Celtic Connections. Both words in that phrase well describe the character of the winter festival which lights up Glasgow each year from mid January into February. https://www.rfr.bz/b9341d9

"I live near Austin, Texas, and when I travel, I’m bummed that my early morning departures and late night arrivals back home usually mean that I can’t spend more time at the Austin airport." https://www.rfr.bz/ba8a4fe

Just north of Patagonia is Mendoza, where you’ll find some of the world’s best wines, Michelin restaurants, and luxury cabins by the mountains for a truly epic vacation. https://www.rfr.bz/b3c1993

You might want to take some day trips from Florence to find a less crowded side of Italy... https://www.rfr.bz/b612255

Is it still something special to travel around the world, to circle the whole globe and come home again? https://www.rfr.bz/b41b3ce

In autumn, the stories of First Nations peoples are marked in North America, especially in the United States. In the US, November is celebrated as Native American Heritage Month. https://www.rfr.bz/bd20c7b

While the rest of the world opened back up in fits and starts after the Covid-19 virus waned, North Korea stayed more reclusive than ever. For a brief moment when a crack appeared, a few travelers made it in before the border shut tight again. https://www.rfr.bz/b513835

When a group of country-counting, obsessive travelers heads to a usually off-limits part of Azerbaijan, camaraderie overcomes an underwhelming itinerary. https://www.rfr.bz/b88e758

In the wild, sparsely populated mountains in the southern Peloponnese Peninsula, lone towers bear witness to centuries of family feuding, micro-warlords, and isolation. https://www.rfr.bz/b1389a1

Squeezed between Ethiopia and Sudan, the African country of Eritrea is small and mysterious. A visitor finds it's also a bit schizophrenic in its history and influences depending on which city you're in. https://www.rfr.bz/be8396c

A scuba diver catches an island-hopper flight in the South Pacific to visit a strip-mined hunk of phosphate with a convoluted history that's still continuing. https://www.rfr.bz/b03104a

Fans of multicultural Toronto like to throw around a few numbers as evidence of the city’s diversity https://www.rfr.bz/bd1a9d3

A writer grieving the loss of his life partner looks back on her life together with his as he joins friends on a trip through Europe that he’s had no part in planning. https://www.rfr.bz/bc69c90

A jet-lagged traveler crossing checkpoints to the Zimbabwe border finds that music with lyrics he can’t understand can communicate volumes https://www.rfr.bz/b7f8710

A behind-the-scenes look at Germany's riotous Dusseldorf carnival parade with no-holds-barred political satire, candy-hungry crowds, and yells of "helau" from a parade float. https://www.rfr.bz/b745043

In an excerpt from the 30th Anniversary reissue of The Size of the World, Jeff Greenwald looks back at a quiet encounter in Morocco that straddles faiths and traditions. https://www.rfr.bz/ba002b3

After centuries of pirate raids, native skirmishes, a mighty fort, and an ambitious railway stretching to the south, the USA's oldest city now just makes you battle over-indulgence https://www.rfr.bz/b8ca1c0

Time-travel and reverence deep in the prehistoric caves of France: quiet time in Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux Valleys https://www.rfr.bz/bc3f056

Shunning the famous Sunday market favored by pickpockets in Guatemala's famed pre-Columbian trading city, a writer joins a search for a locked-up and hidden replica of "the Maya 'Bible.'" https://www.rfr.bz/b6eeb64

Near Kanas, in an old land once ruled by nomadic horsemen, strange monoliths stand where people hang portraits of The Great Khan in their home https://www.rfr.bz/b33f07c

If you want to escape the crowds and see a quieter side of Cesky Krumlov, here are my five tips https://www.rfr.bz/b017f46

Folks can get pretty worked up about finding the best, most authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza https://www.rfr.bz/b48841c

Here’s my hard-won advice from a frequent traveler who does this for a living: how to get from point A to point B from a U.S. airport while keeping your sanity https://www.rfr.bz/b7b77f6

In autumn, it is a time (even through days of climate change) when cottonwood and aspen take on the their flaming fall colors of red and gold set against the evergreen of pine and fir https://www.rfr.bz/b77f626

