How to Visit Cinque Terre from Florence on a Day Trip

How to Visit Cinque Terre from Florence on a Day Trip

With its candy-colored houses stacked precariously on the hillsides of the Italian Riviera, the Cinque Terre is a can’t-miss sight on any trip to Italy. These stunning towns are one of Italy’s major draws and visiting them is definitely a bucket list item come true. While I suggest that two days in Cinque Terre is…

Koh Kood Travel Guide: Things to Do & Where to Stay on Trat’s Best Island

Koh Kood Travel Guide: Things to Do & Where to Stay on Trat’s Best Island

When I heard there was an out-of-the-way Thai island with relatively few visitors and Maldivian turquoise blue waters… I didn’t have to think twice. I knew what my next Thai island destination was: Koh Kood. And then that expanded outwards and I found myself planning an extended two-week trip around visiting the Trat islands: namely, Koh…

Shifen to Jiufen: How to See 2 of Taiwan’s Best Towns in A Day

Shifen to Jiufen: How to See 2 of Taiwan’s Best Towns in A Day

While there is so much to do in Taipei itself, one of the best things about traveling to Taipei is the sheer abundance of day trip possibilities there are in the region. The small town of Shifen with a train track running straight through it is one of the best-loved day trips from Taipei. It’s…

How Not to Get to Capri from Naples: Hydrofoil Hell vs. Ferry Bliss

How Not to Get to Capri from Naples: Hydrofoil Hell vs. Ferry Bliss

The funniest thing about my disastrous trip from Naples to Capri by fast boat is how easily it could be avoided.  My friend Megan had specifically warned me about the rough boat journey between Naples and Capri, especially in the winter months when I visited Capri (specifically, early March).  She’s emetophobic and, miraculously, still one…

Visiting the Tour Montparnasse: Tips for Enjoying the Best View in Paris

Visiting the Tour Montparnasse: Tips for Enjoying the Best View in Paris

Eyesore or eye-catching? Opinions on Paris’ Tour Montparnasse, or Montparnasse Tower in English, have always tended towards one extreme or the other; either way, it sparks reactions.  Reactions were so severe, in fact, that after it was finished in 1973, there was a tremendous outcry. The uproar continued to be so loud that two years…