I was walking through Bacalhoa Buddha Eden in Portugal one of the most quietly extraordinary places I’ve visited in all of my trips to Portugal when I saw them. Two tourists, just a few feet ahead of me. They took in the scenery like all of us and in a moment when they thought they […]
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And just like that it’s summer again. The time when vacation fever takes control and when most people start looking forward to getting away from it all. I think we were programmed as kids. That time of year when school was out and you had the freedom to do more than just go to school.
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Years ago, I made a decision out of pure desperation. Not recklessness. Not wanderlust. I booked my first solo international trip. It changed how I approached travel forever. There are people who sit on the sidelines waiting for the perfect travel partner. Year after year, the excuses build and the trip you were so excited
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Everyone has a version of Italy they’ve dreamed about. Sipping wine overlooking the rolling hills of Tuscany. The impossibly blue water surrounding a glamorous island where everything feels like it was designed to make you feel underdressed and slightly overwhelmed in the best possible way. Or ending the day with a cold glass of a
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A few years ago, chef and I were wandering around Osaka and stumbled into a local beer festival completely by accident. No map. No recommendation and no resort itinerary pointing us there. We simply turned down a street we hadn’t walked before and found ourselves surrounded by locals enjoying the largest selection of Japanese beers
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One Saturday afternoon, after a day of exploring Monaco I made a dining decision that forever changed how I select restaurants when I travel. We approached the hostess desk at one of the most celebrated restaurants in the world, without a reservation and we got in. For context, Louis XV has three Michelin stars and
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Admit it, at some point you’ve had dreams of dancing the day away at Carnival in Rio or ringing in the New Year watching the fireworks over the Sydney Harbor bridge or Taipei 101. They are all iconic. It generally happens when you are scrolling the internet and some airline is offering an unbelievable deal
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You might be surprised to hear that the first 48 hours are the most important days of your entire trip. It starts with you landing exhausted in a place where you might not speak the language and are probably not familiar with the customs. Poor planning is the breeding grounds for pure frustration. This is
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It happened gradually. My travel boundaries became less blurred. Logistical nonsense that wasted my time became a nonstarter. The mere idea of sitting in “gen pop” became an annoyance. And there’s no way I was waiting in line if there was an option to skip ahead, even if it cost me more money. I started
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January has a way of sneaking up on you. The holidays disappear, the days stay short, the weather turns hostile, and suddenly you’re googling ‘how to get out of a funk?’ before noon. Ah yes, the winter blues is upon you. You’re caught in the never-ending loop: work, home, screens, repeat. But while most of
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