67 If you’re planning your first trip to China, Shanghai is a great place to start. We went there recently and really enjoyed it. Even though it’s the biggest city in China, and a global center of business and technology, it’s also very tourist-friendly and easy to get around. Shanghai is loaded with great food […]
If you’re a digital nomad or a location-independent business owner, you’re either overpaying for fragmented insurance coverage (travel, medical, etc.) or just badly underinsured. You have a health plan, travel insurance, and maybe some medical evacuation coverage. But, when you work for yourself, you lack the kind of safety net protections you get with a […]
About the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens The Bellagio Conservatory transforms the 14,000-square-foot space into a new imaginary world each season. I’m always impressed by how they keep all these plants alive and beautiful when I struggle with the few I have. Bellagio has 120 gardeners alone, and then you add in the designers, engineers, […]
110 We just spent a week on Bangka island, the neighbor and bigger brother of Belitung island in Sumatra. Bangka is more than two times the size of Bali or Belitung, and it has lots of nice beaches with white sand, granite boulders, and no tourists. We didn’t see a single foreign tourist the whole […]
Balancing travel and remote work will always be one of the biggest challenges on the road. When you’re a digital nomad, it’s always a struggle to balance sightseeing and also get your work done in a nice, quiet environment. No one wants to spend hours searching for a coffee shop or be in one that […]
Heading to Skiathos and Skopelos? These are all the Mamma Mia movie locations in Greece. This past summer, Mari and I were dreaming up a girls’ trip to some of Greece’s lesser-known islands with Star Clippers. When we told Aishah we had never seen Mamma Mia, the ultimate celebration of girlhood and Greek wanderlust, she […]
102 The Na Pali coast on Kauai is probably the most beautiful coastline in the world, and there’s no better way to see it than by air. I’ve always wanted to fly over Kauai in a helicopter with the doors off, and last week it finally happened! I joined Jack Harter Helicopters on a 1 […]
After 19 years, I finally went back to Ko Lipe, the Thai island I spent close to a month on in 2006. Back then, it was one of those super off-the-beaten-path destinations that few but the most intrepid travelers visited, where electricity only ran a few hours a day, basic bungalows right on the beach […]
Looking for the best sunglasses for travel? Here are our faves, including some game-changer accessories. When you travel, you should avoid bringing your nicest sunglasses. Early on, I didn’t heed the warnings and ended up dropping my favorite pair. RIP. Now, I have a pair that stays safely nestled in our car and another to […]
174 If you’re planning a trip to New York City, probably one of the first questions on your mind is what to book in advance. Generally speaking, the Statue of Liberty is a must (since it’s the most popular attraction in NYC), while other things like museums, observatories, and restaurants will depend a bit on […]