20 Jun 2015

Forage for your supper - at luxury hotels

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

There is a new trend in vacationing that has guests foraging for their own food. Often, the guests then even participate in the cooking process and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

There are several, varied locations throughout the globe for this experience. For example, for $1600/day, you can pick items like fiddlehead ferns and mushrooms, then be involved in the cooking at the Point, a Relais & Châteaux resort in Saranac Lake, NY; or you can fish and hunt for your own food, and have it cooked up at the Lodge at Glendorn in Bradford, PA.

Or, you can go to Belize, cut down a palm tree and prepare a salad from the palm's heart at Belcampo Belize in Punta Gorda.

I am sure that those raised on a farm would not see this as a vacation. But, for urban dwellers, eating food that we have personally foraged for and prepared (under the supervision of a fine chef) would be an amazing experience.

25 ways to travel for less

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

Are you on a budget, but want to travel? Don't put your trip off - travel for less instead by doing things like getting good hotel deals, visiting less expensive towns, and getting deals.

29 Oct 2014

Do you know who (and what) you should tip while traveling?

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

Traveling brings on a whole new set of "who to tip" questions that you don't usually face. Do you tip the doorman, the bellman, the housekeeper - or the flight attendant?

29 Oct 2014

Taking city tours while travelling

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

When I travel I tend to spend many hours researching where to go and what to do. This planning can be very stressful and to be honest, I’m not very good at it. Taking a city tour is an inexpensive way to avoid some of that unpleasantness. Plus, I had never really considered the fact that everyone knows about the places mentioned online. It would be nice to learn about the places the locals appreciate and so few tourists really get to see.