The Legend of the USS Midway: From Cold War Icon to San Diego Museum
Discover the incredible history of the USS Midway. From its wartime origins and the superstition of the USS St. Lo, to Vietnam evacuations and Desert Storm.
Destinations
Welcome to our collection of travel guides and stories from across the globe. Having traveled to over 70 countries, we share our firsthand experiences, favourite sights, and memorable adventures without the commercial fluff. Explore our curated destination highlights below to find inspiration for your next journey.
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Palais Garnier Paris: Walking Through History and Phantom Mystique
Stepping inside the Palais Garnier feels less like entering a theater and more like walking straight into a Gothic mystery.
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Visiting Peleș & Pelișor Castle: Fairytale History & Transylvanian Food
• Nestled at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains, Peles Castle and its nearby companion Pelișor are masterpieces of royal ambition. Join us as we tour their ornate halls, explore hidden doors, and head back to Brașov for traditional bean soup in a bread bowl at La Ceaun.
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Laughter in the Graveyard: A Visit to the Merry Cemetery in Săpânța, Romania
Three kilometers south of the Ukrainian border sits a burial ground that completely shatters the traditional rules of mourning. By trading somber stone for vibrant woodwork and dark grief for biting, dark humor, the Merry Cemetery in Săpânța celebrates life exactly as it was lived, flaws and all.
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Kings and Conquerors: A Cheat Sheet to the Rulers of Egypt’s Greatest Temples
Behind every towering stone pylon and massive seated colossus along the Nile is a flesh-and-blood ruler driven by imperial ambition, divine ego, or political survival. Before exploring each temple in depth, this definitive cheat sheet outlines the legendary pharaohs and Greek monarchs who shaped the monuments on the itinerary.
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Guide to Egyptian Gods: The Deities of the Nile Cruise Temples
Walking through the monumental stone courtyards of Upper Egypt can feel like stepping into a divine crowded room. To help you decode the towering stone reliefs and sacred animal profiles carved along the riverbanks, here is our quick cheat sheet to the prominent gods and goddesses who dominated the sites on our cruise itinerary.
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Sonesta Nile Goddess Cruise Review: A 5-Day Aswan to Luxor Itinerary
A great Nile cruise needs three things: a ship you don’t want to leave, temples you’ll never forget, and someone else handling the absolute madness of the logistics.
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Guardians of the Bow Valley: Discovering the Three Sisters in Canmore
You know you are in Alberta the exact moment the horizon begins to shift, trading the endless flat prairies for the sudden, jagged wall of the Canadian Rockies. But more than that, you truly know you have arrived when you round the bend near Canmore and catch sight of the Three Sisters. Rising majestically above…
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Volcanoes, Valleys, and Geyser Basins: Our Day in Yellowstone
Most visitors rush through Yellowstone without a plan. We chose to dive right in. By skipping our morning hotel check-in and heading straight into the park after a long drive from Alberta, we scored front-row seats to Old Faithful, walked the edges of the massive Grand Prismatic Spring, and watched the bubbling, hissing cauldrons of the Lower Geyser Basin put on a spectacular geothermal show.
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Golden Gowns and Red Rocks: Driving Utah’s All-American Road
Autumn hitting Utah is stunning. The birch trees are all wearing their end of season golden gowns, while the shorter days seem to intensify the colors of the rock formations. From Torrey to Escalante, Mother Nature was certainly showing off for us today. The road from Torrey to Escalante, officially known as Scenic Byway 12,…
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Abu Simbel – Temples for a Pharaoh and His Beloved Queen
Most visitors rush through Abu Simbel on a grueling day-trip bus convoy from Aswan. We chose a different path. By staying overnight in the desert oasis, we caught a spectacular nighttime laser show on the temple facades and returned at dawn to stand completely alone inside Ramesses II’s three-thousand-year-old mountain sanctuary. Here is why slow travel wins in Upper Egypt.
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Exploring Cairo: A Firsthand Guide to Saladin’s Citadel & The Grand Egyptian Museum
Our second day in Cairo took us from the centuries-old fortress of Saladin’s Citadel and the magnificent Alabaster Mosque to the incredible Grand Egyptian Museum, ending with a very good steak and wine aboard Le Pacha 1901 on the Nile.
