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How to teach children to observe and respect the cultures you’re visiting.

Children take cues from their parents for most aspects of life. That applies to travel and behaviour in new situations, too. We can ensure our children become good travellers who respect the people whose countries they’re visiting by teaching them a few basic rules of travel. There are four tips, easily applied to any situation […]

Naypyidaw: Capital City Built from the Ground Up

Myanmar is a land that’s been essentially cut off from the world for the better part of five decades. Over the past few years, much has been written about its first official steps into the 21st century as the military slowly (sloooowly) loosens control on media, politics, and travel. #467608255 / gettyimages.com Time to Move […]

Benefits of Travel for Kids: Plus Tips for Making it Easier

Benefits of Travel for Kids: Plus Tips for Making it Easier Travel is good for kids. But do you know why? Travel teaches our children things they couldn’t learn any other way. Things like confidence, competence, and cultural diversity. Travel shows our kids that the world is bigger than they are, and that people are […]

Realities of Airport Transfers: Confusion vs. Comfort and Ease

We’ve all been there – stumble off the plane, jetlagged and hungry. Trying not to look like a criminal for the immigration officer, grab your bags, and then ask the big question: how do I get to my hotel? As most airports are very different from one another, there are no easy answers that can […]

Four Great Pho Joints in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Four Great Pho Joints in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) There are few Asian foods with identities as closely tied to their home country than Pho, the Vietnamese national dish made with rice noodles, meat, and broth seasoned with various types of herbs and spices. Not bad for a dish that only originated in the […]