When you’re daydreaming about your next journey abroad, it’s unlikely that Iraq is one of the destinations that comes to mind. And you certainly wouldn’t be alone in writing it off…
When Talk Is Cheap: How Travelers Can Fight Hate
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…. — Mark Twain I’ve seen this quote everywhere, but it has never felt very convincing to me. As most of the West…
Know Before You Go: Israel
Sunrise from Masada. Image by Colleen Hagerty. In my original “Know Before You Go” post, I mentioned my personal experience having to make a difficult decision about whether or not…
Past Journeys: Interview with a Female Traveler Before the Days of Facebook
Barbara Bergin’s travels to India in 1974. Image courtesy of Barbara Bergin. “You should focus on your career instead of wasting money on traveling,” my dad has told me. As…
Know Before You Go: Honduras
Image by Flickr user Nan Palmero. I turned my focus to Honduras this month. Thanks to Karlie Marrazzo on the Wanderful World Facebook group for the request! Wanderful World is a private group…
Know Before You Go: Jordan
Floating in the Dead Sea! Image by Colleen Hagerty. This month I decided to try something new and let you lovely Wanderful readers choose the focus of this column! Cathy…
Travel Isn’t Perfect: Why You Always Need a Plan C
Rescue efforts by Global Rescue in Nepal. Photo courtesy of Global Rescue. In 2010 I visited Port-au-Prince just six weeks after its terrible earthquake. I was traveling on a volunteer trip,…
Know Before You Go: Understanding a Place Before Making the Journey
Graves being dug at Mount Herzl in Israel for soldiers lost in the Gaza conflict. Image by Colleen Hagerty. We’re pleased to debut the fresh voices of the third cohort…
Fish for breakfast
The Kasimedu fishing harbour is located on the northern end of Chennai. The harbour accomodates 1,395 fishing boats and also doubles as a ship building facility. The lonely alleyway bears…
Be a Girl Who Travels
Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on our contributor Joanna’s personal website. Click here to see the original post. Be a girl who travels for herself, both for the…
Travel in Peace: Review of Dovetail Travel Bands for Women
I’m not a knapsack or fanny pack type of traveler. I have traveled with a loose passport more often than I should. On my recent trip to New Orleans, though,…