Category Travel Tips

Urban Exploration Safety Guide

Flat-style illustration of an urban explorer wearing a head-lamp, respirator and gloves in an abandoned warehouse

Abandoned factories, ghost towns and disused hospitals lure the curious, but decaying spaces can bite. This guide walks you through a risk-managed approach to urbex—so you can come home with photographs, not fractures or citations. Before you head out, browse…

9 Places Where $50 a Day Feels Like $500

Splashy infinity pools, sunset cocktails, even a massage—on fifty U.S. dollars? Yep. Exchange rates, street-food genius and a dash of local ingenuity make these nine spots feel baller on a backpacker budget. 1. Hoi An, Vietnam $15 nets a riverfront…

5 Paris “Must-Sees” Tourists Secretly Regret Visiting

Paris does a first-class job of seducing you on Instagram—cobblestones glimmer after the rain, accordion players nail that Edith Piaf trill and every croissant appears hand-laminated by cherubs. Reality? Still magical, but a few headline attractions can wobble once you’re…