Tips
Practical travel tips and advice
Tips15 Gorilla Trekking Tips That Will Make Your $1,500 Permit Worth Every Penny
You've paid $1,500 for one hour with mountain gorillas. Here's how to make sure altitude, weather, fitness, and camera settings don't ruin the experience.
Tips18 Things to Know Before You Go to Thessaloniki
Late dinners, coffee as religion, two-thousand-year-old ruins under your feet — the local quirks that catch first-timers off guard. Eighteen practical tips, packing essentials, and what travelers wish they'd known.
Tips16 Whitsunday Islands Tips: Saving Money on Tours, Avoiding Stingers, and Finding Empty Beaches
The Whitsundays can drain your wallet fast. Here's how to choose the right tours, dodge the jellyfish, and find the beaches that don't appear on day-trip itineraries.
Tips18 Things I Learned the Hard Way in Zanzibar's Nungwi
From the dress code that matters to why you should pay in shillings, here's what nobody tells you about Zanzibar's liveliest beach town.
Tips23 London Mistakes I Made So You Don't Have To
I wasted money on the Shard, ate at a Leicester Square tourist trap, and stood on the wrong side of the escalator. Here's every lesson from five London trips.
Tips17 Nara Tips That'll Save You Time, Money, and Deer-Related Embarrassment
The deer WILL eat your map. The big Buddha IS that big. And no, you don't need a full day in Kyoto first. Here's what I learned in Nara.