In a part of central Mexico that doesn’t get many tourists, the Museum of Death in Aguascalientes is cool enough to warrant a trip there to visit. You don’t have to spend much time in central Mexico to realize this country has a strange relationship with death. Dia de los Muertos—Day of the Dead—is a …

Hey, did you hear the one about local residents using squirt guns on tourists eating outdoors in Barcelona? About the TV ads that Amsterdam telling rowdy British tourists not to come? Did you know that additional tourist fees have been added for visitors to Venice, Bali, the Riviera Maya, and Greece? Tourism numbers are setting …

If I remember right, I got my first Osprey Packs backpack in the mid-’00s, when I took off on my first trip to South America, around two decades ago. I used it for many more trips when I was on the move as a solo traveler. It’s still going strong.  A couple years later I …

Over the years as I’ve written about moving abroad and published the best-selling book on the subject, readers have often told me they worry about buying into global real estate markets. Some see international real estate as more risky than buying property where they live now. There are some valid fears behind that, which I’ll …

Are you thinking about buying a Volaris Annual Pass and wondering whether it is worth it? Is the payoff worth all the restrictions? I just completed a year of travel with it and I’ve got some personal experience answers for you.  In general terms, the Volaris Annual Pass lets you pay one price up front …