What To Do with 24 Hours in London
A father and son squeeze 24 hours in London into one perfect day: breakfast in Paddington, the parks, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, and Grease on the West End. The post What To Do with 24 Hours in...
View ArticleSiwa — A Magical Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
There was once a straight road from Cairo to the Siwa Oasis, but the desert had other ideas. Wind and sand wiped away any hopes of such convenient travel and that road is closed off today. The only way...
View Article7 Megalith Sites of Melaka: The Hunt into Myth
?Melaka has what? What is this ‘megaliths’ you speak of?? I have a friend from uni who is incredibly proud of her home state of Melaka. So when I told her, out of the blue as I sometimes do, that I’ve...
View ArticleProtected: What To Do with 24 Hours in London
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View ArticleAn Unexpected Hello from Clifden, Ireland
At about 2pm on Monday, May 11, nearing the end of five months of travel, I had already had quite a long day. I had just finished hiking Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park, about two hours from...
View ArticleToledo: The World’s Finest Swords
It was a sunny yet cold morning in the ancient town of Toledo, Spain. I could feel the tourists’ happiness wandering the narrow and colorful streets, delighted to explore a place that offers such a...
View ArticleSilversmithing in Breckenridge’s Arts District
When I think of Breckenridge, Colorado, I immediately think of skiing, so I wasn’t sure what to do when meeting a group of friends there during the off-season. Imagine my surprise to find myself trying...
View ArticleFall in Love with the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands is a wild and unspoilt archipelago of 776 small and mainly uninhabitable bits of land, with two large islands deep in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. This British...
View ArticleMy Life on the Road: Touring America One Gig at a Time
Before I was a travel writer, I was a traveling musician. And before I was a traveling musician, I was a kid from Ann Arbor who just wanted to see what was out there. The thing about touring is that...
View ArticleA New Chapter for In The Know Traveler
Some of you have been reading In The Know Traveler since the very beginning, back when Devin started this thing in 2004 as a way to share real travel stories and convince more people to get out and see...
View ArticleHavana: Dancing with Gods and Goddesses
Havana Like an untethered live wire, Havana sizzles at a single touch. Rumba music serenades the city from the balconies of colonial mansions as mango juice cups are hawked from their first floor...
View ArticleA Stranger Roadtrippen’ in a Strange Land —How I Learned to Road Trip Abroad
Single lane backroad, Umbria Italy The post A Stranger Roadtrippen’ in a Strange Land —<br>How I Learned to Road Trip Abroad appeared first on In the Know Traveler.
View ArticleSiwa — A Magical Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
There was once a straight road from Cairo to the Siwa Oasis, but the desert had other ideas. Wind and sand wiped away any hopes of such convenient travel and that road is closed off today. The only way...
View ArticleHwange Safari Tour: Zimbabwe
I visited Hwange as part of an organized safari tour. When they told me that I was heading to this park, I was unsure about what was to come. I had never heard about Hwange National Park before and...
View ArticleFour Days in Asuncion, Paraguay
For everybody who is looking to explore exotic ruins, visit colonial towns and stunningly lush rain forests – Paraguay has it all. Paraguay is one of those places that is often overlooked by people...
View ArticleThe Famous Hanoi Train Street
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View ArticleSailing over the Myanmar’s Plains of Bagan
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View ArticleEsperance: The Gem of Western Australia
Kangaroos living on the beach, pirates, explorers, gold, and the biggest wave in Western Australia; ‘The Cyclops’. It seemed like my childhood story books were starting to come true. I was on my way to...
View ArticleMoved by the Majesty of Isfahan:A Pearl in the Persian Empire
Imam Square The city of Isfahan is fondly referred to by Iranians as “half the world,” for it has as many beauties as in half of the whole world. Situated on the Zayanderud River, it is an ancient...
View ArticleChina: Fiery Foot Massage!
A Different Kind of Massage I once associated massage with relaxation " The post China: Fiery Foot Massage! appeared first on In the Know Traveler.
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