You know how it is: big city = overwhelming choices! You want a friend, a local to show you around. Luckily for us, author Gigi Griffis has a WHOLE series of travel guides, where locals share their best tips (we've shared her Italy guide here). Her newest, released today, is a guide to New York City, one of the most intimidating cities to travel to, for there are TOO MANY CHOICES for what to see, do, explore!
I love Lonely Planet: Istanbul. When I was in Istanbul, Turkey this May, with Turkish Airlines and our White House Travel Bloggers group, it provided great inspiration, airplane reading, and help navigating the big city.
People love Paris. It's a fact. I don't know what it is about Paris that is so attractive, but Paris has, of course, a certain je ne sais quoi.
If you are headed to Paris this year, we've got plenty of resources (see below), but today I'm recommending a new Paris guidebook from one of my favorite publishers, DK Eyewitness Guides.
If you’re a wine lover and want to savor Spain’s wine regions, Jennifer and David Raezer’s Spanish Wine Guide is for you.
One of the most beautiful (and powerful) sites in the world is Petra, Jordan.
Well, the cultural travel geniuses at Approach Guides (now called Trip Reads) are at it again - enlightening travelers - and inspiring readers to learn more. I recently received a review copy of Maya Ruins of Mexico (look for many more book reviews of Approach Guides here on Wandering Educators), and I have to say, I am completely impressed.
I've got an extraordinary resource to share with you today on the architecture of the Buddhist Stupa. Approach Guides is one of our favorite travel guides.
Long interested in Hindu Art and Architecture, I'm always looking to learn more. My mom's family lived in India when she was young, as my grandfather had a Fulbright. So I've grown up with art, stories, and photos from India. There's something about Hindu architecture that calls to me - the lines, purpose, and, of course, location!
Italian food - it sort of makes you swoon, doesn't it? Although there are so many different regions (and cuisines) in Italy, just thinking about each area's specialties is enough to make one start planning a trip to Italy.