Phuket Elephant Sanctuary: Animal Tourism You Can Feel Good About

WRITTEN BY Julie

A couple years ago, TripAdvisor removed hundreds of ticketed activities from their website that violated a newly conceived animal welfare policy. This policy requires that attractions with tickets sold via TripAdvisor...

07.18.18

Exploring Yangshuo, China: From Cruises to Cooking Classes

WRITTEN BY Drew

Yangshuo, China is all about being outdoors. The landscape, with the winding Li River cutting through the jagged, karst mountains as far as the eye can see, is why people come here. You can cycle, hike, head out on a...

07.10.18

Enjoying the Mountains of Yangshuo at the Alila Yangshuo

WRITTEN BY Drew

The bustling pace of city life in China is as intense as it is exciting. We live in a city of almost 13 million people, and our normal “break” is hopping across the border to Hong Kong. Considering that...

06.28.18

Friday Night in Guadalajara

WRITTEN BY Julie

After diligently planning lots of fun sprinkled into a chaotic work trip in Mexico City, I arrived in Guadalajara expecting to do more of the same. With five full days worth of marketing research to do, I thought that...

06.15.18

How to Navigate the Shenzhen Bay Border Crossing to Hong Kong

WRITTEN BY Drew

One of the best aspects of living in Shenzhen as an expat is its proximity to Hong Kong. No shade to Shenzhen – some have said it is China’s most fascinating city – but Hong Kong is just an added...

03.28.18

Tips for Visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia

WRITTEN BY Drew

Visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park should be on everyone’s bucket list. The natural beauty of the cascading lakes, with dozens of waterfalls and crystal clear water that fades from azure to green, is...