The ruins of the ancient city and crypt, now turned archaeological museum below the Saint Sofia Basilica in Bulgaria’s capital city was unexpectedly one of my favorite places in the city. This is a quick little guide to visiting, and all that you should know before you go.

If you only have an evening to visit Kastro, or if you are just looking for a way to waste some time while on the island, this is the best way to go about your evening-trust me, I spent many days perfecting my routine.

All That You Need To Know, Where To Stay, & Full Travel Guide On Hiking Up To / Visiting The 14th Century Gergeti Trinity Church In Northern Georgia's Unreal Caucasus Mountains.

A guide to the best and lesser known things to see while visiting Plovdiv: the oldest continuously inhabited metropolitan city in Europe and Bulgaria’s 2nd largest city.

This upcoming year, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (or Tết Nguyên Đán) falls on January 29th 2025, not only is it important to understand the traditions and cultural norms practiced during the most important holiday in Vietnam, but also how it will impact your travels, because it will.

There is a certain type of magic in the mountains of the Balkans that is unexplainable and one of the best places to easily experience this is the Seven Rila Lakes area in Bulgaria. Just about 2 hours outside of the capital city of Sofia, the Seven Rila Lakes area is the best option for a day trip outside of the city, and is a must see while visiting Bulgaria.

There are places on this planet where there truly is heaven on earth, and one of those places is in the village of Kastro on the small Greek island of Sifnos. Only about 5 minutes out from the island’s main town of Appollonia, the village of Kastro is so perfectly peaceful and a great place to stay on the island. This is everything you need to know before visiting Kastro, whether it is for a one day visit, or if you are basing yourself there during your stay.

A full travel guide on visiting Olympos Ancient City: all you need to know about visiting some of Turkey's best ruins along the clear blue Mediterranean Sea.

Though Koh Kood is much less visited than Thailand’s well known islands down south, getting to and from is just as simple, if you do it correctly.

One of the most amazing parts of visiting Vietnam, is being surrounded by the remnants of the country’s history, both recent and ancient. If you are interested in visiting some good historical spots during your visit in the city, I hope that this is of some help to you. Enjoy.

With towering, vibrant green rice terraces, flowing rivers, and a collection of smaller villages, way up in northern Vietnam, Sapa is a town that is straight out of a fairytale. While planning your Sapa trip, it is important to pick a good homestay to take you on treks, along with comfortable accommodation - Mekhoo & Zizi Sapa Homestay is absolutely what you are going to be looking for.

In Thailand, the crowds can seem hard to escape a lot of the time-though I have to remember that I am a tourist as well-but if you are looking for the silence, Koh Kood (known also as Koh Kut) serves as a quieter, lesser known oasis to the east right along the Cambodian border.

Spanning over 380km, the Hà Giang Loop in the Northern most area of the country is the best thing that you can do on your visit to Vietnam-and it is also one of the most popular things to do for that reason. I highly recommend doing the loop through Mama’s Homestay, the best tour group option in Vietnam!

Scattered off of South and Central America’s Caribbean coast is an abundance of perfect, tropical islands that rival some of those in the Maldives or Polynesia. While most people will visit Aruba, Jamaica or The Cayman Islands, one of the Caribbean’s best hidden gems is Nicaragua’s Corn Islands.

Nestled in the hills of southern Lisbon is the Alfama neighborhood, one of the oldest, and most beautiful neighborhoods in the entire city. The neighborhood is filled with the typical bright tiled neoclassical architecture that you picture when you think of Portugal. The small, narrow roads light up at night with music and people dancing spilling into the streets from the fado bars and small little hole in the wall restaurants.

When visiting Guatemala’s vibrant city of Antigua, there is a type of accommodation to choose from for every kind of traveler, from hostels to modern boutique hotels. If you are like me and fall in between those two, Barbara’s Boutique Hostel is where you want to be. 

I am totally biased having worked there for a couple of weeks, but with no doubt, Sole’n Blu is the best place to stay in Kaş. The atmosphere mixed with the most beautiful terrace view over the Mediterranean is just the very beginning of all of the factors that make Sole’n Blu the best.

While the resort-y metropolitan feeling city of Antalya is the most visited, Kas is the gem of the beach towns along the Riviera. Below I have gathered my favorite things to do in Kas, and in the areas around town. Whether you are there to explore for two days or to relax for five, there is plenty for everyone to do.

While the resort-y metropolitan feeling city of Antalya is the most visited, Kaş is the gem of the beach towns along the Riviera. Kaş’ small cobblestone streets are alive all day and night-in the best way.

Tucked away on the super southern coast of Albania, Filikur Beach is around a 25 minute walk from the main stretch in the center of Himarë (and only around a 10 minute walk down from Filikur Hostel).