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Photo Credit: NOAA Photo Library Currently a Category 4, Hurricane Matthew has thousands of travelers with upcoming trips to Florida scrambling to cancel flight reservations and hotel bookings. Of course, those who planned ahead by taking precautions such as purchasing travel insurance and tracking the storm are probably in the best shape as far as…
It’s October and you know what that means — Halloween is approaching. With the holiday on the horizon, we are reminded of scary American legends, gruesome histories, thrilling horror films, ghost stories, and hair-raising events like haunted houses and hayrides. For the avid traveler and Halloween lover, we’ve put together a list of some of…
Courtesy of Lecates via Flickr When business slows and the game is up for struggling hotels, sometimes there’s nothing for the owners to do but leave everything as is and shut the whole mess down. From ill-advised, Gold Rush-era expansion to miscalculating the willingness of travelers to pay for luxury in the middle of nowhere,…
Inside Tuol Sleng Prison; image courtesy of Kyle Valenta. This guy calls himself “G” and that stands for garnet, but we see none of those blood-red stones anywhere on his body. Instead, there are long stretches of tanned white skin over sharp bones, a silk shirt billowing open in the breeze. It’s hot and we’re…
How, you ask? Apparently thieves figure that tourists typically are: likely to be carrying more valuable stuff in their cars than typical locals once parked, likely to leave their cars unattended for extended time periods less likely to know local “avoid” spots; more likely to be conned into doing something stupid likely to want to…
Even the most glamorous towns can fade into the hereafter. Once stylish mansions, beautiful pools, glitzy hotels, and cool bars disintegrate like yesterday’s sand castles, leaving behind a completely deserted area. Sometimes there are takeaway lessons or heartbreaking tales found amidst the empty streets and vine-covered chaise lounges. And often, there’s even a compelling story…
Sure, you could spend Halloween touring some run-of-the mill haunted house, but why bother when you can visit a horrifyingly entertaining museum instead? From monstrous medical anomalies in Thailand to antique coffins in Texas, the sky’s the limit when it comes to the outrageous artifacts displayed for your amusement. Just proceed with caution: You might…
As we’ve mentioned time and time again, the benefits of travel — for not only the travelers themselves but also local communities, the global economy, and more — are extensive. But when planning a vacation, certain stressors can trigger anxiety. Some are travel concerns that have been around for decades and will be around for…
Studies show that traveling is good for you. Actually really good for you, improving both your physical and mental health. But sometimes bad things happen to you when you’re on vacation. There’s the usual stress, and the fact that travel can exacerbate other ailments, but then there are the really bad things that can only…
On August 24, 2016, a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit central Italy, leaving nearly 300 people dead and many more still missing. The quake, which took place 60 miles north of Rome, severely impacted towns like Amatrice, Accumoli, Arquata del Tronto, and Pescara del Tronto. This month, Louisiana also experienced floods that damaged more than 60,000 homes…