Local Culture
Madinah: Exploring Cultural & Religious Traditions
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Maria Bella Madinah (also known as Medina) is a city in Saudi Arabia, carrying an old name of Yasrab. Some may know Saudi Arabia as a conservative country,
Planning Your Next Ski Holiday
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Katy Mairs When it comes to planning a skiing holiday, there is a great deal to consider, from getting the right clothing and ski kit, to transporting it
Why I Want to Expose My Children to Travel
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Trevor McDonald Children soak up so much growing up, from the mannerisms of their parents to ideas from other kids at school, to cultural experiences, and learning opportunities.
Retracing Goodfellas History in New York City
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by our founder, Nicolette Orlemans “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” – Henry Hill, Goodfellas You may remember that opening line
Easy Riders: Top Travel Destinations for Cycling
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by H J Bullimore The recently released Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index reveals the most popular tourist destinations of 2017. But which city is the easiest for cyclists to
Handling an Encounter with Police Officers in a Foreign Country
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Lucy Taylor So, you’re going for your dream vacation to another country! You’ve checked everything that you need to pack. You’ve made all restaurant and hotel reservations. You’ve
Family-Friendly Camping Adventures in Sandy Hook, NJ
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Leigh Marcos One of most exciting things about parenthood is sharing the great outdoors with your kids. Children today spend less time in nature than any other generation,
My Experience with Travel and Sleep
Today’s Culture with Travel post is by Stephanie Annon My number one bucket list item is to travel to all 50 states. I’m halfway there! I absolutely love traveling and would rather spend all of
Balancing Work While Traveling Like A Local
Today’s CultureTrav post is by Leigh Marcos Adventurous, local, and personal. That’s the goal for many travellers including 80% of millennials recently surveyed by AirBnB. But, can you have this rich and meaningful type of
CultureTrav Travel Banter announcement
Today’s CultureTrav post is by our founder, Nicolette Orlemans Happy Wanderlust Wednesday! I wanted to reach out and let you know about something I’ve been working on. I’ve been hosting the #CultureTrav Twitter chat for
Commemorating Queensday 2013
The mood is infectious. There’s a burst of orange all over. A country is celebrating and upholding an important tradition. I’m describing none other than Koninginnedag, or Queensday, in the Netherlands. This annual holiday (which
A Walk In the North Woods of Central Park
NYC is the epitome of constant movement, culture, and liveliness. While it’s great to live in a city that energizes you, everyone needs a little R&R every now and then. Nature has a very quiet
An Homage to Boston: Six Years
Much can happen in six years. Six years of my life were in Boston – four of which at Emerson College. People will tell you that college is an experience like no other in your
Why I Will Always Love Radio
“In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.” – Walter Cronkite on journalism. It all started in my teens. Watching the evening news sparked a curiosity on many levels. Learning about
Universal Coping with Grief
It’s an early Tuesday morning. A few days after the horrific and daunting news of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut. The 24-hour media cycle documents eyewitness accounts, and social media updates commemorate
Art Inciting Conflict
“All art is political in the sense that it serves someone’s politics.” – August Wilson, The Paris Review, Winter 1999. “All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do
Remembering 9/11
It happened a year after my family and I moved to Long Valley, NJ from The Netherlands. It was early in the morning on a crisp autumn day. Other middle schoolers on the bus were
Shark Week Culture
It’s time for a confession. In addition to my passions for travel, culture, history, and journalism…lies a completely different interest. They’re known to some as ‘killing machines,’ they have scared people from entering the depths of
Famous Writers on Travel: Part III
American poet and writer Maya Angelou once said: “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and
Olympics Culture
“L’important dans la vie ce n’est point le triomphe, mais le combat, l’essentiel ce n’est pas d’avoir vaincu mais de s’être bien battu. The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle,
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