First timer's guide to Burning Man for 2022
6 min read • Aug 17, 2022
Burning Man is a commitment of time, planning and cash: here's what to expect when planning for a week on the playa.
Travel Stories
Nevada
- I have been to Burning Man 3 times: here's what you need to know if it is your first time in 2022
9 min read • Aug 12, 2022
I’ve been to Burning Man 3x: here are my top 15 tips for the most magical & challenging experiences of my life.
- Go remote in Nevada’s Basin and Range National Monument
5 min read • Mar 16, 2022
Basin and Range National Monument encompasses a bounty of adventure experiences in a truly isolated location
- Gems, caves and stars: Nevada’s most glittering experiences
5 min read • Mar 16, 2022
Nevada’s glittering experiences are subterranean and celestial. Get out there and see the state’s shimmering treasures.
- Discover the voices of Nevada’s Ghost Towns and Sagebrush Saloons
6 min read • Mar 16, 2022
Nevada harbors more ghost towns than populated ones, and many of them are home to (or located near) Sagebrush Saloons
- Road trip through Nevada's expansive landscapes this winter
4 min read • Nov 23, 2021
Nevada's scenic back roads provide stunning views in every direction. Our pick of the best road trips in Nevada is a sure thing for your winter vacation.
- The Grand Circle is the ultimate US Southwest road trip
6 min read • Sep 14, 2020
This itinerary touches Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada for a majestic tour of Southwestern geography.
- Top socially distant outdoor activities around the US
5 min read • Jul 23, 2020
For mask-wearing city-dwellers desperate for a change of scenery, there are options within driving distance to blow off some steam – without rubbing elbows…
- Get naked at the best nude events from around the world
5 min read • Oct 25, 2019
These traditional events take on a whole new meaning when clothes are removed. Here's our list of top nude events around the globe.
- How Burning Man plans to become more sustainable
4 min read • Aug 28, 2019
It’s a hard truth for ‘Burners’ that Burning Man puts a staggering amount of pollution in the air when it burns art sculptures, a temple, and its central…
- Storming Area 51? Visit these spots on your road trip
4 min read • Aug 7, 2019
Do flying saucers whiz across the Nevada desert sky on the regular? Alas, probably not. But while travelers, or a rogue group of raiders, may not spy any…
- Las Vegas’ best celebrity chef restaurants
5 min read • Jul 9, 2019
Las Vegas has come a long, long way from 99-cent shrimp cocktails and all-you-can-eat buffets. Sin City is now one of America’s very best (and most…
- 5 amazing US music festivals in unique locations
3 min read • May 23, 2019
Go find your LED sunglasses and sequin-bedazzled backpacks, folks: the summer festival scene is officially upon us. With events popping up in every state,…
- Strangest places in the US to take your kids
7 min read • Aug 23, 2018
On this large and diverse planet, anywhere can seem odd if you’ve never been there before. But some places are just a little bit stranger than the rest…
- Game on: New ways to play in Las Vegas
6 min read • Apr 17, 2018
Blackjack tables, roulette wheels and slot machines just aren’t what they once were in Las Vegas.
- What happened in Vegas: A history tour of Sin City
6 min read • Mar 20, 2018
Las Vegas has a reputation for tearing down the old in favor of the shiny and new. But, occasional hotel tower implosions aside, it’s not a place lacking…
- Quirky art and cultural festivals in the USA
7 min read • Mar 15, 2018
The USA loves its festivals. Every type of music, food, art, craft, fashion, sport and niche hobby seems to have a celebration somewhere in the US, some…
- The reinvention of Reno: new reasons to visit Nevada's 'Biggest Little City'
5 min read • Oct 28, 2015
Reno, a town known for gambling, divorce and long-dead silver mines, is turning its luck around. Cocktail bars and farm-to-table restaurants are breaking…
- A weekend in the Wild West: Nevada’s historic towns
6 min read • Oct 13, 2015
Lying between the outdoor charms of Lake Tahoe to the west and the hedonist charms of Vegas to the south, the small towns of Virginia City, Carson City…
- Adrenaline Vegas: an experience of Sin City extremes
6 min read • Jan 19, 2015
You’ve bet (and lost) your shirt at the roulette table. You’ve eaten yourself into a coma at one of the legendary buffets. You’ve driven down the Strip…
- Leaving Las Vegas: ghost towns and alien encounters in rural Nevada
6 min read • Feb 28, 2014
Viva Las Vegas! When Elvis Presley sang those words 50 years ago, he captured the essence of the famous desert resort city. Vegas is always full of life,…
- TTop 5 luxury experiences in Las Vegas
4 min read • Feb 15, 2012
Now more than ever, visiting Las Vegas is not just about gambling. A stopover in Sin City these days is all about the headlong, hedonistic pursuit of…