All Articles

In just two months, my black and yellow trekking backpack and I developed an oddly deep bond. I suppose it’s not entirely bizarre, for...

New Orleans is a city of music, soul, authenticity and individuality. It’s filled with wonderful and eccentric people, a colorful...

When the songthaew finally pulled into the village, I eagerly hopped out the back of the truck and threw my backpack over my shoulder,...

For the last few years, as I’ve wandered across the world, through weeks and in and out of days, finding my independence and self worth...

I had seen Venice once before. Just for an afternoon on a blistering hot summer day two and a half years earlier. After floating through...

When you call a city your own, you sort of forget to do the touristy stuff that makes it so attractive to others. For example, people may...

Other people: “You should go to Bologna!” Me: “Yeah, yeah, for sure,” I would say, with no intention of ever actually going. My lack of...

We wake up, have our morning coffee, read the news about a  horrific bombing here and another tragic shooting there and then we rush off...

Each year, nearly 250,000 individuals relocate to New York City. Due to its employment prospects and high quality of life, New York is...

New York City has a reputation for being an expensive place to live. Things do tend to cost more in the Big Apple—housing, food, drinks,...

I recently went on a weekend getaway to Rome as a first date. It probably would have been much more awkward if I was in a city any less...

Every day, there are tons of free, high-quality events happening throughout New York City; and even though these events are free, they...

The world is a truly amazing place. With so many countries and thousands of different cultures to learn about, it can be hard to decide...