Because our editor, Dorothy, is on the road, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite previously published features this week (in addition to publishing guest blog posts from some of our favorite travelers). Enjoy, and we'll return to our regularly scheduled progamming next week!
During our interview with Jenny Slate, ourfeatured jauntsetter of the week,we asked her what her first trip abroad was like.
Her answer brought back memories of the trauma of early teenhood and the cruelty of junior high school, plus the realization that getting even slightly sick on any trip is always one thousand times …
Below is a guest blog from writer Mollie Chen on all the ways you can explore Hawaii: as a vegan, a Japanophile or an aquaphobe.
From Mollie:
I’ll admit it: I get misty when I listen to “White Sandy Beach,” I like spam musubi, and I love teaching people how to say humuhumunukunukuapua'a. I’ve been going to Hawaii to visit family since I was a kid, so it wasn’t until recently that I realized that visiting Hawaii as a tourist requires a bit of strategy. Here, the perfect destination for every kind of traveler (and budget).
Traveling with Kids: Travel …
Because our editor, Dorothy, is on the road, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite previously published features this week (in addition to publishing guest blog posts from some of our favorite travelers). Enjoy, and we'll return to our regularly scheduled progamming next week!
A name like Buttermilk Channel instantly evokes certain images of Norman Rockwell-style homey comfort food, lovingly prepared and waiting on an embroidered floral tablecloth somewhere. While the restaurant in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens certainly serves its own spin on American classics, the menu is decidely forward, with offerings such as warm rabbit rillettes and duck meatloaf. …
It’s never fun being under the weather, but it’s even worst when you’re boarding a plane or jaunting around a new city. Being sick while away can ruin more than your itinerary- it can ruin your overall health. That’s why it’s really important to identify what’s bothering you, how bad it is, and what you can do to feel better, whether you are on a cruise half-way across the world or a hotel a few miles away.
The catch 22 about an away illness is that you might not know what you’re dealing with before it’s gone too far. Being …
Our editor Dorothy is out on the road this week. This is a guest blog post from writer Robin Cantrel. We'll return to our regularly scheduled programming next week.
From Robin:
The best part about my job is dancing....all over the world....and getting paid to do it.
Over the last two years, as a member of Battery dance company, I've have the good fortune to travel to extensively overseas...often to places that most Americans never see.
My most recent tour took me to Africa for a whole month. During that time, I taught workshops, master classes, and performed in Ghana, …
