If you love nature and aren’t so into crowds, you’ll likely find a place you’ll love on my ‘Where to Travel in 2020’ list.
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Photographer and maker Cat Norman Tahirović is a third-culture kid who made Sarajevo her home. On the Postcard Academy podcast, she shares all her best travel recommendations on what to see and do in Bosnia’s capital city.
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Move over Chiang Mai and Bali, the Canary Islands are the new hot spot for expats, digital nomads, and location independent entrepreneurs.
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“The monkeys wake me up every morning. There are parrots outside my window,” says Julie Sarver, an expat who moved from Portland to Nosara, Costa Rica. “that is so magical and wonderful.” Learn all about Nosara and how to make an expat life in Costa Rica happen for you on the Postcard Academy.
American expat Andrea Jones started out life in Miami, then moved up to Atlanta, and now she finds herself living in a small Canadian 15 minutes away from Niagara Falls. She ended up in Fort Erie after meeting her Canadian husband on YouTube, but you’ll have to tune in to the Postcard Academy to hear that story. On the podcast, Andrea also shares her favorite things to drink, see, and do in Niagara Falls.
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Fellow veggie beach lovers, I have found our paradise: Folkestone, England. Take the train south from London, and in an hour, you can be indulging in vegan cheese cake at a pub quiz, or a full English breakfast with veggie sausage and halloumi instead of meat. Every restaurant has veggie options, and you’ll also find several vegetarian- and vegan-only restaurants, which is incredible considering this is a small town.
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When tourists visit England, they usually stay in London. Maybe they’ll do a daytrip to Stonehenge or, if they’re feeling extra glam, take the Eurostar to Paris. If they wanted to experience something extra special, they’d take the train south to visit the beautiful coastal town of Folkestone.
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Like many expats I know, most of the travel I’ve done has been outside of my home country, the U.S. In fact, my European friends have seen more of the States than I have, and their wistful descriptions of the U.S. national parks have inspired me to plan a trip.
Danielle Jacobs-Erwin, host of the podcast Everybody’s National Parks, joined me on the Postcard Academy to discuss the history of the National Park System; what we need to do to prepare for a trip the national parks; where to stay; what to eat; and more.
Willie Gevertz is a visual storyteller from the U.S. who fell in love with Budapest while visiting a friend. The city captivated Willie so much that he moved to Hungary, which is fortunate for us because he’s the best tour guide we could ask for.
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I’ve always been a little afraid of Australia because of all its slithery and sharp-toothed creatures, but British expat James Cridland has me wanting to sip coffee and cuddle with koalas Down Under. On the Postcard Academy’s Brisbane episode, James and I talk about the best things to see, eat, and experience in Brisbane, Australia. Also, I learn the proper way to eat Vegemite; Australia’s tipping situation; and the proper way to ride in a taxi in this super-laidback country.
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Albania roadtrip! Getting here from Croatia wasn’t easy and involved a bus detour in Montenegro. But exploring Albania is definitely worth it if you enjoy good food, cheap prices, and fewer tourists than Europe’s more popular destinations.
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Roadtrip! Croatia + Albania. In a two-part episode of the Postcard Academy, my travel friend Cristal Dyer and I reminisce about our recent trip down Croatia’s coast into Albania. Part one is all about what we saw along Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast. Listen to the Postcard Academy podcast to come along for the ride :)
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For centuries, Florence’s artists and artisans have been weaving magic into Florentine society. On the Postcard Academy podcast, I talk to Nardia Plumridge, author of Lost in Florence, about her favorite artisans and local shopping experiences in the heart of Tuscany.
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I’ve always been a little afraid of Australia because of all its slithery and sharp-toothed creatures, but British expat James Cridland has me wanting to sip coffee and cuddle with koalas Down Under. On the Postcard Academy’s Brisbane episode, James and I talk about the best things to see, eat, and experience in Brisbane, Australia. Also, I learn the proper way to eat Vegemite; Australia’s tipping situation; and the proper way to ride in a taxi in this super-laidback country.
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Lily Girma is a lawyer turned travel writer who’s spent a significant amount of time in some of the most beautiful destinations in the world, including Belize and Jamaica. In the Santo Domingo episode of the Postcard Academy travel podcast, Lily explains why she now calls the Dominican Republic home.
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Amanda Kingsmith and Ryan Ferguson are a Canadian couple who travel full time, but they do it slowly, often staying in one place for weeks or months at a time. Over the last year, they fell in love with Mexico City and its incredible food and culture scene. Did you know that Mexico City has more than 40,000 restaurants and the second-highest number of museums after Paris?
British-born Mark Ellwood is a fellow expat and travel podcaster who I’ve been listening to for a few years, first on Conde Nast Traveler’s Travelogue and now on Travel Genius. Whenever I hear him, I think, “This guy sounds like so much fun.” I knew he’d be the perfect guest to talk about the local experiences we should have in New York City.
“Zagreb is where you’ll feel the life of Croatia,” says Ashley Colburn, an American expat living in Istria. She’s a TV producer who won an Emmy for her in-depth travel coverage of Croatia. On the Postcard Academy, Ashley shares her favorite things to see, do, and eat in Zagreb, the capital city.
Croatia is more than Dubrovnik, which Game of Thrones fans and cruise ships have been flocking to for years. On the Croatia’s Coast episode of the Postcard Academy, Ashley Colburn, an American now living in Istria, helps us explore more of Croatia’s coastline (plus also Dubrovnik because it is stunning).
Wired magazine has called Estonia “the most advanced digital society in the world.” The President of Estonia (a woman — yay!) just published an article about how “Estonia is running its country like a tech company” and that “governments must learn to provide public services as efficiently as Amazon sells books: no physical presence, no cost of application, no opening hours.” Despite all the tech, Estonians still cherish nature and traditions like jam making and baking black bread.
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