Of course, everywhere is a little weird depending on how you look at it. Each place has its quirks. But we generally don’t notice our home country’s peculiarities until we leave and get an outside ...

I spent most of this past summer living abroad with my dog named Bear in Montreal, Canada. I built a real appreciation for the city during this time. So, when one of my closest friends on the planet, ...

Urban and outdoor activities, potential weather, how not to stand out as an American — these were all things that overwhelmed me as I packed for my first trip to Ireland. I also had to consider my ...

One day, I was scrolling on YouTube, looking for something to watch, and came across a documentary discussing the Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Time seemed to move slowly, and I was ...

One of the first things that visitors to Vancouver notice is how new and modern the city looks. Towers of glass make up the skyline and contemporary storefronts and landscaped parks line the city ...

Golden Gate Park is hands-down my favorite place in San Francisco. I’ve lived in the SF Bay Area my whole life, so I’ve been to Golden Gate Park more times than I can count. It has everything: museums ...

I’m proudly from Wales, a small nation in the UK. I’ve often heard American tourists speak about Wales as if it were a part of England. The geography of the UK is quite complicated, and mistaking one ...

Compared to other major cities I’ve visited, I found Montreal surprisingly affordable even during the busy season. It’s one of those places that makes it easy to travel on a budget because there is ...

In July 2023, I left my home in San Francisco to start a backpacking trip through Oceania, Southeast Asia, and Europe. 20 countries and countless memories later, I returned in July 2024. I had ...

To some people, Texas is considered a world separate from the United States. From die-hard Dallas Cowboys fans to Beyonce, the media landscape always has Texas on its tongue for one reason or another.

I’ve always loved the ocean, but never considered sailing. That was until I met a few backpackers in Australia who told me they worked on a sailboat for a month and crossed the Pacific from Panama to ...

A few years ago, my sister Liana came to visit me in Paris. A poet and Spanish-to-English translator, she’s a world traveler who has lived in Peru. But she hadn’t been to Paris since we were children!