Great Basin National Park’s cave tour line looks nothing like a line and everything like a sleepy morning picnic. People with camping chairs, crumbly muffins, even travel mugs acting like everyone’s just here to swap hiking tips. There’s no rope, no sign, just that weird, silent contract where everyone tries to out-casual each other while …
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Why the ‘Jet2 Holiday’ Meme Is the New Frontier of Travel Influencing
Some people may be claiming that 2025 hasn’t had a song of the summer, but they would be lying. Ten years after its initial release, Jess Glynne’s «Hold My Hand» has been storming social media. To be fair, its success has been aided by a remix: a cheerful female voiceover informing the world of the …
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How Social Media is Ruining the Outdoors as Influencers Expose Once-Secluded Wonders of Nature for the Sake of Clicks
Ahh, there’s nothing quite like the blissful sounds of nature: Birds singing, babbling brooks, and the racket of 1,000 cameras going off at the same time… Wait a minute, that last part doesn’t sound right. There are 8.2 billion people on earth, but you’d think there would still be a few corners of untouched wilderness …
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‘I’m not a vacationer, I’m a traveler’: International Travelers Define What Makes You the Worst Type of Travel Partner
Do you like to plan and adventure or do you prefer to lounge and go with the flow?
Globetrotters Give Out Their Most Controversial Opinions on Travel & Tourism
We only have to look at every other boring dating app bio to realize that travel has never been a more popular hobby. As a childless adult who does a lot of remote working, I’m a full-time meme collector and a part-time tourist (just to clarify, I’d never put something this tacky in a Hinge …
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Americans Discuss What to Avoid When Visiting the United States
Americans, if someone was planning to travel abroad to the United States, what advice would you give them? If it were me, I’d recommend that they avoid tourist traps completely. If they were planning to stay in New York, they should avoid Times Square at all costs. It’s expensive, overcrowded, and interesting for all of …
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9 Ways to Avoid Being an ‘Annoying American’ When Vacationing This Summer to Europe
American tourists are notorious in other countries. We’re boisterous, we wear athleisure clothing for every occasion, and we just don’t get the social cues of any other Western country. In fact, Americans are such terrible nuisances in European countries that most locals will gladly accept our tips then go talking trash with their coworkers about …
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AI Generated the Most Stereotypical-Looking Person in These European Countries and the Results are Hilariously Accurate
Lately there have been a lot of (failed) experiments with AI that leave viewers feeling unsettled, violated, and frankly like they want to pour bleach in their eyes. The tech isn’t good enough to do an excellent job with artificial renderings yet, so there are some holes in AI that leave artists wanting. However, one …
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Selfies At Auschwitz: Twitter Users Rally Against Disrespectful Concentration Camp Visitor
People may have been taking selfies 20 years ago (Myspace angles, anyone?) but they definitely weren’t taken the same way they are now, whether we’re talking about frequency, ease, or more about confidence levels. And while it’s nice to get an ego boost on Instagram every now and again, it often seems as though selfies …
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International Internet Users Share the Most Obvious Signs a Person is American
Back in the mid-aughts, I was part of an exchange program that took a few lucky Americans on a trip to Japan for a few incredible weeks. It was a little nerve-wracking to think about traveling in a country where I couldn’t read or speak the language, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy …
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