The year is nearing its end. 2019 will be over soon, and 2020 will come, marking a new decade. New decades bring new things, hopefully better than the previous ones. People often hope, but rarely do they turn their attention to the practical things around them. One of the worst things you can do is follow trends without considering the implications on your life. In travel, that can mean a lot of things, from packing poorly and ending up being sick, to breaking a country’s law due to negligence. Looking back at the 2010s, here are the worst and best travel trends. Best Trends Slow Travel Slow travel is a way of experiencing something new, but not rushing it. It is a movement which stems from the 1980s where people wanted to counter the fast food chains of McDonalds. This als...

Some places get more and more tourists each year, resulting in a growing amount of littering, personal marks, and other types of damage that are, slowly but surely, destroying some of our favorite tourist spots. Here are some locations that particularly suffered due to the influx of people from other countries. Boracay Island, Philippines What do you get when you cross bad plumbing, irresponsible tourists, and a beautiful beach? Well, as the President of Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte put it, a cesspool. Boracay Island had to be closed to the general public for six months in 2018, due to the fact that a huge number of tourists visited it each year to enjoy the sand and the beach. Why should something like this demand such action? The accommodations for tourists often fe...

Keeping a travel blog while traveling isn’t as easy as it sounds. No matter how much dedicated you are, hanging out with your friends sounds way more appealing than being stuck with your laptop. Some people do it to let everyone know how much fun they are having overseas. This way, they can share their experiences about the hotels, restaurants, and other places they visited. Either way, there a couple of steps you need to follow to maintain a successful travel blog. Here are a few! Choose an appropriate name The blog name should be simple and memorable, to give a short insight to the readers, an idea of what your blog is all about. After you decide what you want to write about, choose a name that’s easy to spell, to share. There are a couple of websites like Thesaurus that can pr