One of the finest pleasures of travel is the immersion in a place and culture that is novel to the visitor. I always travel with an eye out for what is distinct about the destination I am visiting, which spawned [...]
Randall was a frequent business traveller in 2015 when Sommer Shoemaker met him, on a flight, naturally. For the first three years of their relationship, Sommer tagged along often. At first, she found it exhilarating. Travelling the globe during the [...]
I’ve visited London a few times tagging along with Steve on business travel. We have stayed in different areas each time to experience the city’s diverse neighbourhoods. On this latest trip, we rented an Airbnb in Soho, and I spent [...]
There are loads of reasons why tagging along on business travel with your spouse is something you should try to do as often as possible. It’s good for your relationship and stretches your travel budget, to name just two. What [...]
On my last tag-along trip with Steve to Stuttgart, we stayed in the relentlessly on-trend Moxy Hotel. It was kind of like staying in a hybrid of a funky nightclub and a kids playroom. The brand reflects the hospitality industry’s [...]
Unfamiliar foods and recipes, cultural practices, even habits we develop on the road—one of the gifts of travel is how it can change our lives at home. […]
When I decided to tag along with Steve on his business trip to Krakow, Poland, I assumed we would visit Auschwitz. But as our trip drew closer and I began researching the details, I didn’t want to go. I struggled [...]
If you’ve never experienced Holi, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to participate in India’s over-the-top festival of colour. Mumbai is at the heart of this annual spring event, and we had the good fortune to be there for [...]
Bangalore is often called the “Silicon Valley” of India because of its booming and seemingly ever-growing tech sector. With 10 million residents, Bangalore is a bustling, dense metropolis of colour, sound, and ambitious people. Here are five observations from my last [...]