The world’s 18 most bikable cities
Amsterdam The “bicycling capital of Europe” tops many lists—including this one, it seems—as the most bike friendly city anywhere. Safe and extensive route networks, serious...
8 idioms only Arabs understand
Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy حسام الحملاوي Traveling to Jordan or Palestine? Don’t be confused by these idiomatic expressions!
1. على عيني و (‘ala ‘aini wa raasi) —...
6 portraits of German travelers
Photo: Neil Hester The secret is out: German citizens are allotted an unparalleled amount of paid vacation. You can spot them in Gran Canaria’s more-German-than-Spanish...
What happens when you date an Aussie
Photo: Sérgio Bernardino WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I thought all Australian guys had sun-kissed skin, blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, and lived their lives...
Countries where AIDS is deadliest
Back in the 1980s, the global HIV and AIDS epidemic was one shrouded in stigma. By the time then-president Ronald Reagan gave his first...
Secrets of an Americanized Brazilian
Photo: Daniel M Viero SURE, I have the smallpox vaccination mark on my right arm, the big round butt, and the curly hair that turns...
7 reasons to ditch your group tour
Photo: Akshay Mahajan 1. You actually get to choose the people you spend time with.
On your own, it’s a candy-by-the-pound situation. You’ll choose the crazy...
How to hit on a Brazilian
How to hit on a Brazilian in Portuguese - Matador Network December 4, 2014 If you’re trying to flirt with a native Brasileiro or Brasileira, the...
The 20 craziest party hostels
Toga party at the Pink Palace in Corfu. Photo: +Jethro+ I’VE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW, drank with the best of them, and endured sleepless nights...
Has Lonely Planet lost its mojo?
Photo: Franklin Heijnen Started by Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 1973, Lonely Planet’s first guidebook Across Asia on the Cheap retailed for $1.80 in 1973...
Travel with your partner
Photo: Seth Rader A test of commitment
You’re thinking, “A test of commitment? Seriously?” Yes. It’s a test. As dramatic as it sounds, I’ve learned the hard way...
13 experiences you can only have in Arizona
1. Riding a mule into the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park Mules have transported visitors from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon down the...
Ways Michiganders kill it in flannel
Photo: Jen Collins 1. They hold the title of “Most Flannel City in America.”
Duluth Trading Company just named Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as the “Most Flannel...
Upstate New Yorkers are hardcore
Photo: 1. Our snowstorm ‘emergency’ kit is made up of beer and snacks.
We should be heading to Wegmans and stocking up on milk and...
15 delusions about returning home
Photo: Sarah Kowalczewski 1. I’m totally going to wear these Thai fisherman pants back home.
I haven’t worn them — out in public that is. Not...
8 most colorful Chinatowns
A dragon dance at the New York Chinese New Year. Via Singapore
Singapore’s Chinatown, once home to the first Chinese settlers in what’s now a heavily...