Asia's best restaurants have once again been revealed. The winner - third year in a row - the Indian restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok. The prestigious award is awarded by San Pellegrino and Aqcua Panna, which annually lists the top 50 restaurants in Asia with the help of chefs and culinary experts. And this year it became Gaggan who took home...

Most backpackers are young, dumb and full of ...rum. All young travelers, and not just young travelers, are inexperienced and under-prepared. I ran out of money on my first three month backpacking trip around Europe with about two weeks left to go. Luckily I was meeting my older sister in Spain just as my funds were running out and...

    I love a good meat pie. In my travels I have tried pastries of all sorts from pain au chocolat in finest patisseries of Paris to dust covered doughy disgraces in Dehli but to me nothing beats a meat pie. Flaky crust, tender meat that has been seasoned well and just the right amount of gravy will keep me...

Driving Now I live in a walkable city with great public transport and bike-paths. Wearing shoes in the house It still takes me a few days to adjust after I visit the states but the house stays cleaner. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js // Talking to strangers Small talk with the clerk at the shop is no more than a "Hi" and...

Here are a few of the things you will hear abroad if you are from Alabama.     You must love the song "Sweet Home Alabama". You are racist, right? Is that by Texas? What NFL team do you have? I thought you would have more of an accent.

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As if you ever needed a reason to ever go to these countries or to have a drink, but it is always nice to go somewhere new and try their special local refreshment. So here you go, 9 more countries to visit for the liquor they make. Brazil, Cachaca //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Chile, Pisco France,...

It is still possible to get by on a shoestring budget in some places in the world. The cheapest places in the world to travel depend on the the traveler and their desire to make their budget last as long as possible. A gap year or backpacking holiday should be planned around what countries are the most fun for...

New York City, New York, USA Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Sydney, Australia   Edinburgh, Scotland   London, England   Hong Kong   Berlin, Germany   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Nassau, Bahamas   New Orleans, Louisiana, USA JOST VAN DYKE WALT DISNEY WORLD Paris, France Vienna, Austria   Amsterdam, Holland   Reykjavik, Iceland   Miami, Florida, USA    Cape Town, South Africa   Bangkok, Thailand   Oahu, Hawaii, USA    

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis     Caracas, Venezuela   Guatemala City, Venezuela   Belize City, Belize   Tegucigalpa, Honduras   Maseru, Lesotho   Cape Town, South Africa   Panama City, Panama   San Salvador, El Salvador   Kingston, Jamaica

The world is steadily getting flatter and better connected. Our money seems to be just points on our bank accounts and beggers will soon have to have some sort of apple pay system just get get a dollar off some one, not to mention the hard working strippers. A generation or so ago and everyone traveled with travelers checks...

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