If you’re wondering where to go to escape this year (or over the next four years for my fellow U.S. residents), pick a happy place.
Where to travel in 2017
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Weekend Away: Two days in El Salvador
All I knew about El Salvador before I went was pupusas which, shame on me. And shame on you too if you’re nodding in agreement that that’s all you know about it. The country is warm in more ways than one, it’s tropical, it’s laid back and some people and companies there are doing some really creative, innovative things, like my new favorite jeweler Lula Mena.
What to see and do in Tobago
It may be that I’m a little biased toward this sweet isle I spent much of my life in, but it’s still pure fact that Tobago is a charming, untapped Caribbean island.
5 places to hit in Cairo
If you haven’t been to Egypt, something is missing from your life. Whether you think so or know it or not. It’s the kind of place that almost seems to add a piece to life’s puzzle in a way I can’t quite put my finger on. Cairo can’t be summed up in a blog post—its history runs too deep and its culture is too colorful. But since all I’ve got is a blog post, I’ll work with what I’ve got.
Postcards from the Pyramids
Sometimes you dream about a place so much, fantasize about yourself in it for so long, that by the time you reach it, the “wow” you expected to feel is really more like a “meh.” Well that was absolutely not the case with the Pyramids. In this case, I think the experience topped the fantasies.
Weekend Away: Two days in Beijing
On my last trip to China, I was in Shanghai for work and then took the weekend to spend in Beijing so I could see the Great Wall and get a taste of more ancient China. All things considered, and the fairly little money I spent, this Weekend Away was a win.
Weekend Away: Two days in Barcelona
Not that it’s at all enough, but if two days is all you’ve got, there’s tons of things to do in Barcelona that will still leave you feeling like you saw the place.
Postcards from Hamburg
There’s something about Europe that’s just automatically charming. Maybe the architecture, the cobblestone, the history, (sometimes the people). I spent five years living in Germany as a child but never made it to Hamburg until this week, and at first blush, it’s beautiful.
5 things you didn’t know about Medellin
I didn’t know much about Colombia’s baddest city other than what Narcos is bring back to life, but Medellin has stepped it’s game up so much, it’s outdoing a lot of major hotspots when it comes to cool.
Things to do in Sin City other than sin
If gambling, chain smoking and drunken debauchery aren’t your things, there are still a few ways to love Vegas. Let me count them for you.