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Visiting Volendam and Edam by Bicycle: A Day Trip from Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and progressive city with a lot to offer—museums for art-lovers and history buffs, world-class cuisine for foodies, party-till-you-drop nightlife for young college students and a million pretty alleyways and canals for just about everyone else.…
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Two Day Copenhagen Itinerary: Highlights and Attractions
Consistently regarded as the happiest place on Earth, the tiny Nordic country of Denmark prides itself in its pleasant atmosphere, its high quality of life and its cosmopolitan vibe. The country’s capital, Copenhagen, is a city of storybook charm and…
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Two Days in Stockholm: Things to See and Do
The city of Stockholm is a picturesque jumble of narrow alleyways, cobblestone streets, colorful houses and world-class museums. It is a city that resonates with history, while embodying a modern and forward-looking persona. Spread out over fourteen islands and sandwiched…
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Snorkeling in Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park is famous for housing the world’s only population of Komodo dragons. The Komodo dragons—deadly lizards famed for being the largest reptiles on Earth—are the park’s premier tourist draw. And rightly so. They are terrifying and utterly fascinating.…
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Boat Tour to Komodo Island and Rinca
Rising from the sea like sinuous spines on a dragon’s back, the chain of islands in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province are rugged, remote and largely unexplored. These islands—fringed by pristine white-sand beaches and spectacular coral gardens—speckle the sapphire waters…
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Things to Do on Gili Air: Indonesia’s Relaxing Paradise
I don’t know if I truly understood what it meant to be relaxed, until I visited the small Indonesian island of Gili Air. In our increasingly hectic and fast-paced world, Gili Air is a place where one can take a step back…
