1. You go check out the fireworks at Coast Guard Festival — but only because they set the hill on fire damn near every year. 2. You’ve gorged on cherries from Traverse City. That first weekend you see them being…
In the video above, an unnamed woman claims to have designed a motivational Trump poster that she sold at Trump rallies. The catch? All the money will be donated to the Familia Trans Queer Liberation Movement, an organization that advocates…
ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC HAS GOTTEN pretty heated this election season, but historically, this is nothing new to America. Though we pride ourselves on being a melting pot, we also have a tendency to go through periods of xenophobia and jingoism. There…
After making my first trip through Tornado Alley during storm season this past May with two friends, I was blown away by the things the sky is capable of creating. Mountains, monsters and waves can appear out of nowhere, only…
Chinese tourist travel to Taiwan tumbled in May on a sharp decline in group tours just as a new government on the island struggles to stave off economic doldrums. Airlines were forced to cancel routes.Chinese group tourists in May fell…
1. I tamed wild traffic every day.2. I learned how to fight with a monkey.I found out that I should never, EVER bring fruit into any proximity of the Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud. Silly me didn’t realize I was…
The TSA has been facing some heat lately with its ever-growing security checkpoint wait times, as you’ve probably heard (or experienced) by now. But travelers can help to expedite those long lines in a number of ways, especially by getting…
Presumably, Singapore Airlines had been feeling some pressure since United Airlines recently launched its nonstop route between Singapore (SIN) and San Francisco (SFO), as the carrier didn’t yet have a nonstop flight to the US from its namesake country. Now,…
THE WORLD’S MONUMENTS LOOK BEAUTIFUL in the night time, when they’re all lit up. But that light has a price. And in an age where we’re not only trying to cut back on energy usage, but also on light pollution…
1. Panamanians are never broke, they’re “clean”. (Estar limpio)3. Panamanians are never surprised or upset. Instead they simply exclaim “porkchop”! (¡Chuleta!) 4. In the US, you might “spill the tea” to share some juicy gossip, but Panamanians “throw the tape”….
