Celebrating Holi: From Southern India to Nepal
My first attempt at celebrating Holi didn’t go so well.
My first attempt at celebrating Holi didn’t go so well.
While living in Nepal’s over-crowded capital, Kathmandu, I was constantly afraid of experiencing what happened on Saturday.
In the Real Deal, Elen tells about her trek in Langtang National Park — the highlights, challenges, and what she wishes she knew before setting out.
In Travel Bali, Elen shares what it was like snorkeling in the ocean, what budget travel in Bali looks like, and the challenges of Bali transportation.
Tell us about yourself! What do you do when you’re not traveling the world? Where do you live? What made you decide to go to the Chitwan National Park in
The Pink Pangea community is full of women leading busy lives, and that includes travelling a lot–for pleasure and for work. We asked members of the community for their tips
Travelling to Tibet is different. Even the most confident solo traveller will have to accept that independent travel here is not possible. The Chinese Government—which rules Tibet—puts restrictions on where
Travel writer, poet, memoirist and writing teacher Suzanne Roberts was once called, by National Geographic Traveler Magazine no less, “The Next Great Travel Writer”. That’s a big title to live
I would like to be one of those travel writers who chooses the most uncomfortable, most intrepid means of getting anywhere, simply because it makes a better story. But I’m
Food often plays a large part in our travels, and our experiences with food in new places can have a huge effect on whether we love a place or
Question: Can you name the first woman to have summitted Mt. Everest?
You probably know the first male duo to do so, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. But the first
Women who love to travel and happen to have kids all too frequently break their lives into ‘the past’ and ‘the future’. The past was when we were younger,
While trekking in the mountains in Nepal, enjoying a piece of hot apple pie at a teahouse is de rigeur for most travellers. It’s a warming comfort food at the
Some people think that having a baby means an end (or at least, a long pause) to their travelling life. While travelling with a young child certainly poses certain challenges,
If you’ve spent any time looking up advice on how to be a successful travel writer, you’ll have found several themes that keep repeating themselves:
Hone in on a
I’m 34 years old and I’ve never owned a car. In fact, I’ve never even had a full driver’s license. That’s something I’m going to need to change very soon,
For years—my entire twenties, in fact—I was unsure about whether I wanted to have kids. I didn’t dislike them, and actually couldn’t really imagine being child-free in my older age.
You could spend a year in Hoi An and still not sample every dish or visit every restaurant and makeshift stall. Instead of recommending specific places, this article outlines the
The capital city of the Philippines is a seriously big city with some serious big-city annoyances. Many travellers get out as soon as possible to enjoy the beaches, jungles and