Winter 2019

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Features

Take a look at our latest feature-length travel stories.

Collapsing Colonies

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Dark Tours

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Getaways

Whether for a weekend, a week, or a while, your next getaway awaits.

Land of Fire and Ice: A Journey to the End of the Earth

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Petrified Forest

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Alaska: Experience the Wonder and Adventure

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Paradise Found: A Guide to Visiting the Galápagos

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Touring Europe's Major Art: Catch the Classics

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Walk Like an Egyptian

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Culture

Explore the arts, traditions, and food of the world

Night Markets in Taipei

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Trucks By The Bay

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Field Notes

Travel photos and stories and the people behind them

Life Above the Danger Zone

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Vesuvius's First Victim: Herculaneum

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Sugar Highway

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Finding the Fjord

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Insider

Learn from the experts to make the most of your trip

Best or Bust?

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Take a Hike: Hiking Gadgets

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Mint Condition

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A Storm is Coming

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More from Winter 2019

Letter from the Editor, Happenings, Escapades, and more

Letter from the Editor

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Happenings: State Fairs

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Volcanic Vacations

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Ice Capades

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Current Blog Articles

Learn more tips, tricks, and locations for your next trip

Ecotourism: Traveling for Good

by | December 10, 2020 | Insider, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

Ecotourism. Planet-friendly travel? That’s what the name implies, but unless you’re an avid traveler, you may have only heard this term in passing. More likely, you’ve heard a popular nickname—ethical vacation, sustainable tourism, or mindful travel. All of these...
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Euro Houses

by | December 9, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Picture small-town Italy: tiny houses haphazardly stacked atop each other, narrow cobblestone streets winding through buildings, flowering vines trailing out of window boxes down ancient brick walls. Perhaps you imagine bustling markets, or the scent of famous Italian...
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Party Animals

by | December 9, 2020 | Escapades, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

Communities around the world come together to celebrate animals in these fun festivals.   Pied Piper Duch Show Sydney, Australia Dolled-up ducks waddle down the runway in Sydney during the Pied Piper Duck Show. These ducks, dressed from head to toe in haute...
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A Caldo of Devotion

by | December 9, 2020 | Culture, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

My favorite food is pulique, a particular caldo (broth) that is typically made in Guatemala. Pulique is simply delicious, and it always makes me feel at home no matter where I am. There is also great meaning in this chicken broth, which is traditionally prepared...
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Adventuring with Allergies

by | December 9, 2020 | Insider, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

“Oh, this sounds good—and it’s got bread crumbs in it. But what about this? Oh, it’s got cheese and milk.” As someone with wheat, corn, and dairy allergies, this is my thought process—even when I’m at a completely familiar, safe restaurant.  It’s hard enough to deal...
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Live, for a Change

by | December 8, 2020 | Insider, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

I have many places on my travel bucket list. Unfortunately, travel, especially international travel, can take a lot of money. That’s why, two years ago, my husband and I were planning a moderately priced honeymoon to Oceanside, California. We were looking around for...
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Seeing What’s Hard to See

by | December 8, 2020 | Features, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

There is something about the dismal and depressing happenings of this world that oddly captures our attention. Look at some of the most popular TV shows and movies on Netflix over the last several years; from serial killers to stalkers, we find it interesting to...
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Spiritual Journeys

by | December 8, 2020 | Features, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

Religious tourism is the oldest form of planned travel in the world. Even now, it remains a prevalent industry, with around 300 to 330 million tourists visiting religious sites every year. Religious tourism has two different forms: visiting a religious site just for...
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Finding Trolls in Norway

by | December 8, 2020 | Features, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

Even the most unimaginative minds can be inspired by the stunning vistas Norway offers. Norwegian landscapes are full of life—and I’m not talking about the living vegetation, crawling insects, and woodland animals. No, the landscape itself is alive. A viewer might see...
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Pulling Teeth & Saving Lives: An Interview with Dr. Robert Ferrell

by | December 8, 2020 | Field Notes, Service, Winter 2021 | 0 Comments

  Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all...
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