13 things retitled from the US to UK

  Photo: William Murphy WHEN J.K. ROWLING published the first Harry Potter book in 1997, she put her American publishers in a bit of a bind....

11 signs you’re from Mumbai

Photo: babasteve 1. You have a cast iron stomach. Wherever you are you’ll crave a vada pav. The city is packed with food carts and delectable...

14 memories from a Eurail trip

Photo: Blast 707 Photography 1. Windowseat views of Europe’s iconic landscapes We were instantly enchanted by the diversity of scenery as we traveled across Europe by...

Piss off a parent on an airplane

Photo: Micah Sittig Tell us to ‘stay at home.’ There are many reasons why families travel. It’s no easy feat taking small kids on an intercontinental...

When traveling becomes escapism

Photo: Dominic Hartnett In 2009, I was living at home with my parents, I was unemployed, and I was miserable. Someone made the mistake of...

6 undeveloped islands to visit

  25 YEARS AGO, a few intrepid travelers found paradise in the Andaman Sea. Phi Phi Island, off the coast of southern Thailand, was almost...

GoPro is making a Drone

Photo of a drone quadcopter from the author’s Instagram. All photos by the author. GoPro is making a drone. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported...

Reason for missing Mexican students

Photo: Gatifoto OF ALL THE CONSEQUENCES of the Mexican government’s slow response to the disappearance of 43 students in September, it is the continuing protests...

11 lies you’ll say on a road trip

Photo: Thomas Hawk 1. It’s going to be all like windows down, arms out, wind streaming through hair with “California Dreaming” by The Mamas &...

8 tips for the beginning snowboarder

Photo: Gabe L’Heureux, via Burton AS WITH ALL ADVENTURE SPORTS, snowboarding is about progression. Too many kids, however, interpret this as a micro-focus on skills...

This GoPro bear chase is terrifying

IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, every time you go for a hike, you think of bears. It does not matter how many people tell you...

8 California-isms translated for the rest of the world

Photo: Thomas Hawk NO JOKE, BRO — California is an incredibly diverse place. While some of us may speak like surfer bros and valley girls,...

How having multiple passports changed how I see the world

IT TOOK ME EIGHT YEARS of living in America. New Zealand only took five. In Japan I never bothered. In Britain it just happened,...

What Americans can learn from Cubans

Photo: Ryan 1. The art of hospitality Perhaps one of the most beautiful, humbling things about the Cuban culture is that a Cuban will give you...

What NOT to do in Colombia

Photo: Alex 1. Don’t… say no to aguardiente. You can slap them in the face, kick them the shins, or sleep with their partner, but never...

10 phrases only Russians understand

Photo: Max Khokhlov 1. V tikhom bolotye, chyorty vodyatsya | Still waters run deep This is a rough equivalent to the English saying though “in the...