10 of the World’s Best Beer Festivals

Walk into any bar in the world and you’ll find friends having fun, sharing tall cold ones. The communal aspect of beer is what draws millions of people each year to beer festivals around the world. There is no shortage of beer festivals to choose from. I’ve narrowed the list down to the biggest beer […]

How Travel Changes You

  Traveling is more than just seeing sites or the souvenirs and pictures we bring back. It is about experiences. The experiences we get from new places and new people we meet help shape and transform us in ways that we might not even suspect. Anyone who has come home from a long trip can […]

6 Ways to Travel Endlessly

Traveling the way most people do it isn’t enough. Saving all year long at a job for just two weeks a year won’t let you see the world the way you want to see it. So you find someone to take care of your stuff while you travel the world. You’re all set to see […]

5 World Heritage Sites You Have to Visit

So what exactly is a World Heritage Site? It is a site the United Nations says is of outstanding universal value. Their selection criteria include things like containing superlative natural phenomena or representing a masterpiece of human creative genius. Wow, that must be some list. Some of the things on the world heritage list seem […]

Running of the Bulls in Pamplona

It’s almost 8AM and several hundred people, mostly men, are gathered in the street.  They are dressed traditionally all in white with a red scarf.  After some stretching, many gather to sing a prayer for protection to a statue of Saint Fermin.  In a few minutes a rocket will be set off to signal the […]