The nine biggest things in travel right now
You might think travel exists outside of fashion and trends, but you're wrong.
Hostility towards tourists has reached new heights in the 21st century.
French fries did not, in fact, originate in France.
This amazing remote Australian island paradise is the perfect place to interact with Australia's vibrant marine life.
Earlier this spring, I watched a young, solemn man dressed like a Buddhist monk approach a tourist on the National Mall. He showed him a petition to build a temple and slid a bracelet made of prayer beads onto his wrist. The visitor was pulling money out of his wallet when I intervened and told him the truth: He had fallen for a scam.
This is the Australian cliche - harsh ochre-red deserts, strange rock formations, dusty plains with kangaroos gazing lazily in the hot sun, and lonely outback pubs.
Lord Howe's splendid isolation is, at the very least, a digital detox.
Thailand is home to more than 1400 islands, but finding one to yourself isn't easy.
Skip Kuta and you can still find the old Bali. Or why not explore some of the islands that surround it?