There are two types of travelers: efficient packers and over-packers. The former doesn’t need our advice. The latter doesn’t want it....

We keep our blog refined, as befits our sophisticated readers. That being said, please indulge us stepping out of character to recommend...

If you’re confounded by the requirements and process to obtain a Bolivian tourist visa, your confusion is justified. We travel to Bolivia...

Recent images of a ravaged Burma have been seared into our consciousness. As distressing and gut-wrenching as they are, Burma is so much...

On February 1, 2021, the Burmese (Myanmar) military staged a coup, leaving death, destruction and poverty in its wake. The crisis has...

A single candle illuminates the shrouded figures of four small children, bronzing their faces and imbuing them with an angelic quality....

From quaint grammatical infelicities to expressions lost in translation, unintentionally hilarious signs are a universal source of...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passport processing times are severely delayed. To add to the frustration, the National Passport Processing...

Dehydration, especially when traveling to exotic destinations, is often ignored or mistaken for other maladies, from the flu to food...

The recent boom in tour companies offering international “voluntourism” opportunities has fueled the desire to volunteer. As a result,...

2020 changed everything for travelers. Or did it? According to the US Travel Association, the majority of American travelers are in a...

In the 14th century, Ibn Battuta wrote: “Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” He first traveled to...

We're often asked, “What distinguishes Uncommon Journeys from other small group tour companies?” While we appreciate the question and...

Before you open your next single use water bottle, please consider the following. According to Healthy Human… Every second, 1,000 people...

Think about great explorers, and legendary men readily spring to mind. But as a tour leader in Burma, Bolivia, Ethiopia and the Adriatic,...

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Bolivia is South America’s best kept secret. But the world is catching on. Paul Richardson,...

Much of the world has been taught to beg for money, candy, pens, toys, lipstick and trinkets, by well-intentioned but misguided tourists...

I grew up in a rural community, wondering what lay beyond the two lane country road that led out of my hometown. It was virtually unheard...

As a world traveler, you recognize the importance of multicultural awareness among young people. As a parent, grandparent or member of a...

When traveling abroad, be aware of seemingly innocent hand gestures that could be misconstrued or unintentionally offensive. Throughout...