Traveling solo in Japan is a fascinating, warm, and unforgettable experience. Most people have an idea in their head of what Japan will be like, but it’s impossible to understand until you’re there yourself. Japan is immaculate temples brimming with lanterns. Japan is steaming bowls of ramen on a cold night. Japan is shy geishas […]
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I often get asked about the biggest culture shock I ever experienced while traveling solo. People’s eyes gleam with curiosity, expecting me to tell tales of overcrowded streets in India, plates piled with steaming offal in China, marriage proposals and heartbreaking poverty and squat toilets. No. Nothing like that. But the biggest culture shock of
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A post shared by Shivya Nath (@shivya) on Oct 9, 2018 at 3:35am PDT Welcome back to Viewpoints! This series profiles women travelers whose backgrounds are often overlooked by the general narrative, including traveling with a disability, traveling while overweight, and traveling as a person of color. Today we’re talking with Shivya Nath of The
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Ah, the most beautiful month of the year has come and gone. The heat finally broke, and the humidity of summer was finally cut with a series of misty green days. I’m no longer waiting on a 110-degree platform at 96th Street; I no longer need the AC on at night. September is historically a
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Kayaking in Antarctica is one of the most badass, unique, and special things I’ve ever done while traveling. Antarctica is wild, moving, and breathtaking, and there’s no better way to experience the continent than as close to the water as possible. I traveled to Antarctica with Quark Expeditions, who sponsored my trip, in March 2018.
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I love this time of year. Here in New York, the long stretchy of humidity is finally being broken up with occasional 75-degree days. The laziness that overpowered my June and July has finally abated. It’s time to make new goals and get back to work — with a pumpkin spice latte in hand. Here’s
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What’s a typical day like in Antarctica? What do you do? How do you spend your time? How cold is it, anyway?! I’ve gotten so many questions about Antarctica, but what I’ve really wanted to write about is what a typical day in Antarctica is really like. First things first: anyone who has been to
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Hi. My name is Kate and I’ve been traveling solo in Italy for 15 years. It’s one of my favorite countries in the world. Even though I’m trying to visit new countries, I keep getting drawn back to Italy again and again! And you’ve landed here because you’re looking to do the same. You want
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If you had asked me two months ago if I would be writing about spending my birthday at a beach volleyball tournament in Vienna, of all places, I wouldn’t have believed you. I mean, when I think about Vienna, I think about opera and classical music and art. I think about three-layered lattes and chocolate
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Ah, Cleveland — after so many years, I finally got to experience you for myself. Cleveland is a curious city. It’s a euphemism for the epitome of Middle America. Sadly, it’s all too often a punchline. And every four years, pundits go crazy over voters in Cuyahoga county, often a bellwether of the presidential election.
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