Happy #TravelTuesday, adventurers! Check out these 5 Magazines we love to follow for travel inspiration, recommendations and tips.
🗺️ Around the World with 33andFree: Exploring countries around the world, one mile at a time, from Australia, Africa and beyond! @around
🌎 Discover America: Your ultimate guide to U.S. travel by Sidewalk Safari. @discovering
🧳 Go World Travel Magazine: Stories for travelers, explorers, adventurers and nomads. @go
💡 The Travel Exchange: Follow this Magazine for the latest in travel news, hacks and recommendations from over 100 travel experts and enthusiasts. @the
✈️ Travel Inspiration by Afar: Inspiring and enabling travelers to have deeper, richer, and more fulfilling experiences. @travel
So my husband gave me and our daughter an epic Christmas present - tickets on Amtrak's Coast Starlight train from Portland, Oregon down to Los Angeles. Here's what to expect if you want to try it, in my latest for the Perceptive Travel Blog:
Dreaming of a vacation? Follow these @Flipboard curators that specialize in travel, from small-town destinations in the U.S. to industry news.
Back Road Ramblers: shares American road trip itineraries, small-town destination ideas, and easy outdoor adventures — @TaraSchatz
Borders of Adventure: writes and shares about sustainable and responsible travel, culture, and adventure — @BordersofAdv
Sidewalk Safari: scientist and American expat living in Lisbon who shares recommendations and travel tips for exploring Europe @sidewalksafari
Marco Secchi: photographer and travel enthusiast who shares stories about traveling to Italy and other European destinations. If you happen to be planning a trip to Venice, check out his photowalk tour — @msecchi
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher: travel writer at Forbes.com, curating what to see and do in cities around the world, plus news on the travel industry — @SRKelleher
In January 1956, 20-year-old Joy Fox was nursing a broken heart, so she sold her engagement ring, left her home in the small riverside town of Wivenhoe, England, and set off on adventure. She's been traveling solo ever since. The BBC spoke to her about her first trip to Italy, her 84th birthday vacation to view the Northern Lights, and where she's going next.
First, there was the cruffin and then, the cronut. Now, there's a new portmanteau pastry — the crookie — and it was invented in Paris, of all places. A mashup of croissants and chocolate-chip cookies, it was created by Stéphane Louvard of Boulangerie Louvard last year and went viral on TikTok last month (the bakery now sells 1,500 crookies a day, and 2,000 on Saturdays). The BBC explains more about the indulgent treat, as well as the history of the classic croissant.
It's vacation-planning time (and also Travel Tuesday), so here are a few federated Magazines to follow, whether you're looking for gear recommendations, ideas for family travel, outdoor adventures, restaurant suggestions in the world's best cities (we want to visit NYC) or hotel tips.
The sleekest, sexiest train ever! Wandering through the historic Pioneer Zephyr is a highlight of any visit to MSI Chicago. The futuristic design is only part of what you'll see . . .
A castle for #TravelTuesday today, and this is Kronborg in Denmark, located in Helsingør, or Elsinore, and the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet. We visited in 2017 and had an interesting guided tour from a local in Shakespearian costume complete with projections of ghosts on glass.
Moko Jumbies are stilt walkers that wear colorful clothing and appear at festivals and celebrations throughout the Caribbean. Thrillist's Vanita Salisbury visited St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to learn about this 200-year-old tradition and the people that are keeping it alive.
Random photo from the #travel archives. This was last year in #Gothenburg, #Sweden. It pains me to say it because we generally find something to love about everywhere we go, but Gothenburg did not leave us with great memories. The weather was overcast on our visit and seemed to reflect the attitudes of the natives. A less friendly bunch we've never encountered.
Last week, Virgin Atlantic completed the first transatlantic flight that used "100% sustainable aviation fuel" to power the journey. Some celebrated this as a giant leap for the airline industry. But environmental groups blasted the flight as pure greenwashing. And, points out Thrillist's Ophelia Garcia Lawler: "The return flight home for everyone from New York to London just used regular old jet fuel."
Since I've almost finished writing up posts about our time in Ålesund last year (I don't like to rush things) here's a photo of the Norwegian town as we were leaving it. We had some gorgeous weather which really brought out the best of the location.
Ever dreamed of spending a vacation surrounded by books? Gladstone's Library may be your dream destination. It's the U.K.'s only residential library and has 26 bedrooms, 150,000 books, and several book-lined reading rooms with desks and armchairs where you can read, study and write (in the past decade, more than 300 books have been worked on there). Emily Monaco wrote about staying there for BBC Travel.
Love exploring new places? Check out The Travel Exchange, a community of over 100 travel experts who share their favorite adventures and recommendations on @Flipboard. Read stories about the most beautiful hikes in the world, where to eat in Toulouse, how to plan a bucket list trip to Patogonia and more.