Budget Travel Tips: Eating Budget Chinese Food Like A Local

To continue our Asian travel theme this week, here's a post from Agness, a fellow blogger, who happens to be an expert when it...

The Wild Wicklow Tour (Ireland Part 2)

As a TBEX attendee I was fortunate enough to score a spot on a fabulous Wild Wicklow Tour around Glendalough in Ireland. Over the...

Things to do in Dublin

I'd be lying if I claimed to have learned everything about Ireland in the short time I spent there. There are so many things...

How to find an apartment in Madrid, Spain

I never thought finding an apartment could be as difficult as in NYC (ok, yes, I made the process extraordinarily hard by moving 4...

Thousand Islands (Alexandria Bay, NY)

If you've never heard of the Thousand Islands in Alexandria Bay NY, you're missing out on what could be the perfect relaxing and cheap...
Booty in Brazil street art Santa Teresa

Bombarded by Booty in Brazil

You can't take a trip to Rio de Janeiro Brazil without seeing a little booty. Seriously! On my recent trip to Brazil I couldn't help...

Hunting for Acai in Rio de Janeiro

"No, we don't sell that here"  may have been the theme of my trip to Brazil. Being a health-food fanatic, I was almost as excited to...

Comparing Costa Rica (Caribbean Perspective Interviews: PART 1)

  Ever wonder what it'd be like to have been born in the Caribbean? How different your life might be there? Or if it's safe...

Puerto Viejo Costa Rica in Photos

Puerto Viejo is a sleepy little beach town on the Caribbean coast known for its intense surf, laid-back attitude, and reggae-loving inhabitants. Even though most...

The Most Romantic Valentine’s Day Getaway near NYC

Looking for a cheap day trip or weekend getaway that's not far from NYC and accessible by train? Cold Spring NY is the answer! DILEMMA:...