Charm is a product of the unexpected. — Jose Marti Much of the charm and beauty of a given region lies in those small, out-of-the-way places that rarely appear in travel guides. Indeed, if you were to build a vacation around one of these spots, you’d likely be disappointed. Such […]
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“And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity, and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” –Pico Iyer Early […]
The best fashion show is definitely on the street. Always has been. Always will be. — Bill Cunningham There’s a lot to love about Bergamo, especially in December. The Italian town is decorated for the holidays with lights, music, outdoor Christmas villages, and vendors roasting big pans of chestnuts on […]
“The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.” ~ Alain de Botton It was Day 15 of a 16-day road trip through England, Germany, and France. After over two weeks of non-stop fun […]
“One learns first of all in beach living the art of shedding; how little one can get along with, not how much.” — Anne Morrow Lindburgh Early in the morning on Day Four of a 17-day road trip through parts of Spain, England, Germany, and France, we left Bilbao. We […]
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”–Pablo Picasso If you plan to visit the Costa Blanca area of Spain, I highly recommend spending a day, or even just an afternoon, in the little Mediterranean sea town of Altea. Google the most beautiful towns in Alicante and […]
“I love to go a-wandering Along the mountain track And as I go, I love to sing My knapsack on my back…” — The Happy Wanderer A few Saturdays ago, on the recommendation of some new Warm Showers friends coupled with our desire to explore beyond our local environs, we […]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” — Mark Twain On a Thursday afternoon in […]