Street art is the best way to experience a city's pulse without stepping foot inside of a museum. I visited Porto, Portugal back in September for the Travel Bloggers Unite conference and was impressed at the display of public artworks next to hundred-year-old buildings. The one above was located … [Read more...] about Photo Essay: Porto Street Art
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Photo Friday: Scenes from Rural Thailand
I was finally comfortable in Chiang Mai when it was time to leave for the mountains. I packed up my sleeping mat, took some medicine for my swollen lip, and piled into Bill's pickup truck for the bumpy drive into the no-name villages of Thailand's north. Although I had spent plenty of time in … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Scenes from Rural Thailand
The Solo Traveler Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us and there are deals all over the Internet as well as gift guides on every travel blog. But how do you know what to get the traveler in your life? I realize how hard to shop for I am, so I've compiled a list of products I think my fellow traveling females will enjoy. … [Read more...] about The Solo Traveler Gift Guide
Surviving Bad Travel Days
Sometimes you just can't win. Your train is late. The hostel loses your booking. Your bag gets stolen. It starts raining on your walk to the hostel. Nothing seems to be going your way and you want to curl up in a ball and ignore the world. These days don't stop happening when you go traveling. In … [Read more...] about Surviving Bad Travel Days
The Night I Spent in a Monastery
After a long day of sightseeing and a bus breakdown, I was relieved to find out accommodation for the night in Guinmares was a beautiful former monastery tucked into the surrounding peaks of the Douro Valley. Pousada de Santa Marinha is not the type of place I would typically stay, but I can't say … [Read more...] about The Night I Spent in a Monastery