Matador Goods editor and photographer Lola Akinmade takes us on a night tour of Hungary’s capital city. 1. The iconic Parliament Building located along the Danube River is one of Budapest’s most recognizable landmarks . 2. A lady waits on … Read More

We have a sneaking suspicion that Andrew Evans traveled the entire 10,000 miles by bus just to hang out with penguins. You don’t have to remind me: I know how lucky I am. I am lucky to travel so much … Read More

The Bus2Antarctica journey continues, as Andrew Evans unpacks his bags and downloads the infinite videos he took while traveling on board the National Geographic Explorer . Today’s topic of interest: Seals. I used to be one of those kids at … Read More

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Antarctica’s South Georgia Island has a population of several million penguins. I know that for a fact because I think I took that many pictures of them. One of those penguins happened to be black –all black–and perhaps you noticed, … Read More

It seems we’ve only just stopped dreaming of last issue’s Maui hideaways , but now we’re ready to start plotting the best way to get to the Amalfi Coast. Yes, the latest issue of National Geographic Traveler is heading to … Read More

A Gathering of “Travel Snobs”, Photo by Gretchen Wilson-Kalav Travel snobbery. Does it exist? If so, how would you define it? When mulling over the topic in the beginning, the first question seemed to be a “no-brainer” as I personally … Read More

Andrew Evans may be stuck in Ushuaia, waiting to find his way home, but here on the blog his trip continues, as we’ve only scratched the surface in terms of Antarctic content. In today’s post, Andrew explores the desolate outpost … Read More

Andrew Evans takes us along for a cruise on board the National Geographic Explorer. This is not a pleasure cruise– Lindblad Expeditions is quite clear that the experience they offer is one of real exploration and expedition. On so many … Read More

Andrew Evans encounters his first iceberg on his way to Antarctica (while wearing a penguin shirt, naturally). Just like the very first Antarctic explorers (Ross, Wilkes, and Captain Cook), my first sign that I was getting warmer (i.e. getting closer) … Read More