Watch this 160 kilometers bike ride across six islands in Japan
The route that I took is called Shimanami Kaido. It connects the Honshu and Shikoku islands through six smaller islands. I decided to take this route because I heard it was one of the most interesting things to do in Japan, so I simply could not resist not doing it…
How doorknobs can help with homesickness
When I was 15, I moved to Germany as an exchange student on the Congress-Bundestag scholarship. It was there that we all received this advice from a wise teacher: When you feel sad and homesick, take pictures of doorknobs. Here’s why…
How to avoid TSA scanners and look fabulous at the same time
Did you know that if you really don’t want to be forced to go through the airport scanners, then you should dress head-to-toe in sequins? Our Publisher Ariel learned all about that when she flew home from the Philadelphia Lovesick Expo…
Eat, hablar, love: Our last-minute, wifi-tastic, foodie trip to Bogota, Colombia
My boyfriend suggested we take a trip to Bogota, Colombia — which he had traveled to the year before, and knew to be very safe (now). Our main focus on this trip was getting work done (he’s a writer, and you all know what I do!) and eating. So days were spent eating with our laptops open. Afternoons were spent hunting down good cafes with even better wifi. Then our nights were spent drinking and dining out with friends. If you’re looking for places to eat and work in Bogota, here were our favorites…
What’s your experience traveling internationally with food allergies?
I have traveled before and would love to continue to explore the world, but I’m worried about how well allergies could be accommodated in various destinations — short of preparing all my own food. Of course things vary from eatery to eatery, but anyone out there with food allergies have experience traveling internationally and want to share what worked and what didn’t?
Slab City and the Salton Sea: Our trip to a “very offbeat part of California”
We traveled from Washington state to Niland, California, which is about an hour and a half out of Palm Springs. Then we went to Slab City and the Salton Sea. If you want to check out a very offbeat part of California this area is for you…
A magical, bittersweet, vacation in County Kilkenny, Ireland
I spent St. Patrick’s Day at the Enchanted Mill Cottage in Kells, population 280. I’d come to Ireland for a month to celebrate the life of the world’s best dad and to scatter his ashes in our ancestral home. The Irish reminded me of everything I loved about my dad — emotionally intense, rugged people, genuine out of necessity, loyal to the core.
7 travel tips for introverts
I’m on summer vacation and technically unemployed until my PhD starts in the fall, so I’m spending about a month traveling to see family and friends. I’ll be staying with my mom, my in-laws, my cousin, and three separate pairs of friends, all at their homes. As an introvert, I find that there are a few things I can do, while spending time at various homes, to make sure I’m recharged in order to enjoy the high amounts of social time for the next month…