source For fans of travel, I've been told this book is a must have: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List. I've always wanted to own this book, but I've wondered if it's worth buying. Do you o…

Overlooking the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania, Reading, is the 'Japanese' style structure known simply by the local people as 'The Pagoda'!

Remember phone booths? Not pay phones, but the actual booths you got into in order to access that phone. Well there are only four left in all of Manhattan! Hey who needs privacy anymore? Maybe Clark Kent?

source Though American citizens currently are not banned from travel, as of today the U.S. Department of State still warns citizens against traveling anywhere in Iraq and Afghanistan. Have you ever wanted to go to…

For centuries, people have written prayers on scraps of paper and stuffed them into the ancient cracks in the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. In recent years they could fax or e-mail their prayers — and now t…

source The U.S. is divided into five regions, and while each state, city and town has its own feel, it's also true that entire regions have the same kind of feel no matter where you go in that region. While I get tir…

source When thinking of "America the Beautiful," destinations like the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and Mount Rushmore are some of the places that probably most often come to mind. While I haven't been to any of these…

source Only one to two percent of the world has natural red hair. Because redheads are so rare, it isn’t often that you will spot more than a handful of them in the same vicinity at once. That is, unless you happe…

source Mine would have to be last Easter when I had to fly to my Grandmother's funeral. The kid behind me got motion sickness, the creepy man next to me asked me to join the mile high club and then after I refused,

source I don't know the feeling but from what I've heard, having kids home for the summer can be nightmarish, especially when they complain of having nothing to do. Here, though, I found an article with a list of 100…

source We've all been there. You have to be halfway across the country, don't feel like driving all that way, and airlines are so damn expensive. All of a sudden the heavens open up, angels sing and a bright light cas…

Image Source I've always thought American characterizations of French snootiness were overblown. According to a TripAdvisor poll, though, Paris is thought of as the most overrated city in Europe, in part because of its…

source This has to be one of the funniest things I have ever read about travel. This article called, "Why Americans Should Never Be Allowed to Travel," tells some of the most amusing situations real travel agents h…

image source These are one of those travel ads that make me chuckle... enough to say Phuket, I'll go? Probably! I remember I used to eat at a Thai restaurant called Phuket. The waiters wore these t-shirts.

source Do you think there is science behind why so many ships and planes are claimed to have disappeared in the triangle or do you think it is coincidence? Would you ever fly over or vacation in the Bermuda triangle?…

source Since I was a kid, I have loved baseball. Though I was raised a Met fan, I have grown to appreciate all kinds of baseball history. I love to learn about team histories and the unique features of each major…

If you've ever watched television during the day in the states, you would know that American soap operas are well known for their drama, tragedy, twists, and turns. Fan or not, I'd be willing to bet you've heard of Da…

It is not always rainbows and sunshine on the islands of Hawaii. Well, okay, most of the time it is. But depending where you go, it can be different. Another of our day trips while we were on Maui was our journey up H…

image source These hairy human shoes are quite disturbing. I can't even bear to look at them so I'm not sure what caused Nike to even think about manufacturing these. Yes, Nike! I've been researching the web to see…

source This weekend I went to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, located on Pier 86, 12th Ave and 46th Street in New York City. It was AWESOME! The museum is an actual aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid, that was…

Morning dawned, and our group of brave explorers ventured down the same route we had taken the previous night to enter the fabled Red Rose City in the light of the morning sun.

image source I was 19, and my brother was 13. He was a big fan of a particular video game, and so my mom convinced me to go with him to Spokane, Washington, for their annual event. (And, when I say convinced, I mean…

Ireland is a beautiful country deeply enriched in culture, which I discovered first hand when I visited recently. The country has it all: gorgeous rolling hills, Guinness, friendly locals, Guinness, luscious green sce…

source I hate riding on trains, period. I rarely get a seat; if I do, it is always next to some creep with issues; and if I get really lucky and get to sit all by myself, there's always some problem that makes my rid…

Last Thursday, I wrote on Tripcrazed that a few friends and I would be taking a daycation to Fire Island. I received a couple of comments from people who had never even heard about the island, so I thought I’d share…

source Last summer when I visited Chicago, like every tourist, I went to check out the view from the Sears Tower. Unfortunately for me, though, they only just opened this week what has to be the coolest part of the…

View of Tokyo at night (image source) Hi Tripcrazers! Hope you all are enjoying the summer and getting some traveling in. This year my husband and I are taking a trip to Tokyo, Japan for six days and nights. We're s…

post by Dolce of Art of Backpacking @penwren When it comes to backpacking over multiple countries, it can be difficult to prepare yourself for the language barriers. Its easy to pick up a few words here and there, but…

source There is no denying that vacationing can be expensive. For some, a vacation could mean hundreds of dollars spent on airfare, hotels, food and other accommodations, not to mention days lost of work. Many of…

source Vacations and going away can be (and should be!) all about relaxation. The steps and planning leading up to your trip should eliminate all your stress and worries so you can relax! One of the biggest stressors ca…

Ready-to-drink coffee in cans first became available in Japan in 1969. It was developed by a company called UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., a coffee manufacturer and retailer based in the city of Kobe. Until the arrival of can…

image source I am going to adopt an orphan. ;DYeah yeah, I know that as a negligent, low-earning, college student, it's hardly my business to fly some motherless African child thousands of miles from his home, lose…

source A couple of friends and I are thinking of taking a day trip to Fire Island sometime this weekend. For those of you who don't know about Fire Island, it is a small community located south of Long Island, New Yor…

source For generations and generations, people have been fascinated with the concept of time travel. Countless movies such as Back to the Future and kids’ shows like Phil of the Future have some Americans fixated on…

The Japanese Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers a year, it has transported more passengers (4.5 billion) than all other high speed lines in the world combined.

source A restaurant in Rome that charged a Japanese couple almost $1000 for a meal has been closed.According to a Yahoo! story, "the young couple, who have not been named, were outraged by the 695 euro bill on June 19 w…

Wow did everyone see this story? I see that pink is used in a prison in Arizona to keep inmates in line but this is amazing. Pink lights have been installed on a housing estate in a bid to deter gathering teenagers by hi…

source I am going to be in Europe for three months and on the weekends I will be able to travel. And I am super exicted about this. But the list of things I need when I am going to be away seems very normal. Things…

I found this cool website: Jerusalem.com Jerusalem.com celebrated its official launch last Tuesday afternoon at the David Citadel Hotel. The first step was to find the right domain name. Jerusalem.com was purchased fo…

There are millions of vending machines in Japan. They dispense everything from beer and rice to comics and now smart cars?

source A lot of my friends are, I guess, what you could consider geeks. They aren't the kind of math whizzes with their glasses taped together, but they are the kind who obsess over new video game releases and movi…

source Traveling solo can be fun, but if you’re a woman, chances are you may have been warned against taking excursions on your own. Traveling off the beaten path by walking unfamiliar streets by yourself, talking to…

With my laptop fixed, I'm finally able to share about my recent trip, something that I should have done three months ago, before my hard disc crashed on me. I was away on a pilgrimage trip to Hat Yai, Thailand where…

post by Teresa of artofbackpacking Whether this is your first trip around the world or you’re an expect at navigating countries; everyone always says their goodbyes with tips on your grand voyage. Your mother will sho…