"Surely of all the wonders in the world, the horizon is the greatest."
—Freya Stark
"We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, we travel to be lost."
—Ray Bradbury
"Surely of all the wonders in the world, the horizon is the greatest."
—Freya Stark
"We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, we travel to be lost."
—Ray Bradbury
by Lindsay Shapka in Adventure, Destinations, Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Tips
Are you wondering where to go on holiday this year? Need some insight into the top travel destinations? You've come to the right place!
Everyone seems to put out a "Best Spots to Travel" list every year, so to make things easy for you, I've put together a master list with the Top 3 spots from the following lists: National Geographic's "Best Trips 2017", Travel and Leisure's "Best Places to Travel in 2017", Fodor's "No List 2017", Lonely Planet's "Best In Travel 2017", and Conde Nast's "Best Places to Travel in 2017."
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Adventure, Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Tips
On a recent trip to Sweden, I found myself in the city of Gothenburg with no map, no access to wifi, and no data plan that allowed me to use my phone to figure out where I was. I had the Lonely Planet Sweden in my bag, but the only map large enough to be of any use was of Stockholm. It was unbelievably frustrating to think that in this age of technology, I could still find myself completely lost with nothing to help me navigate the city I was in.
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Do you only have a day to spend in Shanghai? You've come to the right place! This is your 24-hour guide to the things you need to see and do in Shanghai!
Sometimes referred to as the "Paris of the East," Shanghai is one of China's largest and most cosmopolitan cities. While it doesn't have the epic historic sites that you will find in Beijing and Xian, the city has a lot of great spots to explore!
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Adventure, Destinations, Travel, Travel Tips
On October 13, 2016, Thailand's beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away at the age of 88. The government immediately declared that the country would be in a year of mourning, with the first 30 days (until around November 13, 2016) being especially somber. Thai's are expected to wear black and refrain from participating in any celebrations or festivals during that time.
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Tips, Adventure
Your chance of actually encountering a bear, even in the North American backcountry, is incredibly slim, and the best way to survive an attack is to avoid an encounter all together.
Read More“Creativity is not a competition.”
—Autumn Sky Hall
“The cost of not following your dream, your heart, or your gut, is spending the rest of your life wishing that you had.”
—Unknown
“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live.”
—Hans Christian Anderson
“If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.”
—Seth Godin
“Above all, try something.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Good things come to those who book flights.”
“the earth has music for those who listen”
—Shakespeare
“One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are”
—Edith Wharton
“If you look like your passport photo, you probably need the trip.”
—Unknown
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
—Bill Bryson, “Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe”
“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.”
—Unknown
“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.”
—Asian Proverb
“If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.”
—Rachel Wolchin
“My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.”
—Unknown
"Go out in the woods, go out. If you don’t go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin."
—Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert from Eat, Prey, Love
“It’s bad manners to keep an adventure waiting.”
—Unknown
“After all, one travels in order for things to happen and change; otherwise you might as well stay at home.”
—Nicolas Bouvier
“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”
—Mary Anne Radmacher
Before any trip, I hand write (yes, on physical paper) a packing list. I usually start it about a week out, and add to it up to — and sometimes during — when I actually begin to assemble everything that I am going to take with me.
I usually have a staging area, where I start to gather all of the items, and the from there, I refine and cull things down.
I lived in the small city of Ansan just outside of Seoul, South Korea (close enough that I was still on the Seoul subway line) for a year and a half while I was working there as an English teacher. Because I was so close, I spent almost every weekend exploring Seoul’s winding historic alleyways, huge high-rises, modern art galleries, curated natural areas, and layer upon layer of food, fashion, and culture.
Lisbon is one of my favourite cities in the world! Sun drenched squares, colourful architecture covered in elaborate tiles, charming locals, amazing coffee, bakeries everywhere, amazing views, and easy-to-navigate public transit — what’s not to love!?
Here’s everything you need to see, eat, and experience in Lisbon on your next trip.