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Photo by Andres Putting As I was packing for my recent trip to Europe, I felt something I’d never felt before — fear. The news earlier this year had been absolutely bleak. Following the heartbreaking terrorist attacks in Paris, a second wave of attacks had hit Belgium, including a bomb at a Brussels’ metro station.…
Those who travel frequently for business know that the average business trip is not all fun and games — business travel usually has little in common with the typical vacation, and more often than not, business trips can leave you much more fatigued and burned out than if you had just stayed at home. For…
If you live in the United States and are looking for a year-round beach destination, Florida is the top pick. Since it’s as close to the Caribbean as you can get within the mainland U.S., it has similar warm weather and numerous gorgeous beaches. Plus, whether the sunny getaway is for a rowdy bachelorette party…
Photo Credit: GoToVan, Flickr In February 2016, a Megabus traveling from Chicago to Milwaukee exploded. A fire spread from the wheel well to the engine, engulfing the coach in a tunnel of smoke and flames. In May 2015, a Bolt Bus rolling from New York City to Boston caught on fire and the windows shattered;…
Although we dream of far-off lands and exotic locales, most Americans stay close to home when traveling; in fact, only about one-third of U.S. citizens have passports. While this number is quite low when compared to passport-holding residents of other countries, like Canada and the U.K., opting for domestic travel is certainly not exclusive to…
With ride-sharing services on the rise in most of the world, especially as a tool for travelers, an Uber-like service that’s exclusively for women and their children has been a topic of debate since the company announced an April 19 launch in Boston. Most of the Chariot for Women buzz has been about the legality…
Photo Credit: Rashi Kalra, Flickr Many people have a preconceived idea about the “typical” solo traveler. He’s young (usually in his 20s or early 30s), Western (from Australia, North America, or Europe), and he’s male. And while there are plenty of young Western men hitting the road on their own, today’s typical solo traveler isn’t…
It’s the worst feeling. Your connecting flight is taking off, you reach into your bag, and your iPad’s not there. But you just had it! You were using it on the previous plane! Then an image of it wedged into the seat pocket on your earlier flight flashes into your mind. Or it’s that moment…
It seems business or pleasure are the only options travelers are given when defining the reasoning behind their trips, but motivations for travel aren’t always so crystal-clear. In fact, more and more travelers are going on pilgrimages, to very specific destinations, for reasons that don’t fall anywhere near the classic brackets of leisure or work-related.…
Most social media is such a brief flirtation. One second your friend is posting up gifs of a corgi in a cape, the next it’s bumped off-screen to make way for your aunt’s thoughts on Donald Trump. That’s why we’re so touched when our readers pin hotels from Oyster.com to their Pinterest boards. While Twitter…