tourist traps

Have you ever visited a location—one that EVERYONE is talking about—and discovered it wasn’t ‘all that’? Yeah, me too (for me it was The Jewel, in Singapore. I mean, it …

“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.” The origins of this famous quote don’t appear to be known. People have suggested it came from Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the …

Gas prices, of course, fluctuate constantly. Prices at the pumps reflect a variety of factors such as crude oil supplies and gasoline inventories, refinery operations and gasoline pipeline deliveries, along …

If you travel enough, you’re eventually going to find some places that have been hyped to the max but turn out to be real duds, as far as you’re concerned. …

When you travel for pleasure, you may see a lot of good and bad stuff. You know what I mean – for every Hoover Dam, national park or huge cathedral, …

Regardless of where you’re traveling, a person’s gotta eat. And if you’re in a touristy area, there will be restaurants that specifically focus on tourists. Not that there’s anything wrong …