Travel Spots

5 Culinary Experiences That Are Uniquely New York City

While many travel to the City that Never Sleeps for the nightlife, the bright lights of Broadway, or endless shopping opportunities, I travel to the Big Apple for the food. I can easily spend the entire weekend in NYC just eating.

20 Cities With the Highest Crime Rates in the Country

In America, we’re lucky enough to have access to a huge variety of places to live, work, and travel. However, some cities are known less for their positive attributes and more for their higher-than-average crime stats.

8 Reasons to Visit Cape Town, South Africa

Some places just capture you. Maybe it’s the warmth and hospitality of the people, the majestic scenery, or the mouthwatering foods. Or maybe a place is fortunate enough to possess all three, as in the case of Cape Town, South Africa.

Visiting Venice: How to Fall for a Cliched City

Venice is one of my favorite cities in the world, which is a claim about as cliche as saying Paris is the city of love. With its canal streets, thousands of bridges, and mask shops at every corner, it may be hard to imagine a Venice that’s unique.

10 Must-See Harry Potter Sights

For someone born in the ‘90s, I somehow missed the Harry Potter train until my sophomore year of college. I blame it on my childhood hipster taste in books. But my late start hasn’t derailed the number of Harry Potter sights I’ve visited. If I, a rather mediocre fan, feel a fluttering of nerdiness at these places, I can guarantee they will reduce the True Fans to Tears of Fandom.

5 Stops on the Real Jane Austen Pilgrimage

The first time I went to England, my itinerary had a very distinct theme: Jane Austen. I have interested in Jane Austen since I was 13, and a hardcore fan since I was 16. I’ve read all her books at least once, and most of them upwards of six times. To me, Jane Austen is a Big Deal.

4 Things Not to Miss in Inverness

For the book-lovers out there, you cannot miss a visit to Leakey’s if you’re in Inverness. This second-hand bookstore, which claims to be “Scotland’s largest collection of old, rare and second-hand books and maps,” is housed in an 18th century church.