Bangladesh

26 members Latest Activity: Sep 20, 2021 Not usually thought of as a travel destination, this small, lowlying country carved from northeast India in 1971 has a steadily growing tourism…

Home Exchanges

39 members Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2021 Here's a great way to stay cheap and like a local in many places around the world -- swapping apartments, houses, cottages, houseboats, cardboard…

History & Archaeology

135 members Latest Activity: Nov 1, 2021

Shovel bum or history buff, if exploring the past is a big part of travel's allure for you, here's how to save while doing it, from hamming it up…

Homestays

36 members Latest Activity: Aug 27, 2021

A homestay isn't not for everybody, but staying with a local family -- whether in your own country or abroad -- can give you a unique perspective…

Uzbekistan

29 members Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2021 Once on the fabled Silk Road, and one of the several Central Asian Muslim "Stans" that emerged from the Soviet Union's breakup, this one is home to…

Politics of Travel

54 members Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2021

Travel promotes freedom and understanding -- but human beings being what they are, all too often politics and conflict can get in the way. What do…

Ecotourism

371 members Latest Activity: Jul 22, 2021

Into the world's unspoiled natural places, with awe and respect. And if you're willing to give up your A/C and TV, you can even do a lot of it for…

Armenia

23 members Latest Activity: Oct 23, 2021

Once part of the USSR, this small, mountainous republic has an ancient history -- and the monuments, attractions, culture & cuisine of capital…

Azerbaijan

17 members Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2021 Once part of the Soviet Union, this moderately Muslim country in the Caucasus & on the Caspian Sea is still under the radar but has plenty to offer…

Mexico

175 members Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2021

We've found this huge, diverse land to be an inexhaustible source not only of beachy vacation fun but urban sophistication; folkloric…

Nepal

71 members Latest Activity: Oct 31, 2021 Its capital Kathmandu, this rugged Himalayan land famous as home to Mount Everest and Annapurna is calm these days, and still pretty popular with the…

Turkey

108 members Latest Activity: Sep 20, 2021 Simultaneously European, Muslim, and Middle Eastern, Türkiye is a land of friendly people, delicious cuisine, and absolutely awe-inspiring sights,…

India

173 members Latest Activity: Jun 20, 2023

Enormous and with a bewildering variety of historic and cultural riches, "Bharat" offers henna-painted-hands-down one of the most intense travel…