Author: Traveling Sapiens
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Return To Australia: What International Students Should Know About Quarantine, PCR Tests
There’s plenty of confusion for international students looking to return to Australia since the country announced that it is delaying its border reopening to December 15. We’ve created an “Australia travel guide” to help shed some light on what we know so far about the situation based on government information: Will borders open on December…
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Celebrity Cruises To Return To South America In Late 2023
Celebrity Eclipse will head south of the equator for four months beginning in December 2023, visiting 16 destinations in South America. Among the sailings to be offered are a 14-night Antarctica cruise and a 12-night Argentina and Patagonia voyage. Celebrity says guests will be able to cross some coveted destinations off their travel bucket list, including…
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The 10 Most Christmassy Towns In America
The answer to your most burning holiday question is finally here! NextVacay did a comprehensive analysis of Google search data, Instagram posts and population and weather data to find the top ten most Christmassy towns in the United States. The analysis ranked the towns by Christmas Spirit, or the percentage increase of searches for each destination over…
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Middle East Hotel Sector Sees Continued Recovery
Hotel demand across the majority of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets is expected to achieve parity with 2019 levels of performance in 2022. This was revealed in the latest industry forecast from Colliers International, commissioned by RX (Reed Exhibitions), the organiser of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022. With year-on-year upticks anticipated across most MENA…
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Christmas In Europe: Festive Events This Year
Many of Europe’s traditional Christmas markets and events have been canceled for a second year due to the pandemic. As travel restrictions have tightened and some countries have gone back into lockdown after detecting the Omicron variant, there are fewer chances to soak up the holiday spirit. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still places…
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8 Reasons Why You Should Travel In A Van This Summer
It’s that time of year when everyone is starting to think about their summer holidays. But, if you’re getting bored of the standard holiday checklist: where does the best package deal, where will be warmest and where caters to tourists then why not try something different and travel in a van? The summer months are…
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This Beer Festival In Pittsburgh Features Beers By Over A Dozen Black Brewers
Barrel & Flow Fest, the nation’s first “Black beer festival,” was started last year by podcasters Day Bracey and Ed Bailey of the Drinking Partners Podcast. Sponsored by Tavour, this second edition of the beer festival will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from Sept. 10 through 12 at SouthSide Works, showcasing 16 different collaboration beers.…
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Guide To Gorilla Trekking In Rwanda
Hidden deep in the misty mountains of Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo, only around one thousand mountain gorillas remain. They are the world’s most endangered ape, threatened by humans and habitat loss, yet the gorillas of Rwanda are one of the world’s greatest conservation success stories. They are the only primate species on Earth with increasing numbers and Rwanda has built…
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Tips for Visiting Night Safari Singapore
Traditional zoos often disrupt the circadian rhythms of nocturnal animals so that they are most active during the day. This isn’t the case at the Night Safari, the world’s first nocturnal zoo, and one of the best things to do in Singapore for all ages. We go every time we’re in town. When visiting Singapore with kids, it’s…
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Eating Local Food Is the Best Part of Travelling
People love eating as much as they love travelling. Put these two things—eating and travelling—together, and you get the formula for an amazing life. If you’ve ever visited another country, you know that eating local food is the most important part of the experience. Whether it’s pho in Vietnam, gallo pinto in Vietnam, tacos in Mexico,…
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What Is Sustainable Travel? (And How To Be A Sustainable Traveller)
Sustainable travel should be the only way we travel. From excessive air travel that causes harmful CO2 emissions to package holiday resorts that are built on natural areas, international travel and tourism are far from sustainable. Our world has finite resources. There are only so many beautiful, natural, untouched places on our planet and mass…