Bali has a way of exceeding expectations even when those expectations are already high. Couples arrive for the rice terraces and leave talking about the private…
Author: Ethan Brooks
Ethan Brooks
Ethan Brooks is a travel journalist and photographer based in Austin, Texas. He has covered adventure destinations, travel gear, food tourism, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia for over a decade. His guides focus on honest, experience-based advice for serious travelers.
Seychelles looks straightforward on paper 115 islands, Indian Ocean, granite boulders, turquoise water. Book a flight, pick a resort, done. But that’s exactly how first-timers end…
Eleven miles separates Moorea from Tahiti’s international airport. That is a 30-minute ferry ride and roughly $11. Yet thousands of travelers every year spend triple the…
Bora Bora and the Maldives are not interchangeable. They sit on opposite sides of the planet, offer completely different landscapes, and suit completely different travellers yet…
Iceland’s weather doesn’t follow a schedule. Sun, wind, rain, and hail can arrive within the same hour and your clothing choices will determine whether that feels…
Iceland charges $80 to $120 just to walk into the Blue Lagoon. Reykjadalur charges nothing. The catch is a 5.5-mile hike through a geothermal valley where…
The Blue Lagoon costs more than most people expect, closes with almost no warning, and will wreck your hair if you walk in unprepared. Those three…
Seven days in the African bush sounds like enough time to see everything. It isn’t and understanding exactly what it is enough for will save you…
Sabi Sands and Kruger share a border, the same Big Five, and the same African sky. But book the wrong one for your travel style, and…
The safari operator you choose matters more than the destination you pick. A great guide in an average camp outperforms a poor guide in a six-star…