Why most Tulum hotels are a scam (and the 3 I actually like)

Tulum is a mess. I’m just going to say it. If you’re looking for that pristine, quiet yoga retreat you saw on a 2014 Pinterest board, you’re about a decade too late. Now, it’s mostly construction noise, $20 green juices that taste like grass clippings, and ‘eco-chic’ hotels that charge you $800 a night to […]

Why most ‘best places near Mumbai’ lists are lying to you

If you live in Mumbai long enough, you start to develop a specific kind of twitch. It usually happens on a Thursday afternoon when the humidity hits 85% and you realize you’ve spent four hours of your day staring at the back of a bus. You need to leave. Not forever—we aren’t that lucky—but just […]

Why I Stopped Pretending I’m Too Cool For All-Inclusive Vacation Deals

Stop lying to yourself about wanting an “authentic” experience. We all do it. We spend six months telling our coworkers about the “hidden gem” airbnb we found in a village where no one speaks English, but then Friday at 4:45 PM hits and all we actually want is to be a human vegetable. You want […]