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Flying Over the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City in Beijing takes hours to walk through, and even then you don’t see everything. The gigantic city in a city is filled with ornate buildings and dozens of courtyards — all photo...
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Saturday Snap: Wallaby Party
No matter how many times I’ve done it, petting and feeding cute little wallabies never gets old. This was taken in Port Douglas in Queensland at the Wildlife Habitat. A fun place to meet and greet some...
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Sunday Snap: Stone Man in Estonia
Public art. I sometimes don’t understand who decides to make things like this stone man lounging in the earth in Tallinn, Estonia. But… it appears. Sunday Snap: Stone Man in Estonia is a post from:...
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3 Months of Giveaways for #FTU Members!
Every month since early 2010, or at least every month when possible, I have been releasing a newsletter called Female Travel Underground. If you haven’t heard about it, I suggest heading over and...
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Horse Milk Tourism: It’s a Thing
Kyrgyz horses in the wild. Pat and I considered ourselves lucky on the Silk Roadistan tour. When we arrived in Bishkek, a place we knew we wanted to spend a few weeks in, we didn’t have any plans after...
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Kashgar Made Bishkek Feel Western
I have visited Bishkek 4 times in the past 5 years, which sounds crazy once I actually put those words on the screen. The truth is that Bishkek is a fairly modern and comfortable capital city in the...
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Saturday Snap: Turkish Pide… Delicious
Turkish pide… it’s kind of like a pizza with different flavors. When they are hot and fresh just out of the oven, they are divine! Love a good pide, do you? Share if you enjoy! Saturday Snap: Turkish...
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Sunday Snap: The Most Private Feeling Dorm Beds You Can Get
Would you like to sink into your bed in a dorm like this? You can, in St. Petersburg, at my new favorite hostel: Soul Kitchen Jr. Check out the photo essay post for more insight into this brand new,...
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Failing to Be a Man in Mongolia
Mongolia. …oh, and the stories shall now spew forth. I haven’t touched much on the topic of Mongolia yet. Our stopover there was maybe 6 days in total; I feel as though it was an entire 3 weeks. That’s...
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You Can’t Do That at the Bazaar
Who doesn’t love a good bazaar? Pat shopping in a Kyrgyz bazaar. It was in Kyrgyzstan in 2008 that I discovered how much of a local’s life revolves around these crazy outdoor Wal-Marts. If you want...
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Saturday Snap: Cave Motel in Cappadocia
Who wouldn’t want to stay here? This room was quaint and beautiful in Gultekin Motel with awesome owners in Goreme, Cappadocia. The stay was part of our Intrepid Travel tour. Turkey is a magical place,...
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Seeking Guys Who LOVE Travel Gear for Intern Position
Finally something for the men! As you all may know, I have been running the Her Packing List site for a while now, and I’ve been extremely happy with the response thus far. I now have two paid writers...
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Sunday Snap: Street Fruit Vendor in Turkey
Fresh fruit, fresh fruit juice. In Turkey, you see men pushing carts full of fruit and fruit pressers so you can get pomegranate, orange, or whatever other combination of fresh juice. There needs to be...
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Why We Chose to Work with Real Russia
It’s hard to believe these days that just a couple of months ago we were making our way from Beijing to St. Petersburg by rail. Train station in Irkutsk When you dream about executing a plan like that...
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5 Ways My Official BvtW Newsletter Can Improve Your Life
Guess what! I’ve decided to institute an official Brooke vs. the World newsletter. Fun! No, I’m not talking about the Female Travel Underground newsletter; that’s separate and that’s really only for...
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Are There Power Outlets on the Trans-Mongolian Train?
You can’t go on the Trans-Mongolian, Trans-Manchurian, Trans-Siberian, or any country-crossing train trip without snapping a couple photos, or maybe even a video or two. Using the train from Beijing to...
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The August Express 2012
All aboard! The goal of The Monthly Express will be to get you from one month to the next in one quick and easy blog post. I’ll wrap up the best of the month, as well as give a rundown on upcoming...
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Non-Travel Life Musings
Gratuitous photo so you all don’t get so scared of the words. I am 29 years old. Currently, I do not lead a glamorous life. This is what happens when you choose to travel on an extended trip overseas,...
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Camel Adventures in Mongolia
In contrast to yesterday’s wordy post, I decided to put together a little photo essay about our day having camel adventures in Mongolia. Our first viewing of Mongolian camels came at the semi-desert —...
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Saturday Snap: Cappadocia Rock Wall
I think I might sound like a broken record these days, but Cappadocia… is amazingly beautiful. The lunar-like landscape makes for such intense visuals — some with colors like in this photo. I loved...
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