Three adult elephants and a baby playing in the mud transfixed us. The guide here at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, was in no hurry to move us along, so we watched this adorable interaction for a while.

Extending your tourist visa in Thailand is supposed to be easy. But there's conflicting information everywhere. We walk you through every step of the process, from the forms you need to complete to what to expect when you arrive at an immigration office. We have sample forms to guide you in filling out all the paperwork to make it simple and straightforward.

There’s no reason to limit your travels to countries where you speak the local language. We’ve got a bunch of tips and helpful hints to help you navigate language barriers and communicate confidently.

For people who worry that Egypt may not be a safe place to visit, I have to share about my amazing experiences on the West Bank in Luxor. When we booked our Airbnb…

’m not sure what I expected of Cairo. It has its own unique “music” that we’ve not heard elsewhere. This morning we awoke to …

Don’t think that it’s sufficient to see Rome in a day. You wouldn’t be bored if you spent a full two weeks or more biking through and examining all the gems hidden here. But when you only have a day, it can be fun to do a quick stop and wave to familiar sites and allow your heart to swoon for a few minutes before finding the next place that takes away your breath.…

We arrive at our next destination’s train station on Monday evening. Lecce greets us with cold temperatures, elegant Baroque architecture, and silence. Our original plan for the Christmas season was to visit this eastern city in Italy’s Puglia region and take in its famous paper mâché manger scenes, but we ran short of time. Since Greece is only a hop away, we …

Now that they are older and wiser, they take great care to not repeat their mistakes by packing much lighter and always reading the fine print. But the Airbnb in Lecce bewitches them with its alluring image of a balcony ripe for cozy mornings with cappuccino or sunset aperitivos. They are not prepared for the …

We head back from Aeropagus Hill on this lively Saturday afternoon and there’s a festive mood all around us. The street musicians are everywhere, the outdoor restaurants are buzzing, and the energy of Athens is palpable. Street carts are loaded with roasted chestnuts and grilled corn. I step up to the open flame …

We begin every morning with a walk around the city to explore new neighborhoods and historic landmarks. Our Airbnb is in the neighborhood of Monastiraki, which is at the center of everything in Athens, and has…

The streets of Athens, Greece are quiet and abandoned on this—and every—Sunday morning, in part because many people are at church. Kevin claims it’s equally because people party well into the wee hours…

So this person, who cuts and styles hair for a living—and changes people’s lives every day—can’t see a way to make her own dreams come true.

I know many things about this new phase of our lives may not be what people expect…

Our walk to the DHL office is markedly different than it was a day ago…

We are pretty happy with our apartment rental in Athens, Greece. The shower isn’t too small, the bed doesn’t sink in the center, the pillows aren’t too flat, and we have plenty of …

The Mafia can afford to be discreet since everybody in Sicily knows what they are talking about. You don’t need pizzo, or protection money, to be spelled out.

Aegean Airlines gave each person boarding the plane a wrapped pomegranate with these instructions…

Is it fair to say we are eager to finally be on the road again when technically we haven’t left it? We detoured back to the US to visit family over Christmas, which was wonderful, but also a whirlwind. Because it took so much time, energy, patience, and …

The real bravery in becoming a full-time traveler is not giving up your home and everything you own. It’s being in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language and need a hair color touchup and haircut and trusting that you won’t need to wear a hat for the foreseeable future.…

We follow the winding alleyways and admire the colorful homes with their wrought iron balconies, charming flower boxes, and fresh laundry drying in the breeze. But it’s the people hanging out of the windows