Trust Me, You Want These Gifts For Christmas!

It's almost Christmas! Got a trip coming up? Here are some gifts travelers need, but they just don't know it yet. If you read my blog ever you can probably guess I don't put typical "travel" gear on my packing lists as I always think of traveling as an extension of your normal life. Here

World Nomads Travel Insurance Review: What’s Covered and What’s Not

If you're gearing up for a trip abroad, travel insurance should be on your radar. When I travel outside India, I use World Nomads and have for over 5 years. Here's my full World Nomads travel insurance review, so you can decide if it's the right company to go with. I found it originally because

Visiting Old City Jerusalem

While wandering around the Downtown area was really a highlight for me in Jerusalem, it's not exactly the reason people travel from all over the world to this city. They come because it's full of history and I'm going to share that with you, most of which is in Old City Jerusalem. "The Old City

Group Tour Itineraries to Consider For Your Trip To India

While I have many posts explaining how to travel India alone, I also share that it's not for everyone and can be really difficult. After years of writing about India, I am finally putting together this post to help you find group tour itineraries to consider for your trip to India. Group Tour Itineraries For

What it’s like visiting Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem was my first place to explore in Israel and I'm glad of that. It's much easier to navigate than huge Tel Aviv and has a smaller town vibe making it a place you can ease into Israel. Visiting Jerusalem Israel For me there wasn't much to ease into. A guide asked what I thought

Luxury Guide to Kiev

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature the luxury side of an awesome city. Guest bloggers will share about either their hometown or a town they are expat in and know very deeply so that you get a guide straight from a local.  E-mail me if you'd like to be featured. A Luxury Guide to

Luxury Guide to Tromsø

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature the luxury side of an awesome city. Guest bloggers will share about either their hometown or a town they are expat in and know very deeply so that you get a guide straight from a local.  E-mail me if you'd like to be featured. A Luxury Guide to Tromsø

Luxury Guide to Singapore

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if