Know before you go – a wise statement. Yet many first time travelers to new destinations seem to forget that when visiting a foreign land. Many need to learn proper travel etiquette. Fortunately, Lonely Planet’s U.S. Travel Editor, star of the hit internet sensation 76-Second Travel Show and my pal Robert Reid has compiled some…
While most visitors tend to get to Europe in the high season of summer, spring is actually the best time of the year to explore the Old Continent, for many reasons: comfortable weather, great rates and fewer crowds. What more could you ask for? Here’s a short preview of my personal favourite spring destinations. London:…
Champagne, decadent desserts, secret rendezvous and French kissing abound, there’s little doubt that romance is well and truly alive on the streets of Paris- it is after all the international city of love. This is the perfect destination for couples who are looking to rekindle the flames of passion or for singletons hoping to find…
Measuring in at just a little under 3,800 feet, Austria’s Grossglockner is the country’s highest mountain and the second most noticeable of the Alps behind France’s Mont Blanc. For extreme travelers looking to do more than just chomp on weinerschnitzel and apfelstrudel, pack some hiking boots and get climbing! The first ascent on the mountain…
This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Marcello Arrambide. An addicted globetrotter, Marcello got tired of spending one or two weeks travelling around the world. Looking for a way out he started Day Trading in the stock market to allow him to work anywhere in the world. He has lived in three different continents and his current project is…
With 3,402,493 travel blogs online (that number is accurate, no need to double check), it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming and time consuming to check each and site out. So each week I will provide you with a little “Travel Blog Rewind” of what I thought was worthy of passing on to you. Read…
When I originally set out on this trip it was suppose to be “24 Hours in Paris”, but due to a pesky ash cloud hovering over the Atlantic, I was stuck an extra two hours in Paris and this is now my “26 Hours in Paris.” Here is my recap from an extreme whirlwind tour…
Sorry for the lack of updates, but over the last week I have been tending to my little nomad, planning my 24 hours in Paris (which I am still recovering from) and working on an all-new design and look for “The Brooklyn Nomad” travel blog. When I launched this site on March 1, 2009, I…