taking my first trip to Hawaii took a bit longer than I thought it would. But when I finally was able to book a trip to the islands, I...

We had breakfast at my crazy expensive Reykjavik hotel and Gudrun went over her list one more time, the final point being the village of...

When I first arrived in Podgorica, I was pretty worried that I had made a huge mistake in deciding to move to Montenegro for three...

The mysterious Southeast African nation of Mozambique is usually off the radar of most major travel books and blogs, but it has so much...

In the middle of the Caribbean, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, lies a small little island called La Hispaniola. La...

For me, the summer consists of 3 months that are full of endless travel possibilities. With beautiful weather in most places and a little...

What is it about a sunset that makes most of us relax and smile? Is it the colors in the sky or the promise that no matter what happened...

“I hate to say I told you so, but there’s the house I wanted to rent,” I said as we sped by it. We had been waiting for about an hour for...

Bali’s trash problem is no secret. The words ‘Bali’ and ‘trash’ seem to go hand-in-hand; when travelers talk, it seems like one can’t be...

It's Clean Beaches Week! Every year from July 1st to 7th, the United States nationally recognizes this week to encourage the protection...

Hawaii is the world's ideal vibe. And I'm no exception. After my first ever trip there, to Maui, in 2018, I decided that I would try to...

One of my goals after returning from my study abroad trip was to spend some time traveling within the U.S. before jumping on a plane and...

The beach of Matala in Crete ( on Crete?) is the only beach I've yet been to that hits my history bug as much as my amazing beach bug at...

Costa Rica seems to be a hot spot these days; more and more people are “moving”—or staying for “extended periods of time”—here. Why not?...