There is a peculiar tax built into the modern travel industry, and it is aimed squarely at people who prefer their own company. It is called the single supplement, and millions of travelers encounter it every time they try to book a cruise, a tour package, or a hotel room alone. The single supplement is … Read more
Bali is, without question, one of the most seductive places on earth for impulse shopping. The warm air, the intoxicating incense, the bursts of color at every market stall – your brain doesn’t stand a chance. You arrive with a modest budget and zero intention of bulk-buying knick-knacks, yet somehow end up waddling through Ngurah … Read more
Think your travel agent is just booking flights and hotels? Think again. The moment you mention your dream destination, you’ve already handed over a surprisingly revealing portrait of who you are, what you need, and sometimes, what you’re running away from. It’s almost like a personality test, only with better views. Travel agents who’ve been … Read more
There is something wonderfully humbling about your first international trip. One moment you are brimming with confidence, boarding pass in hand, absolutely certain you have everything figured out. The next, you are standing in a train carriage in the Netherlands being politely shushed by a local who has spotted you from a mile away. That … Read more
If you’ve ever stood at a boarding gate and felt a quiet, collective frustration ripple through the crowd, you’re not imagining it. Airports are strange social experiments. Hundreds of strangers, all stressed, all carrying bags, all heading somewhere different, funneled into a single narrow corridor and expected to behave like civilized human beings. Here’s the … Read more