Palmyra. Image by Flickr user reibai. “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But…
Why Visit Rhode Island? The Ocean State Has Something for Everyone
Newport Beach is just one beautiful site! Image by Lucy Copp. Rhode Island may not be the most obvious vacation spot. If it wasn’t my home state, I would certainly need…
What to Do in the Finger Lakes: Corning’s Museums and Main Streets
The Finger Lakes’ Corning is a cultural haven in a lovely locale . Image by Kayti Burt. The Finger Lakes region of New York is a picturesque cultural haven only a drive away…
Cultural History: 5 Ways to Learn About the Past to Appreciate the Present!
Ephesus’ Celsus Library. Image from Wikimedia Commons user Benh LIEU SONG. When you travel, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment – sights, sounds, smells, and a thousand…
4 Fabulous Female Travel Writers of Days Gone By
Putting pens to paper around the world. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. With the launch of #gogirlreads, our new Travel Book Club, I thought it would be fitting if, before we…
A Beginner’s Guide to Planète Mars
Old and new meet at Marseille’s Vieux Port, with the stately old Fort St-Jean shadowing the shiny new Mucem in the distance. It’s been over a month now since I…
5 Tips for Finding Vintage in a Modern World
Find the flea markets! Home to interesting china, toys, and plenty of vintage buttons to jazz up any outfit. While a Vintage Traveler might ideally seek out travel destinations with…
Guinea-Bissau: a Country Profile
It is going on a week now (two by the time this goes live) that I have been living in Guinea-Bissau. Between inspiration, amazement, loneliness and excitement, I believe I…
What is the Capital of Brazil?
While traveling abroad, people usually make mistakes about the real capital of Brazil. They say a whole range of names (including Buenos Aires, which is the capital of Argentina…) but…
Historic Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner
Travel to Berlin was a dream to me. I don’t know why inside of me I have this will to discover Germany’s mysteries, but I do. It is very hard…
South African Culture 101
Unfortunately my time at Go Girl has come to an end, which means this will be our last trip together. So rather than focus on one particular place, I thought…
A Boat Ride Back in Time
After living in Cape Town for almost seven years, Sporty and I finally got around to visiting Robben Island, the Mother City’s second most popular tourist attraction. Now a national…
The Plight Of Australia’s Indigenous People
I was handing out flyers in Perth, Western Australia, when an indigenous woman sporting a devilish grin and with her right hand raised and curled into a fist began walking…
Going Back…Home?
A little over a month ago, my family sat on a plane for hours and landed bright and early in Taipei, Taiwan. The last time I had visited Taiwan…
Exploring Inverlochy
Every now and then I find a place that leaves me never wanting to leave. Okay, a lot of places in the world have that effect. But not many of…