How to Thrive on a Long-Haul Flight
If you’re wondering how to survive a long-haul plane flight, here’s your answer: Fly first class! I kid. While the lie-flat bed and special check-in line do wonders to boost morale for the elite flyers...
View ArticleThe Luxe List: 8 Places to Indulge Yourself in 2016
The word “luxury” has been overused to the point of becoming a terrible cliché in the travel world. To my mind, a true luxury experience is much more about human connection, personalization, and...
View ArticleNatural Beauty: Great Day Trips From Melbourne
Don’t get me wrong; I love a great city. But there’s a bit of yin and yang to travel. Once I’ve had my fill of urban experiences, I start plotting an escape. I like to find cute little towns that make...
View ArticleThe Best of Intelligent Travel
We publish new articles and stories all the time on Intelligent Travel, but there are a few that really got your attention last year. In case you missed them, here are the 15 most popular posts of...
View ArticleAustralia’s Coolest Wine Region: Yarra Valley
At the turn of the 20th century, Nellie Melba was one of the most famous women in the world—an opera legend with a name as recognizable as Adele’s and Beyoncé’s today (after all, Peach Melba and Melba...
View ArticleWhere to See the Smallest Penguins on Earth
The Penguin Parade—where thousands of little penguins emerge from the ocean like clockwork at sunset to return to their burrows on Phillip Island, a mere 80-mile drive from Melbourne—is one of...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Wants to Move to Melbourne
Before I traveled to Melbourne, I pressed friends who lived there for suggestions and advice. “You’re going to want to move here,” one warned. “Just be aware.” Melbourne’s status as a supremely livable...
View Article10 Foodie Favorites in Fort Worth
“Welcome to Fort Worth,” the concierge said, as I checked into my hotel. “We have all the big city amenities here without the big city hassles.” I know this firsthand, having lived in neighboring...
View Article7 Reasons to Visit San Antonio Now
If your memories of San Antonio are limited to a stop at the Alamo and a meal on the River Walk accented by colorful umbrellas and mariachi music, it’s time to visit again. Texas’s second largest city...
View ArticleThe ‘Pearl’ of San Antonio
In every city I visit, I zero in on a place—usually a coffee shop or wine bar—that becomes my touchstone for finding the local rhythm. I’ll see the same regulars, order the same drink, and start to get...
View ArticleFinding the Perfect Balance in Texas Hill Country
It’s 7 a.m. in Austin when I pull into the parking lot at Stephen F. Austin High School with a dear friend, longtime local—and fellow travel writer—Becca Hensley. Our plan is to join the stream of...
View ArticleA Perfect Day in Austin, Texas
Spend a day in Austin and you may feel as if you’re in the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. For all its relaxed, come-as-you-are hospitality, the capital of Texas is a city of ideas, live...
View ArticleFive Trips That Changed My Life
Traveling has its challenges—canceled flights, lost passports, maxed-out credit cards, security scares, you name it. But more often than not, at the end of the day, the thrill of becoming acquainted...
View Article4 Great Home Bases in London
The best, and most memorable, hotels are reflections of the neighborhoods and cities they inhabit. But in massive cities like London, it can be tough to find the perfect fit. Here are four...
View ArticleTransformed by Travel: Nine Stories
This year, at the ILTM conference in Cape Town, the most buzzed about topic was transformative travel. And, in many respects, Africa has been ahead of the curve in offering these life-changing...
View ArticleA Moveable Feast: Exploring Quebec City
It’s hard not to eat yourself silly in Quebec City. Luckily, there are lots of appealing ways to burn off the poutine and crepes (or at least the first few bites). In the summer especially, the city...
View ArticleQuebec’s Grande Dame: Château Frontenac
Few hotels define an urban skyline like the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. This grande dame, which lords over Quebec City from a cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River, is one of the most...
View ArticleWhy Locals Love Quebec City
At Les Trois Colombes, loud-patterned dresses hang next to tables piled with scarves and kitschy hats. Every inch of the space, from the walls and carpet to the tiny dressing room, is steeped in color,...
View ArticleÎle d’Orléans: Parish By Parish
One of Quebec City’s greatest pleasures is wandering around the Marché du Vieux-Port—nibbling on miniature chocolate-and-apple crepes, sampling wines from smiling vendors, and breathing in the bouquets...
View ArticleQuebec City for Foodies
You wouldn’t have wanted to be my dining companion in Quebec City. I was completely inappropriate, struggling to stop chocolate from dribbling out of a crepe or digging out the soft parts of olive...
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