The Efficiency Trap: Are We Traveling to See More or Feel More?
As a travel blogger, constantly reading about new destinations, and obsessively researching places I may or may not visit, there’s one thing I keep noticing: the one word that keeps popping up, like an overenthusiastic tour guide
Bulgar (also written as Bulgary or Bolgar, and do not mix it with Bulgaria in
Eastern Europe) is a small town on the left bank of the Volga river, about 120
km south of Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. It is home to a
historical archeological site,
Ladoga
is the biggest freshwater lake in Europe. It lies just northwest of Saint
Petersburg, covering more than 100 square miles. This deep glacier-created
Northern lake is no joke when it comes to the storms in a rapidly changing
weather year round. And yet, people have been sailing its waters
One chilly January morning Tanya, Sveta and I and I were sitting at Sveta's
house, sipping coffee and staring at an old globe. After years of somewhat
quiet family life, having raised nine children between the three of us, we had
decided to have a girls’ night out.
I’ll break my habit of starting from the brief history overview, and start
instead from what happened on my latest trip to the Yucatan. I went to explore
the Tulum archeological site, only knowing that I was going to see the largest
Mayan ruins that are situated almost on
What to eat in Mérida, Yucatan? You might face a tough choice between good and
good. Or better and better. In other words, the restaurant world in Mérida is
rich, diverse and may easily compete with any European high-end cuisine. Forget
about Tex Mex, you are not in the US!
Caribbean vacations in Mexico usually start in Cancun. This coastal town
sometimes called “Party city” because of its extensive nightlife is a
well-known gateway to Riviera Maya. No wonder: it is the biggest tourist hub
for those arriving to Yucatan's sandy beaches. Direct flights from almost all
major
