Roman Bath

Historic Roman Baths in Bath, England

We found ourselves a few meters underground, navigating through dark rooms on a dimly illuminated and elevated walkway. Below our path sat remnants and scraps of an ancient empire. Ornate tiles, carved by hand...

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The Chaos of the World Travel Market

I was lost. I was battling the crowds, trying to find Vietnam. Was it near Abu Dhabi or India? A passerby flagged me down. “Do you know where Europe is?” I pointed in the correct direction and continued my...

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When it Rains, it Pours: Somerset Road Trip

The weather was bound to catch up to us eventually. We are in the UK, after all, which has a reputation for less than ideal seasons, although we usually find it lovely most of the time. Until this weekend. We set out...

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Culture Fix at the Tate Britain

Every once it a while, it hits me. We live mere miles from some of the world’s most revered cultural institutions. We may be sitting comfortably wrapped in layers of fleece blankets watching Bake Off, but...

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Cruising

We haven’t covered the vast cruise industry much on the site, but as an integral part of global tourism (worth nearly 37 billion USD in 2013), we’d be remiss not to mention it. One massive misconception...