Adventure Travel
The Best Places in India to Celebrate Holi
You’ll find Holi celebrations taking place almost all across India. Here is the list of best places to visit in India to celebrate Holi.
Before You Go
Backpacking Like A Local: Fitting In Wherever You Go
Here are some travel hacks I discovered while trying to adapt and look as little like a tourist as possible. This is how to go backpacking like a local.
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Interview with Nicole Trilivas, Author of Girls Who Travel
You just wrote a novel called Girls Who Travel. Can you give us a little summary?
Girls Who Travel is all about a free-spirited serial backpacker named Kika, who is a bit lost—but she’s lost in the right direction.
Adventure Travel
Giants in Taiwan: Cycling Taiwan
I am not a cyclist, but thanks to my friends at StudentUniverse, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and Giant Bicycles, for nine days in November 2015… I was.
Before You Go
How to Decide If You Want to Travel with a Group
When you want to explore the world, one question that pops up in your head is whether you want to solo backpack, travel with a few of your best friends, or travel with a group. My first grand trip was to Europe with a group called People to People, and there were definitely some pros and cons of traveling with thirty people. To help you make your decision on who will or will not accompany you, here are pros and cons of traveling with a group.
Asia
Tokyo for the Urban Traveler
Tokyo is more than just a city; it’s the most populous urban center in the world. The city has more than 13 million residents (that’s more than NYC), and the greater metropolitan area is closing in on 38 million. In order to manage this sprawling metropolis, Tokyo is divvied up into 23 “special wards.” Each of these wards is a city in its own right, but the whole is governed by the metropolitan government.
Europe
4 Things to Do in Kraków, Poland
Thailand, Hawaii, Spain: what do these countries have in common? Beaches. Yes, beaches. These areas appeal to those young, bikini ridden travelers who want nothing more than to have a drink while hanging on the beach as well as experience countries and cultures through local nightlife. While there is nothing wrong with enjoying the sand sifting through your toes and having a little fun, traveling can be a much more rewarding experience if you diminish your tunnel vision mindset and explore those areas of the world that are less visited: one of these places being Kraków, Poland.
Budget Travel
Backpacking Like a Boss on a College Budget
I’ll save you the obvious list of backpacking on the cheap tips that includes staying in hostels, picking countries that are cheap to backpack in and getting groceries instead of eating out for every meal. There are ways to enjoy a deeper immersion in the culture, have a stress-free night’s sleep on a bed (or couch) that isn’t yours, and even try enough local cuisine to feel more like a tourist than a ready-to-get-down-and-dirty-and-starve-for-2-months-as-a-sacrifice-to-see-the-world backpacker. Care to find out? Here’s how.
Adventure Travel
A Q+A With Our 2015 Globetrotter of the Year: Jillian Krisinger
Every year we take some time to sit down with our user who visits the most countries that year, our “Globetrotter of the Year,” to hear more about their adventures. Last year it was Oscar Garcia, who visited 18 countries (via 13 flights and 4 trains) as part of a 91 day trip. This year it was Jillian Krisinger, who visited 15 countries with StudentUniverse as part of three trips in 2015.