Follow Your Inner Guide and Ditch Your Guidebook
I always ditch the guidebook and follow my inner guide. A bit weird as a traveller I am, in that, I usually don’t like the sort of places other people do. I’m not trying to be controversial, it’s just the way I am. I rarely...
Avoid Biggest Mistakes in Hotel- Checking in and Out
Have you finished packing your baggage? Ready to travel again? To maximize your stay in the hotel, avoid the biggest mistakes during check-in and check-out. This checklist of biggest mistakes in the hotel will surely make you realize that you are practicing them too.
Hotel...
San Giorgio Beach in Sicily, Italy — Lifetime Traveller
San Giorgio Beach is one of the largest and most popular bay in Sicily. The said beach is attracted by tourists. San Giorgio Beach in Sicily is a FREE to swim beach. There is no need to pay. Just bring your umbrella, towel, and screen...
The Ultimate Guide to WTM London 2020 — Lifetime Traveller
Where is your next trip? Going for a solo or group travel? Have you planned for your next destination? How about going to see the London Bridge? Or to see the Queen in London? How about going to London while learning and trading business. Here...
Thermal and Sulphur Mud Baths in Vulcano, Sicily with Lifetime Traveller
Which part of Sicily, Italy have you ever been to? Have you heard of the Sulphur Mud Baths in Vulcano, Sicily?
I love wellness, spas, and so do you. Today, I discovered something new: the sulphur mud baths on the island of Vulcano in Sicily....
Unforgettable Best Granita in Sicily Island with Lifetime Traveller
Who loves ice cream? Stop eating your usual and boring ice cream. It is time to taste the best granita in Sicily. If you will taste it, trust me, you will order not just one, not just two, but more than you think. What? Sounds...
How To Become A New Yorker: NYC 101
How To Become A New Yorker: NYC 101
Unless you are one of those lucky ones to have been born and raised in New York, you have probably faced (or not) two of the most existential questions: Why do you love New York and how...
How Japan Made Me a Better Person and Designer.
A personal journey through aesthetic growth.
While I was in grad school, I pushed really hard to have an excuse to travel the world and see what was out there that wasn’t NY. I especially wanted to experience traveling and living in Japan. It was...
Imperfect is Perfect
Imperfections are what make the world beautiful.
Being perfect isn’t what makes something beautiful — it is the imperfections that make these “perfect” moments and “perfect” places more special and, yes, more beautiful.
This gorgeous world we live in is absolutely “perfect” for us —...
Ubuntu
“I am because you are”.
The term “ubuntu” is a term that originated in South Africa (some say it is Xhosa, others say it is a Nguni Bantu term) that is loosely translated to “I am because you are.” In other words, my humanity is...
Out of Time
Places to go to travel through time
Time is kept similarly in big cities around the world — the same technology and similarly large mega-structures are built, bright lights, and congestion of traffic are similar. From New York to Sydney, Paris to Auckland, and Cape...
8 Reasons Why You Should Visit Museums
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Bode Museum, Berlin
Museums are one of those places where one can experience the incredible magic of the past. How people lived, how we came into being, what happened to our ancestors, how humans built the great empires, who...
Five Hacks to Survival - Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Bays Mountain Park, Kingsport TN — John Dabbs
The hemlock boughs hung low, as the shadowy trail snaked beneath their towering trunks. Yes, it was right out of a horror movie. Before long we could hear the loud, repetitive noise of the wild. Barking with...
Travel Back In Time
We sat in a semi-circle. The humid afternoon was warm and wet after an early dawn rain. The air began to chill as the daylight waned. There were at least 80 people under the large tent. We sat captivated by the tale of a young...
A Hillbilly's Guide: Toronto on the Cheap
Canva.com — John M DabbsMy family of four, two adult sons, and my wife made the trek to Toronto. It was a daunting task with our finances as they were. That said, we made it.
It began with our need for a getaway. The boys...
The Mystery of Memphis
Memphis. A bright city with flavor, color, and imagination that beckons me from the Mississippi delta. It isn’t my favorite place to visit, but it sure is definitely a place worth of travel.
A few facts
Many people don’t know, but it is the 26th...
Washington D.C. - It's More Than a Swamp
Image by David Mark from Pixabay
The sights, sounds, and traffic congestion that live within the beltway of the United States Capital. The morning rush hour is nothing to trifle with, as it is not for the faint of heart. With several of my family...
10 Travel Hacks to Hollywood
My family and I made the trek to Hollywood, by way of Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, and Sedona Arizona a few years back. We learned quite a bit while we were there. The weather was as pristine as it appears in the movies and...
Let The Trails Lead You To The Wild West
The cowboys of yesteryear may have been busy rough men. Riding on horseback and braving the elements as they scratched out a living for themselves and their families, they had many spectacular views.
In canyon-land, some 100 miles south of Grand Canyon National Park, Sedona,...
New York City - Travel On A Budget
Planning, research, and laying the groundwork are fundamental chores. We managed to travel with a family to one of the greatest cities on earth.
I was intimidated by even the thought of going to New York City before I had been there. A small fire...