Category: Tours
Things to do in Lisbon
Though much of Lisbon feels like a generic European city, there are some nice sites and experiences that set it apart from other cities in Portugal. If you’re visiting for a few days, these are the things to do in Lisbon that you probably don’t want to miss. Jeronimos Monastery Judging by the hours’ long…
Stumbling through the Three Distilleries Path on Islay
If you’re a fan of good whisky, the island of Islay in Scotland is a premiere travel destination. With a total of nine distilleries, the island has a long history of distilling peaty whisky even before distilling whisky was legal. Getting there is a bit of a trek, but if you make it, you’ll be…
Cyber Week GPSmyCity Giveaway
For the past couple of years, I’ve partnered with GPSmyCity to turn some of my articles into GPS-guided apps. Since then, my tips and guides have been helping people get around cities like Budapest, Miami, and Copenhagen. How does it work? GPSmyCity turns my articles into a helpful map that gives you easy-to-follow directions to each of…
Chernobyl tour in the Exclusion Zone
It’s become increasingly popular to visit Chernobyl while in Ukraine. A Chernobyl tour is unlike anything you’ve probably ever experienced, because it’s the closest you can come to seeing what the world would look like if humanity went extinct. The exclusion zone around the Chernobyl Power Plant remains to this day the way it was…
Everything you need to know about visiting Chernobyl
There’s a lot of misinformation about what went on at the Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine and what it’s like to visit it. The HBO miniseries on the subject has only added to the speculation as well as the popularity of the site. So if you’re thinking of visiting, you probably have a few questions.…
Discover Herzegovina on a day trip from Mostar
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkan Peninsula. With Mostar at its center, the city provides an excellent jumping off point to explore the rest of the region. Here are some of the things you can expect to see on the Discover Herzegovina day trip from Mostar. The Discover Herzegovina…
