Practical travel tips and advice
TipsI packed shorts for June (mistake), left a bag in my car (bigger mistake), and ate at Fisherman's Wharf (biggest mistake). Here's what I learned.
TipsThe Bahamas is gorgeous and pricey. Here's how to enjoy the pink sand and swimming pigs without emptying your savings account.
TipsThe coast is vertical, the roads are terrifying, and Positano costs more than you think. Here's everything you need to know before your first visit.
TipsFrom the 'L' train hack that saves $50 to the pizza order that'll earn you a nod from locals — hard-won advice from five Chicago trips.
TipsHow to survive a yurt in freezing weather, where to find the best kumis, and why you absolutely must download offline maps before leaving Bishkek.
TipsFrom choosing the right gateway town to surviving seasickness and not destroying the coral you came to see — lessons from six reef trips.
TipsUp to 10,000 cruise passengers flood Old Town daily in summer. Here's how to dodge them, eat well, and swim in places they'll never find.
TipsThe blue walls are just the beginning. Here's everything I learned after three trips to Morocco's most photographed town.
TipsFrom the blue dollar hack to the wind that'll knock you off a trail — hard-won advice from two Patagonia trips covering both the Argentine and Chilean sides.
TipsDownload Bolt, learn to say gaumarjos, and never refuse a Georgian toast. Everything I wish I'd known before my first trip to Tbilisi.
TipsFrom the cold that nobody warns you about to which workshops are tourist traps, everything I learned from two visits to Myanmar's most tranquil lake.
TipsFrom the 1,350 fortress steps to the cruise ship schedule that dictates your entire day — the practical stuff the Instagram posts don't mention.
