If there is one thing that makes me cringe most is travel planning. Don’t get me wrong; I love to travel to new destinations and discover sights I’ve long had my eye on. But from where do I go to how do I go, there is always a bridge to gap. While an enriching experience […]
Gogobot reloaded: my personalized guide to the world
I’m always eager to discover new places, and I love to share them with my friends. I’m not just any type of traveler; I’m picky and I want it now. The same old bar down the block just doesn’t cut it anymore. I’m always on the go and so I need fresh new ideas for […]
90 miles to Cuba. How to get there?
Once the wheels of our American Airlines charter plane screeched on the runway, signaling that we had landed on Cuban soil, a roar of applause started. Nothing surprising so far, we Romanians do the same once we land to safety. The difference was I had just landed in Cuba, on a plane full of Americans, […]
FlipKey: top 10 trending vacation rentals destinations for 2014
As people are becoming more savvy travelers on a lookout for custom experiences to match their travel styles and personal needs, vacation rentals are at an all-time high. Whether it’s finding the perfect family rental for the holidays, or simply a quick city getaway, FlipKey helps you find the perfect vacation rental. I caught up […]
Interview with Jodi Ettenberg: An Asian love affair with soup & spices
Jodi from LegalNomads.com is one of those people whose travel sites I had been following for a very long time, but I had yet to meet. She usually lives in Asia for half of the year, so when the opportunity came to see her at TBEX Toronto, I was very pleased. Our first talk was […]
Morocco Photography Tours: Interview with Open Sky Expeditions’ Alex Ros
I’ve long been suffering from a burning desire to go to Morocco. My fascination with the Middle East, Turkey and its neighboring countries has only grown bigger through the years, and so I caught up with Alex Ros, owner of Open Sky Expeditions to tell us more about his globetrotting story around the world, as […]
TBEX 2013 in Toronto, Canada: Pros and cons
TBEX 2013 is now over. It was my first one, and so I was exceptionally curious to see how it would be. And after missing my flight on Thursday night due to train delays at Penn Station, I was even more eager once I finally arrived on Friday afternoon. Apart from having had a blast […]
Gwyneth Pathrow talks travel by launching Goop city guides app
It seems there is nothing Gwyneth Paltrow can’t do. She’s the world’s most beautiful woman (no comment), an Oscar winning actress, a hands-on mom, a lifestyle guru, a cookbook author … oh, and Chris’s Martin’s wife. So her new project: Goop City Guides comes as no surprise. The woman has super powers. Taking goop’s popular journal category […]
5 reasons why not to miss TBEX 2013 in Toronto
Back in 2008, I went on a long summer weekend to Toronto. It was an unusual occurrence, since I went as a guest for a medical conference; regardless, it was exciting to explore on my own Canada’s largest city. The best perk was staying at the Fairmont Royal York, the legendary hotel of the same […]