How to Save on the Daunting Expenses of Holiday Travel

On Sunday, November 25th, known as one of the busiest travel days of the year in the US, I found myself on a crowded bus going from San Francisco to Los Angeles, CA. As I sat, crammed into a corner … Read More

Ten Books to Read on Public Transport

Why am I always spying erotic paperbacks being read on the bus? There’s no shame in indulging in trashy literature, but doing it in public is weirder than pooing on the pavement. I used to always have … Read More

Discovering The Glorious Adventure Of Train Travel

In the grand scheme of things, airplane travel is still a fairly new form of transportation. Glamorized by Frank Sinatra, who sang “Come fly with me!” and conjuring visions of voluptuous Pan Am flight attendants, airplanes are seen as the … Read More

When Not To Be Cheap While Traveling

If you’re researching traveling to Europe and use any of the classic key words associated with such kind of adventures (backpacking, Eurotrip, hostels, youth), you will undoubtedly be swarmed with articles packed to the brim with tips on how to … Read More

Why I Prefer to Travel Alone

Recently, fellow Feminspire writer Nikki wrote an article about her experience traveling with a group of close friends and what she learned from it. I nodded my head in agreement practically the entire way through, having recently returned from spending … Read More

Why You Should Always Choose To Travel With Friends

I’m sitting on a train from Rome to Venice that seems a little too unstable for my liking. As we jerk around, an elderly Italian lady walking by grips the edge of my computer screen to steady herself. My screen … Read More

Are There Disadvantages To Traveling Abroad?

Today is my fourth week in France, my fourth and final Monday in my French class at Stendhal University in a small city in the Rhone Alps region. My professor split our class into three groups and asked us to … Read More

Yes, Traveling To Europe Can Actually Be Affordable

It’s summer and if your Facebook feed is anything like mine, it seems like everyone is on an amazing holiday. Avoid having to hide each and every person who is posting photos of them jumping in front of the Eiffel … Read More

The 15 Things You Learn In Your First Week of Backpacking

Last April, I received news that I was accepted into a French language program which consisted of one month of intensive French courses in Grenoble, France. I’ve had the travel bug since I was old enough to understand basic geography, … Read More

Traveling To Costa Rica And Doing It Right

I was 22. I had just come out of a bad break-up and was itching to get a passport stamp when a friend mentioned Costa Rica. It’s the perfect first step out of the country for Americans: safe, quick and … Read More

How To See Paris In A Single Day

Impossible, they told us. Just fork out for a hostel overnight, they told us. You won’t even get through all the sights, they told us.

But they were wrong. If you are living or staying anywhere near London, it’s perfectly feasible … Read More

10 Things To Help You Survive A Summer Music Festival

Summer means festivals. No matter where you live, there’s a myriad of music festivals, art festivals, food festivals, beer festivals – as well as some weird ones like testicle and bug festivals.

What these festivals usually have in common: they’re … Read More