Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv has Bauhaus architecture in the White City, a Mediterranean beach strip, and a nightlife that starts after midnight — Israel’s modern, secular counterweight to Jerusalem.
Travel for Solo
Solo travel has gone fully mainstream — roughly three in four Millennial and Gen Z travelers now plan trips on their own, and most are choosing longer stays over quick getaways. This archive covers safety-first destination picks, social hostels and group tours, and itineraries designed for travelers who set their own pace and answer to no one.
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Taipei
Taipei has night markets that run until midnight, Taipei 101 towering over the skyline, and a temple scene so dense that incense scent follows you through most neighborhoods.
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San Juan Del Sur
San Juan del Sur is Nicaragua’s Pacific surf town with a giant Christ statue overlooking the bay, consistent waves, and a Sunday Funday that defined Central American party culture.
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Rio De Janeiro
Rio puts Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado, Sugarloaf over the harbor, and Copacabana at sea level — a city framed by granite peaks where the geography does the heavy lifting.
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Patagonia
Patagonia stretches across Argentina and Chile with glaciers calving into lakes, Torres del Paine spearing the sky, and a wind that lets you know who’s in charge.
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Marrakech
Marrakech’s Jemaa el-Fnaa square transforms from market to circus to restaurant every evening — the medina, riads, and Atlas Mountains day trips are the daytime act.
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Trieste
Trieste is where Italy, Slovenia, and Austria blur — a Habsburg port city with the best coffee culture in Italy, Miramare Castle on the Adriatic, and Joyce’s old haunts.
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St. John’s
St. John’s is North America’s oldest and easternmost city — colorful row houses on Signal Hill, icebergs in the harbor, and a friendliness that Newfoundland is famous for.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park has Trail Ridge Road crossing the Continental Divide above 12,000 feet — elk herds, alpine tundra, and peaks that make Colorado’s front range look flat.
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New Orleans
New Orleans runs on jazz, beignets, and a second-line parade energy that turns any Tuesday into an event. The French Quarter is just the opening act — the neighborhoods beyond are where the city lives.
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Nashville
Nashville outgrew country music — the honky-tonks on Broadway still blaze, but the hot chicken, craft cocktails, and Gulch neighborhood added a new dimension entirely.
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Montpellier
Montpellier is a French university city with one of the oldest medical schools in Europe, a tram-connected beach, and a Place de la Comédie that buzzes until late.
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Mexico City
Mexico City has 21 million people, Frida Kahlo’s house, Aztec ruins under the Zócalo, and a taco scene so deep you could eat for a month without repeating a filling.
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Manchester
Manchester is where the Industrial Revolution started and the music scene (Oasis, Joy Division, The Smiths) never let up — a northern English city with more grit than London.
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Lille
Lille is a French-Flemish crossroads with the Palais des Beaux-Arts, a massive flea market in September, and a food scene that borrows from both borders.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg is South Africa’s economic engine with Apartheid Museum, Constitution Hill, and a Maboneng arts district that channels the city’s reinvention energy.
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Istanbul
Istanbul bridges two continents with the Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar’s 4,000 shops, and a kebab-and-tea culture that treats every meal like an event.
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