A buzzy bar, an appetizing food menu and a plasma screen t.v makes this restaurant a popular hot spot for gringos and Bolivians alike. This is an inviting place where aimlessly a daytime coffee can turn into a nighttime mojito as the lively vibe makes it a pleasurable trap. Not only can one indulge on...

Ready for a weekend away from my job, school, and the bustling big city of Buenos Aires, I packed my bags and boarded the ferry for Uruguay.  A ferry and two bus connections later, I arrived into the tranquil fishing town of Punta Del Diablo – a...

    Once in a while  you wander the streets of a European city and happen into a bar or restaurant that for years and trips to come will be "your" spot.  Every time you return to that city you seek out that place, sip a glass of wine, chug a pint of beer or munch on...

I have a friend from Italy in town. Yesterday I took her around Long Beach because she wants to move to Los Angeles. I told her she should forget LA and move here instead. I think she now agrees. Although I love it here, I've been kinda burned on Iowa by the Sea for a while now. Seeing the same things,...

Are You Kidding Me?

What’s a stressed out diva to do when she is desperate to escape the magical madness of the Big Apple but air travel is a hassle and the dollar is weaker than Beaujolais Nouveau?  “Go to New Jersey.” said my friend Karen, the professional traveler. I laughed....

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Antwerp is the city in the Belgium province Vlaanderen. De city is beside the river “De Schelde”. City population is about 460.000.

The legend says that the name 'Antwerp' comes from the Dutch "hand werpen" meaning "hand thrown".

The story has it...

The chairs squeak, almost bent out of shape by your weight. They are made of plastic, just like the tiny low stool in front of you that serves as a table. That plastic is worn, even a little stained. Your legs squeeze because you are low. But you could just stretch them out, resting on the edge...

Buenos Aires is known as the city that never sleeps, so when I arrived I was not expecting to be disappointed by the nightlife. But before you start booing and hissing, this was short lived. With a list of recomendations from every porteño I met, I made may way through the labyrinthine night scene of...

The 2nd Round Low-Down on how to Throw-Down in Atlanta *on a budget:

1. Piedmont Park: Walk anywhere along Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta on a weekend afternoon and you'll feel like you've encountered a little piece of NYC in the south. In fact, you wouldn't be too far off in imagining such a thing...

For young travelers backpacking throughout the world, often the cheapest place to stay is in a Youth Hostel. A hostel is kind of like a hotel, except it's filled with other young backpackers, you share rooms and sleep in uncomfortable bunk beds, and they can offer you a range of activities to...