Category Archives: Travel

Where to Go Now: Four Cities That Celebrate New Year’s Eve in a Big Way

New York, New Orleans, Orlando and Las Vegas have become New Year’s Eve destinations (and everyone’s invited). Read More

Source:: NYTimes

Passenger from diverted Air France flight detained in Paris

A passenger from an Air France flight that was diverted into making an emergency landing in Kenya was taken into custody upon landing in Paris early Monday. Read More

Source:: CNN Travel

Updates on FLYTE: Program Applications Open

At the end of July, I launched a new educational foundation called FLYTE (The Foundation for Learning and Youth Travel Education). The foundation raises money to fund overseas trips for underserved high schools so students could see the real world applications of what they were learning in school, experience the transformative power of travel and realize there was a whole world out there worth exploring!
In September, we opened applications for schools and I wanted to update you on our progress in funding our first trip!
First, we’re still waiting for our 501(c)3 tax-exempt status from the IRS. With so Read More

Source:: Nomadic Matt

World’s most luxurious train journeys

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Source:: CNN Travel

How to Teach English and Live in Spain

There are many ways to live and work overseas, from volunteering to working on a yacht, in a hostel, to being an au pair or teaching English, which is one of the most common ways people find work overseas (at least for native English speakers).
Today, I want to share Cat’s story, that of a 30-year-old American who fell in love with Spain while studying abroad, began to work, fell in love with a Spaniard, and now runs her own company there. It’s easy to go teach in Asia, but teaching in Europe is a little harder so I wanted to Read More

Source:: Nomadic Matt