The Packing Guide That Finally Made Me Travel Light: For years, I was a chronic overpacker. Every trip began with a bulging bag stuffed with things I was sure I’d need, and ended with me hauling that bag through stations and up stairs, having worn maybe half of what I brought. The turning point came…
There are two ways to visit a place. You can move through it as a tourist hitting the famous sights, eating where the crowds eat, staying in the areas built for visitors, and leaving with the same photos everyone else takes. Or you can experience it more like someone who lives there, getting under the…
There’s a particular kind of misery that comes from a badly planned trip. The frantic mornings, the missed connections, the arguments over what to do next, the growing sense that the holiday is happening to you rather than being enjoyed by you. I’ve had those trips, and I’ve had the other kind the ones that…
The idea of traveling alone can sit somewhere between thrilling and terrifying. On one hand, complete freedom — go where you want, when you want, answer to nobody. On the other, a quiet worry: won’t it be lonely? What if something goes wrong and there’s no one there? I asked myself all of these questions…