The idea of working your way around the world may not be as glamorous as it sounds at the start, but it is a great way to be able to afford seeing the world. Unless you are a multi-millionaire chances are a trip around the world is out of your reach. You can still make [...]

With the popularity of air flight most trans-ocean travel is done by plane. Ships are more often points of destination for cruises in between islands or around ports of interest in tourist locations. Traveling to Asia by boat is less common in today’s high-speed world but offers a lot in terms of relaxation for the [...]

Like all of aviation history surrounding security the attacks of September 11, 2001 caused a huge upheaval in the way things are done at airports. Most people are unaware of a lot of the security measures created before that date but there were many. With airline security it has almost always been a matter of [...]

Just because you are on vacation does not mean you get to check your manners with your luggage. Traveling courtesy allows you to have a good time while not interrupting others during their travels too.

Know the Rules
With the ever changing needs of security in airports it is important to know what the current rules are [...]

Jetlag can have a disastrous effect on your vacation as well as making business trips a flop. Understanding why time zone jumping causes your body to react and what to do to help reduce the effects of jetlag can make any travel more enjoyable.

Jetlag happens because you move through time zones. Travelers flying north to [...]

“Medical tourism” is a rather recent phenomena, in which (generally first world) travelers visit another nation for the purpose of obtaining some form of healthcare. The primary benefit of medical tourism is the much lower cost of health care or certain procedures. In some cases, alternative therapies and experimental procedures that are illegal in places [...]

Although westerners might be most familiar with the spicy foods “south of the border” in Mexico and South America, thanks to massive immigration from parts of Asia to the west in the second half of the twentieth century, Europeans, Americans, and Canadians are now discovering some of the world’s spiciest cuisines – mostly arising from [...]

For native English speakers who want to travel abroad and have relatively few obligations back home, a great way to learn a new culture, a new language, and have a memorable experience overseas that will last a lifetime is to speak abroad. Considering that English has become the world’s lingua franca, and that speaking English [...]

One of the greatest parts of the Indiana Jones movies are Indy’s wild, globe-trotting goose chases that take viewers around the world, traversing parchment maps marked with little red lines. For the contemporary globetrotter who wants to don a fedora and follow in the archaeologist’s footsteps (although hopefully without the bullwhip), here’s a look at [...]