What does the Puerto Rico Budget Crisis Mean to You, the Tourist?
It’s interesting to see semi-apocalyptic articles about the state of Puerto Rico due to its financial crisis (example: this poorly researched article from the...
Thoughts: Traveling While Pregnant
I'll be honest: I had a lot of plans for 2016 and having a baby was not one of them. However, the universe works in...
5 Day Trips from Lisbon, Portugal
As you can tell from the Dining Traveler website, we here at the Dining Traveler love Portugal. Check out our piece on How To...
Red Barn Mercantile: What to Bring Home
From all the moving I've done during the last fifteen years, I've realized that bringing too many souvenirs on the road can be a...
An Opulent Layover: Doha, Qatar
When my husband and I went to Vietnam earlier this year we had to choose between a nine hour layover or a nineteen hour...
Cancun on Business Travel
Recently, we headed to Cancun for the TBEX Travel Blogger Conference. As exotic as it sounds, we spent most of the time working in...
My Long Haul Flight Essentials
I'm writing this post as I embark on a journey back to where my passion for international travel began: Okinawa, Japan. In order to...
Antwerp Belgium Foodie Guide
By Europe Contributor, Maria Lucena Gomez. Maria is a dear friend and fellow foodie who lives in Belgium. We bonded in Brussels through our...
Planning a Trip To New York City
Planning a trip to New York City can be quite overwhelming. I’ve been traveling to "The City" for twenty years, and I still have...
Should I Buy Travel Insurance?
Should I Buy Travel Insurance? Many travelers ask themselves. Here's my story... A few years ago, I wrote about being “stuck in Puerto Rico”...