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
It all began with the rain. Not the timid, apologetic drizzle that merely dampens your spirits, but a fierce, theatrical downpour—an unbroken curtain of water hurled down from leaden, low-hanging clouds that seemed to smother any hope of a break in the heavens. Naturally, it had to happen on
October in Liguria: Where Seasons Collide
October in Liguria feels like a month in limbo—a bittersweet transition where sultry summer heat gives way to the damp, blustery embrace of seaside winter. Each day feels like a roll of the dice: one moment it’s warm and summery, the next,
Red Fortress Above the Tauber River
That’s what the name of this town means. And indeed, the red roofs of this picturesque little town sit atop a hill like a colorful hat, encircled by a sturdy, lace-like wall stretching 4 kilometers, dating all the way back to the 13th
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.
When I was planning my trip from San Francisco to Prague, as the case often is,
the most direct flight was also the most expensive. As such, I used my strategy
for ticket hunting [https://voyage-vignettes.com/airplane-travel-tips-and-tricks/] and ended up
staying in Copenhagen for one and a half days.