Balmaha is one of the few villages on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland, and it’s an excellent destination to spend a weekend if you’re in Scotland https://www.rfr.bz/b07eefc

I have a formula for spending travel time in a small town – find a boutique or historic hotel if possible, see at least one area with public art, eat a good breakfast at a local place, and see a museum or historic site. Here is how I did that in Durant https://www.rfr.bz/b4e12c4

It is a music which celebrates the idea of community as sharing and the varied communities which flourish in Cape Breton. It celebrates the places from which these communities draw their traditions, too https://www.rfr.bz/b492e71

I’ve booked quite a few camping spots and park cabins over the years for vacation trips and it was seldom an easy process https://www.rfr.bz/b61059d

The Czech capital is also home to one of the quirkiest European buildings of the late 20th century. Colloquially known as the Dancing House, the nine-story building was designed by architects Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry for ING Bank https://www.rfr.bz/b235cc0

Here are a few e-bike tours I’ve been on the past two years, with what I discovered about riding a charged-up electric bike instead of a regular human-powered one https://www.rfr.bz/b665f09

This Middle Ages city in Aragon dates back to before the year 1,000 and at the center is an impressive fortress surrounded by steep limestone cliffs https://www.rfr.bz/b0c0ab8

In Cape Breton, autumn also means it is time for the musicians, culture bearers, artists, and people all across the island to invite the world home https://www.rfr.bz/b72f1fd

It's fine to be a tourist! Go ahead and seek out those goofy landmarks that are famous for a reason, like the Blue Whale of Catoosa on Route 66 near Tulsa OK. On @perceptivetravel.bsky.social perceptivetravel.com/blog/2024/12... #TravelSky #travel #RoadTrip #Route66 #PublicArt

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You think it's a big deal visiting 38 countries strung between Indonesia and East Africa? Try doing it in the early 15th century. https://www.rfr.bz/bafc911

William Lyon Mackenzie King may well have been Canada’s only prime minister to own a crystal ball. https://www.rfr.bz/be46517

The Mitchell: it is one of Europe’s largest libraries, and one of its most distinguished reference collections. It is also a place of welcome, and community. https://www.rfr.bz/b7d4d83

The word “camping” can mean a lot of different things and can stir up very conflicting emotions depending on who you’re talking to. https://www.rfr.bz/b6322dd

Bloomington is the home of the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. It’s been taking place there in late September for more than thirty years now. This year, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival is happening the 25th through the 28th of September. https://www.rfr.bz/b8af6ca

Cutting through the United States would have been the shorter route, but Dad was determined to see an area of Canada known simply as “north of Superior.” The Trans-Canada Highway largely hugs the north shore of Lake Superior from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay https://www.rfr.bz/b72b283

The 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival is in full swing, with over 3,000 performers putting on over 50,000 performances at several hundred venues across the city. https://www.rfr.bz/b9b1c77

Here’s my Windstar cruise review of a voyage I took from near Rome to Barcelona, stopping in real cities in Italy and France along the way. https://www.rfr.bz/bc88dcb

Had you thought of taking a micro trip? Wait. What is a micro trip? https://www.rfr.bz/bcbb7d8

The beating heart of Choctaw heritage is in Tuskahoma OK at the historic 1884 Choctaw Capitol Building, and in the spectacular Choctaw Cultural Center near Durant OK in tiny Calera, not far north of the Texas border. https://www.rfr.bz/b6b36eb

Do you have a favorite US National Park Service site that you have visited, or one you hope to explore? https://www.rfr.bz/b65a95a

By turning a regular flight into a stopover flight, you can have a quick break in one city before getting to your final destination. https://www.rfr.bz/b805777

If nothing says “summer” to you like enjoying live music with thousands of fellow fans, here are some of the biggest Canadian summer music festivals to put on your trip-planning radar. https://www.rfr.bz/bc91834

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If you’ve never heard of walking festivals, here are 5 solid reasons why you should put them on your vacation planning radar. https://www.rfr.bz/b83b31b