Trang An is one of those places you see and immediately imagine yourself there amongst the quiet, glassy water, jungle-covered karsts, all with a misty, otherworldy feel to the atmosphere. And in a way, yes, Trang An is just like it’s photographed. But with that beauty comes its popularity, and therefore, you won’t be alone….
If you’re landing at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, you’re actually quite a ways out of the city and you’ll need to make your way there. Most hotels are about 25-30 kilometers away from the airport. Taxis, buses, and private transfers are all your standard options, but in-the-know travelers in Southeast Asia often find…
People go to Vietnam for many reasons: the food, the landscapes, the intriguing history, and the enduring culture. But for me, I have to confess, one of the main reasons I keep returning to Vietnam is for its coffee. I have spent nearly every trip to Vietnam absolutely blitzed out of my mind on caffeine…
A story of sunsets, camels, and sexual perverts in the Sahara Desert.
One of my favorite towns in the Westfjords is Hólmavík, one of the first towns you’ll approach if you’re coming from the Northern edge of the RIng Road if you’re driving counterclockwise (the most common circumnavigation route). For me, it came at the end of a week in Western Iceland and the Westfjords and it…
A tiny town of just 400 people, Hólmavík is creeping onto the tourism scene as a quiet highlight of the Westfjords. The Westfjords in general is also growing its visitor numbers, offering an interesting solution to the overtourism issue along Iceland’s South Coast. Hugging the scenic Steingrímsfjörður, Hólmavík is a charming and unique town, most…
Iceland tops many people’s bucket lists, and with good reason. This country has natural beauty nearly everywhere you look, and the variety of landscapes you’ll see on a trip to Iceland simply boggle the mind. In a small package, you can see everything from glaciers to volcanoes to continental rifts to fjords to lava formations…
It’s 2026. Every single person you know has probably already been to or is planning a trip to Iceland. It’s not surprising: Iceland is pretty much Instagram-perfection. We’ve all seen those photos of the Blue Lagoon, picture-perfect waterfalls, and pristine black sand beaches. But let’s pull behind the curtain a bit. People are everywhere you…
There are so many photogenic ways to experience Iceland — its thunderous waterfalls, its uneven and otherworldly lava fields, its windswept beaches, its glacial lagoons. But then there are the experiences that go beyond the ability to be photographed: experiences that you embody and bottle up, a memory to take home with you that can’t…