I was extremely surprised when I came across this article the other day, talking about tourists paying to go on a simulation of a Mexico-USA border crossing. The participants pay a relatively small fee (one is cited as 15 USD) to race after mock human traffickers without food or water. The slow ones are captured by “border patrol vans” and “deported”. For me this rang a similar note to Favela …

My dear motherland, Norway, is known as one of the world’s most expensive countries, but also one of the most beautiful (and yes, I am very objective in this case). When trying to sweet-talk Norway to people, the first thing I get asked about is if it’s true that a beer cost 10 euros and how one can afford to travel there. During my three years of studying in Bergen …

Dear travelettes,
during my recent trip through the United States I filmed everything and everyone and I’ve been working on editing a mini series of short films, each episode located in a different city.
The first stop on my US itinerary was New York City, which is why there series starts here. Enjoy.

My friend Julie from France and I wanted to volunteer somewhere this summer- the only question was – where? After a comprehensive internet research we decided to go to Guatemala. Why? Because the Mayan culture of Guatemala seemed quite interesting, it was not too far from the States (where I will be studying abroad soon) and on top of that we were offered the opportunity to travel to Belize and …

The last stop of our whirlwind road trip led us to a region of Spain which technically can’t even be described as such: Navarra is one of Spain’s autonomous communities (like the Basque Country), fully equipped with it’s own parliament and government. Some of the people living in Navarra even go as far as to refuse to speak Spanish with foreigners and insist on communicating in Basque instead.

After a long …

These last days we’ve talked so much about romance that happens while traveling that I felt it quite appropriate to give some tips to those who maybe, would like to meet a nice boy on the road, but are not sure how to meet him.
When you find yourself single and ready to mingle there are more than a few ways to go about getting out there. If this rings any …

Dear travelettes,
While surfing the web for interesting travel ideas I stumbled over a competition to win a trip to New Zealand. Just when it starts to get dark and cold in Europe, you can escape to the beautiful beaches and unspoiled nature of New Zealand.

The travel agency STA and the travel portal 4trips are making it possible for 14 lucky adventure travellers to spend almost two weeks in the land …

Another day at the Caribbean Sea came to an end. Freshly showered I positioned myself in one of the comfortable hammocks of our hostel among the many palm trees.
A fresh breeze of wind was blowing, perfectly complementing the weather after a very hot day at the beach. It didn´t take long until I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was through the sweet melody of a guitar. I looked …

If you’ve been to Italy, you’ll be well familiar with a culinary phenomenon I have never encountered in any other country: Aperitivo.

Aperitivo started to become trendy in fashionable Milan and was quickly picked up by image-councious bars and restaurants in Rome and other Italian cities.
Every night, usually from around 6 to 9pm, every self-respecting establishment offering a full bar, will dish up an all you-can-eat buffet of Antipasti, salami, ham, …

Staying in shape while traveling is an always-present dilemma for vagabond ladies. While an easy way to get your daily exercise is to bring a pair of trainers and run, a lot can get in the way such as ankle and leg injury/sensitivity, poor air quality, winter weather, or unsafe streets. I like to do yoga at home, but find it hard to muster the discipline to do longer, more …