How to Spend a Weekend in Batangas and Anilao-3 Day Guide

The Philippines is a beautiful country, and Batangas is just one of its many hotspots for travel enthusiasts. From scenic scuba diving, swimming with sea creatures, relaxing on sandy beaches, to...

Travel Tips from a Bag Lady: Cuba

There aren’t many humans I encounter that aren’t spilling over with questions after finding out that I have traveled to Cuba. I get it. I was the same way when I first began researching the...

The Great Walk of China: Camping on The Great Wall of China

Five years ago (where does the time go?) I did an amazing two-day hike on the Great Wall of China and camped in one the ancient guard towers. I was inexperienced, unfit and unprepared. But I...

Day Trip in Nanjing: Daxinggong Station

Nanjing is one of the oldest and most historic cities in China. Even though it is lesser known than Beijing or Shanghai, it is still a widely popular tourist destination for tourists and citizens...

Why You Should Travel to a Foreign Country

I recently came back from a 6 week trip to China. I explored Nanchang and got to see the Tengwang Pavilion as well as so many other crazy things. Before that, I had traveled to over half the States...

What you can do to ensure your travel money stays local

Let me portrait you two situations. 1. When I was 12 years old I visited Thailand with my parents. I remember buying a local batik shirt at a little market; I was super happy with my...