Travel Blog
Sharing travel tips with my friends is one of my favorite things to do. I love wandering off-the-beaten path to find that the best local spots and hidden gems: from controversial street art to charming neighborhoods, from third-wave coffee shops and underground speakeasy bars to the significant spots that changed the course of history. I have spent time in nearly 100 countries and I want to share my trips with you to help you travel more and experience my favorite things to do in each city. Some cities have a full travel blog post, yet others only have a photo album and the post will come soon. Please share your tips with me as well and hopefully our travel paths will cross soon. Keep exploring, my friends.
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Why Travel?
I chatted with the top travel blogs in the world and explored the question: “Why do you travel?”
Travel Checklist
Here is a detailed travel checklist I created to help any new traveler going on a trip, studying abroad, or moving overseas.
Life Lessons
The non-cliche life lessons – for both life and work – I picked up after 75 countries, 1 million miles, and several years of my life abroad.
#AKA Travel Show
I am here to answer all your travel-related questions on the Ask Konrad Anything travel show.
Travel Blog Destinations
Africa
Somalia (Somaliland), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Lalibela), Mozambique (Maputo), South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg), Kenya (Nairobi), Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam), Morocco (Casablanca, Fez, Tangier, Chefchaouen), Rwanda (Kigali), Uganda (Kampala), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia.
Asia
Vietnam (Hanoi, Saigon), Laos (Luang Prabang), China (Beijing, Shanghai), South Korea (Seoul), Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto), Indonesia (Ubud-Bali), Myanmar / Burma (Yangon), Cambodia (Siem Reap), Taiwan (Taipei), Kazakhstan (Almaty), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), Hong Kong, Singapore, India (Mumbai, Goa), Philippines (Manila), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Brunei, the Maldives, Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ko Phan Ngan).
Europe
Paris (France), Denmark (Copenhagen), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Greece (Athens, Santorini), Georgia (Tblisi), Armenia (Yerevan), Norway (Oslo), Romania (Bucharest), Germany (Cologne, Munich), the United Kingdom (London), Ireland (Dublin), Spain (Barcelona, Madrid), Switzerland (Lucerne), Sweden (Stockholm), Iceland (Reykjavik), Austria (Vienna), Czech Republic (Prague), Poland (Krakow, Warsaw), Hungary (Budapest), Serbia (Belgrade), Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Mostar), Ukraine (Lviv), Russia (Moscow).
Central America
Mexico (Mexico City, Guatemala (Antigua, Guatemala City), Nicaragua (Granada, Managua), Panama (Panama City, Bocas Del Toro, Boquete) , Costa Rica, El Salvador (San Salvador), Honduras (Roatan, San Pedro Sula), Belize (Belize City).
South America
Argentina (Buenos Aires), Colombia (Bogota), Peru (Lima, Machu Picchu), Uruguay (Colonia).
North America
Philadelphia, Washington DC, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, Nashville, and more coming soon.
Where I've Been
Recent Travel Blog Posts
The Best Travel Apps You Should Have Before Your Next Trip
There are hundreds of travel apps out there and it can be overwhelming for travelers to know which ones they should actually use. My obsession with both travel and tech [...]
A Comprehensive Travel Checklist for Any New Traveler
This travel checklist is designed for new travelers going on a trip, studying abroad, or moving overseas. My sister-in-law decided to study abroad in Barcelona and it was her first [...]
Addis Ababa Travel Blog: Gateway to a Mythical & Ancient World
goKonrad's Addis Ababa travel blog (Ethiopia) Sitting at the helm of one of the world's fastest growing economies, Africa's diplomatic capital and fourth largest city will confound all expectations. This urban [...]
The 17 Best Gifts for Travelers as Determined by Travelers
Finding the right gifts for travelers in your life can be challenging. Vagabonds tend to be a minimalist bunch that prefer to spend their money on flights and good food - not stuff. [...]
Paris Travel Blog: Living, Eating, & Drinking Well
goKonrad's Paris travel blog What makes Paris special is not the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. It’s the intimate neighborhoods. It’s watching the city stroll by as you sip wine outside [...]
Copenhagen Travel Blog: A Blend of Luxury, Hipsters, & Anarchists
goKonrad's Copenhagen travel blog This Scandinavian capital is where luxury tastes, hipsters, and counterculture anarchists seamlessly blend together in one of the most creative, happy, and livable cities in the world. [...]
YouTube: Ask Konrad Anything Travel Show #AKA
Ask Konrad Anything #AKA The "Ask Konrad Anything" Travel Show #AKA is here to answer all your travel questions. Get your travel question answered by leaving sending a message on [...]
A Quick Guide to Understanding Art History & Why It Matters
Have you ever visited an art museum during your travels and been a little confused? What does it all mean? How are some pieces considered art? Why are some pieces [...]
The Maldives Travel Blog: The Perfect Sand, Water, & Diving
The Maldives travel blog The Maldives is a chain of nearly 1,200 picture perfect small islands and arguably the most beautiful place in the world. Each island consists of white powder [...]
Hong Kong Travel Blog: A Modern City with Traditional Roots
goKonrad's Hong Kong travel blog Hong Kong is a modern city with traditional roots. This fascinating colonial city blends British influence, Chinese heritage, and its own unique cosmopolitan culture. The city [...]
