Posts tagged Wikipedia
The Other Las Vegas: A Taste of the Old West in New Mexico

“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Isn’t that what they say? Well, what if we’re not talking about Sin City, but another town that just happens to share the same name? Does the rule still apply then? You may have thought there was only enough room for one Las Vegas in this world, but the truth, my friend, is this: there are actually six.

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The New York Times' 52 Places to Love in 2021: Unusual Times Call for Unusual Bucket Lists

The year from hell that was 2020 may be over, but 2021 doesn’t really feel all that different just yet. The world is still attempting to come back from the brink and fight off this accursed virus, businesses and families are still out here struggling financially due to restrictions designed to keep people safe, and many industries are still flailing about with all the uncertainty that remains.

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Moscow Madness: 23 U.S. Communities That Share Their Name with the Russian Capital

With thousands of cities and communities the world over, there's bound to be some places that bear the same name — people are only so original, after all. For example, in the United States alone, there are 31 cities named Franklin, 29 each named Clinton and Washington, and 28 named Arlington.

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7 of the Coldest Corners of the Earth Where People Actually Live

Visiting destinations whose outdoor temperatures regularly reach a level of “Okay, this hurts my face,” has, oddly enough, always come with a certain level of fascination for me. What’s even more fascinating than the prospect of visiting such a place is the fact that people actually live in places where the mercury has a difficult time getting past 40 degrees Fahrenheit or so, even in the warmer months of the year.

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The Bavarian Christmas Wonderland Sitting in Michigan's Backyard

You're probably aware of the ginormous Christmas tree that lights up New York's Rockefeller Center every winter, the ice skating rink that appears in Chicago's Millennium Park, and *insert some third semi-nationally-well-known Christmas event or activity* but did you know there is a tiny town smack dab in the middle of Michigan where Christmas rages for 365 days a year?

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11 Travel-Themed Poems That Will Have You Packing Your Bags

There are two things in this life that I hold in highest regard, and those are 1) literature, poetry, or anything having to do with writing and 2) travel.

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It's Hard to Stay Stationary When Traveling is Always on Your Mind

I keep thinking about the New York Times' "52 Places to Go in (Insert Year)" article that comes out every January, how I'd like to randomly select a handful of destinations from that list and make it a goal to get to each one before the next list appears. I keep thinking about taking a train across Canada. I keep thinking about Bocas del Toro in Panama...

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My Definitive Guide to Being a Successful Loner

You may think that sounds sad and depressing and melancholy and what not, but then you'd be totally missing the point, which, squarely, is thus: knowing how to be alone — how to be okay with aloneness — is an important skill.

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