The Little Peeing Monk Statue in Tokyo, Japan
Sometimes when I’m traveling I like to just browse around Google Maps to see if anything interesting jumps out at me. When I was in Tokyo for cherry blossom …
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A day trip from Lisbon to Sintra, Portugal – Sintra-Cascais Natural Park & Cabo da Roca
Sintra is one of the most popular day trips from Lisbon, and it’s easy to see why. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to the beautiful Sintra-Cascais Natural …
How to have a Harry Potter & JK Rowling experience in Porto, Portugal
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling lived in Porto, Portugal during the early 1990s. During this time period, she created an outline of what would eventually become the full set …
Historic & natural journeys in Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County fills the expanse of land that is northwestern Utah. Located north of the Great Salt Lake, the county is a crossroads of natural & historic wonders. …
A day trip from Fukuoka to Dazaifu, Japan
On my second full day in Fukuoka, I decided to take a day trip to Dazaifu, since I’d heard that it was pretty & had some nice shrines & …
Exploring the food markets & city centre of Helsinki, Finland
Heading to Helsinki, my perception was that the city was fairly large. Perhaps it’s due to my relative familiarity with Finland as a whole compared to other places I …
Travel nightmare: 100,000 people stuck at Chinese train station
The Chinese New Year is a popular time to travel home to visit family. Described as the largest annual human migration on Earth, it’s a period of massive traffic …
American Airlines Business Class Boeing 767-300 New York JFK to Manchester MAN review
After almost 24 hours of traveling already and a day layover in New York City, it was finally time for me to board my flight to Europe. I was …
Travel Contests: November 25, 2015 – California, Barbados, New York & more
Here are your travel contests for this week. Prizes include an Amtrak trip, plus trips to Australia; California’s Wine Country; Santa Barbara; a Ritz-Carlton hotel; Las Vegas, Nevada; Morocco; …
Chris Christie kicked out of Amtrak quiet car for being too loud
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a reputation for being a loud, rude guy, so it’s not surprising that his mouth would get him in trouble once again. Huffington …
Japan Rail Pass, Shinkansen, & Narita Express train reviews
If you’re going to be in Japan for a week or longer, the Japan Rail Pass is a must-have. The pass is available for 7, 14, or 21 days, …
Top Travel Instagram Photos from Everybody Hates A Tourist – July 2015
I started July off in Vancouver, celebrating Canada Day and going to the Women’s World Cup final. Later in the month I went to Lake Tahoe. Here are my …
Traveling from Zurich to Luxembourg to Bruges
Following my visits to Monaco, San Marino, and Liechtenstein, I only had one tiny European nation left on my list: Luxembourg. I set off from Zurich on a day-long, …
Lake Como, Italy to Zurich, Switzerland by train
This part of my trip was comprised of just a couple of nights in each place, so I was off to Zurich, Switzerland the next day. Of course, it …
FARTing around the Alps – Riding the train between Locarno, Switzerland & Domodossola, Italy
My first full day in the Alps was spent criss-crossing the border between Italy and Switzerland. The schedule had me checking out a local scenic railway between both countries. …