Travel Stories

Jun 13, 2019 • 5 min read

Throughout Oaxaca the beach villages and city streets offer both queer history and modern hotspots for LGBTIQ locals and travelers alike.

Jun 13, 2019 • 3 min read

With its expansive deserts, enchanting rock formations, colossal mountain ranges and miles and miles of coastline, the western US is tailor-made for…

Jun 13, 2019 • 5 min read

From wildebeest in the Masai Mara to singing humpbacks in Tonga; from Iceland’s expansive lava fields to the ecological wonder that is Madagascar,…

Jun 13, 2019 • 4 min read

It’s easy to imagine that idyllic beach trip – the kids are playing nicely in the sand and the adults are relaxing by the sea. However, as most parents…

Jun 13, 2019 • 5 min read

If the mere mention of a relaxing break in August has you wishing your morning coffee were a cocktail on the beach, we've got the magic formula for you:…

Jun 13, 2019 • 3 min read

There’s an old joke that in South Africa, chicken is classed as a vegetable. This is a country where the braai (barbeque) is a national symbol and meat…

Jun 13, 2019 • 5 min read

August spells adventure across the globe, whether it's climbing volcanoes in Ecuador, riding the white waters of the Zambezi, kayaking part of Britain’s…

Jun 12, 2019 • 4 min read

In the space of three years, US-Cuban relations have gone from cagey cooperation to the tetchy squabbling of yore. On June 4, the Trump administration…

Jun 12, 2019 • 4 min read

Copenhagen is fantastic any time of year, but there's something special about summer in this vibrant city. The season may be short, but it can certainly…

Jun 12, 2019 • 5 min read

It’s the biggest arts fest on the planet, in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Throughout summer world-class music, theatre, comedy, dance,…

Jun 12, 2019 • 5 min read

As Earth grows ever more populous and cities expand, opportunities for humanity to look up at the rest of the universe decrease. Across the planet,…

Jun 12, 2019 • 7 min read

Come peak festival season (May to September), the scene has become saturated with slightly sunburned, flower-crown-clad, welly-boot-wearing merrymakers at…

Jun 11, 2019 • 4 min read

Near the southern edge of the vast Atacama Desert, mountain rivers wind their way through a sun-baked landscape of vine-covered hillsides and serene…

Jun 11, 2019 • 4 min read

South America knows how to throw a party, and when it comes to gay pride, the region puts some of the biggest celebrations in the world, drawing activists…

Jun 11, 2019 • 7 min read

There’s nothing quite like traveling with your dad. To be sure, questionable decision-making and eye-rolling jokes will be frequent – not to mention the…

Jun 11, 2019 • 6 min read

Summer’s here, which means it’s time to don your sequins, hit the streets and celebrate diversity at a Pride parade or festival.

Jun 11, 2019 • 6 min read

You don’t have to look too far for thrilling cuisine or a decent drink in the vast wonderland of Ontario.

Jun 10, 2019 • 5 min read

After arriving in one of Europe’s cultural capitals, you could check into your hotel and take time to rest and reset. Or you could hit the ground running …

Jun 10, 2019 • 4 min read

Bahia, one of the largest states in Brazil, is home to a wide variety of different sceneries and cultures, and its southern coast is particularly rich in…

Jun 10, 2019 • 3 min read

Whether it's spending hours pouring over airfare, sleeping in noisy hostels or battling through the red-eye squished in coach, traveling on a budget can…

Jun 10, 2019 • 6 min read

A two-hour drive north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv lies the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, site of the worst nuclear accident ever recorded and recently back…

Jun 10, 2019 • 5 min read

With its turquoise lagoons and burnt-crimson cliffs, ancient footsteps and historic shell middens, Australia’s remote Dampier Peninsula in Western…