How to spend 10 days in Oman

How to spend 10 days in Oman

Up for a remarkable road trip? Chart a route around Oman’s diverse wonders. Long on my bucket list. Oman is the Arabia of your imagination, with rippling deserts, roadside camel trains and ingeniously built forts all gift-wrapped in wadis, canyons and frontier...
Don’t Wear This in Europe

Don’t Wear This in Europe

Let’s look at some general guidelines on what things you shouldn’t wear when you’re visiting Europe if you want to avoid looking like a tourist. ATHLETIC CLOTHINGIt’s rare to see Europeans wearing head-to-toe athletic clothing—especially in major cities. So you can be...
Parking Tickets

Parking Tickets

Travelling in a foreign country can feel like playing make-believe; even the currency can feel like a prop.  Even if vacation doesn’t feel like real life, “laws are laws, and so often as  North Americans we don’t take them as seriously as we should when we’re outside...
Fill Your Suitcase

Fill Your Suitcase

Fill your suitcase with these smart, easy-on-the-Earth travel finds. Reusable Cotton RoundsThis set of 15 makeup rounds made from organic cotton should see you through a trip, but you can also pop them in their mesh bag and toss them in the wash anytime you’re running...