Ubud Travel Blog (Bali, Indonesia)
goKonrad's Ubud travel blog (Bali, Indonesia) Ubud is the cultural heart of Bali. It is a laid back, spiritual, and artistic city that inspires travelers to stick around for a while. Nearly [...]
Tokyo Travel Blog
goKonrad's Tokyo travel blog (Japan) Tokyo may just be an impossible city to describe. The fascinating, yet confusing, city is minimalist and extravagant, futuristic and ancient, artisan and flashy, and on [...]
Luang Prabang Travel Blog: Markets, Monks, & Motorbikes
goKonrad's Luang Prabang travel blog Luang Prabang is a special place. It is as untouched as a place can be these days. Along the infamous Mekong River, scenes of fisherman in [...]
Trip Planning Tips from a Travel Founder and Digital Nomad
As the Chief Explorer of TripScout, I travel to three countries per month to find the best local spots and hidden gems: from controversial street art to charming neighborhoods, from [...]
My Secrets for How to NOT Get Sick When You Travel
Getting sick sucks, especially when traveling. Sometimes, it’s inevitable. However, I picked up a few tricks over the years for how to not get sick when you travel. I have [...]
The Non-Cliche Life Lessons I Learned from Travel
goKonrad's life lessons from travel. Travel changed me. No surprise there, it changes most people. But after nearly 100 countries, 1 million miles, and several years of my life abroad, how has it [...]
Beijing Travel Blog
goKonrad's Beijing travel blog For a major international city, Beijing remains refreshingly authentic, unique, and friendly. The food is as delicious as it is diverse. The city is brilliantly complex and [...]
Maputo Travel Blog: The Center of One of Africa’s last frontiers
goKonrad's Maputo travel blog (Mozambique) Mozambique is one of Africa’s last frontiers. While it can be difficult and time consuming to make your way up the 1,500 miles of coastline, it [...]
Somaliland Travel Blog: Journeys of Independence in Somalia
goKonrad's Somaliland travel blog (Somalia) Welcome to Somaliland, the self-proclaimed independent, yet internationally unrecognized region of Somalia. To the outside world, the region is considered part of the non-functioning state most [...]
Mexico City Travel Blog: Markets, Tacos, & Lucha Libre
goKonrad's Mexico City travel blog. Mexico City is one of the most underappreciated and misunderstood cities in the world. It often gets a bad rep due to the all-too-common instinct to [...]
Travel Hacking: How a 10 Minute Travel Hack Can Get You $250
How to use alternative route travel hacking to save money and see more cities. Alternative route travel hacking is the easiest and most reliable – yet rarely used – travel hack [...]
4 Surprising Benefits of Travel in Developing Countries
Why you should prioritize travel in developing countries. Extreme poverty. Disease. Corruption. Crime. Civil War. These are just a few of the things people often associate with “the developing world”, which [...]
Why Travel? A chat with the world’s top travel blogs
What the world's top travel blogs told me about why they travel. You’ve read about how you can travel more, better, and cheaper on all the top travel blogs. But before you explore how to [...]
Dubai Travel Blog: A City of Extravagance at Scale
goKonrad's Dubai travel blog Dubai redefines the traditional concept of a desert oasis. Surrounded solely by desert, it’s a rich and futuristic playground that provides the biggest and most extravagant, well, [...]
Philadelphia Travel Blog: Food, Murals, & Grit
goKonrad's Philadelphia travel blog You have to appreciate Philadelphia and the notorious Philly attitude. It’s like the city takes their motto, the “city of brotherly love,” very literally – but not [...]
Language Learning Strategy to Learn Any Language in 3 Months
The Language Learning Strategy to be Fluent in 3 Months. I recently hosted a digital fireside chat with foreign language learning expert, Benny Lewis (aka "The Irish Polyglot"), to discuss his [...]
5 Small Trip Planning Steps to Improve Your Travel Experience
Prioritize your trip planning to focus on a more meaningful travel experience. Most trip planning consists of spending too much time on itinerary and logistics, yet not enough time preparing for how to make their [...]
Antigua Guatemala Travel Blog: Adventures in an Ancient City
goKonrad's Antigua Guatemala travel blog Time seems to have stood still for Antigua, Guatemala. Founded by the Spanish and well-preserved, the entire city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Exploring this historical [...]
What Everyone Needs to Know About Their Travel Style
Determine and stay true to your own travel style. There’s no right way to travel. It should be a personal experience based on how you specifically are entertained, educated, and [...]
How Anyone Can Combine Work and Travel
Why work and travel doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. Do you aspire to have the freedom to travel and see the world, but don’t want to – or can’t – [...]
Thinking of grad school? Consider ‘student travel’ instead
Student Travel: the benefits of being a student of the world, instead of a university. I recently saw an ad with this headline: “How Do You Gain an Edge in the [...]
Cape Town Travel Blog: The Rainbow Nation’s Finest City
goKonrad's Cape Town travel blog (South Africa) In between the towering Table Mountain and the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean lies a small pocket that has become one of the [...]
Buenos Aires Travel Blog: Steak, Malbec, & Tango
goKonrad's Buenos Aires travel blog Few cities stir up the imagination like the exciting capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It’s the cultural capital of Latin America and is often referred to [...]
