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While many people forego train travel in favor of faster (and sometimes cheaper) modes of transport, hopping aboard a train is an excellent way to explore the planet. If you love to ride the rails (or if you’ve never done it before), here are a few of the world’s greatest — and, in some cases,…
Who doesn’t love a beautiful beach? Here at Oyster.com, hitting the sand isn’t just something we daydream about as we are bundled in puffy jackets or huddled for warmth on subway platforms (though we do spend a lot of time conjuring up images of warm rays and rolling surf during winter). For us, it’s a…
Travelers take vacations for all sorts of reasons, but this year in particular spiritual tourism is on the rise. As travel junkies, we find that any type of getaway can work to strength our spiritual connection — to the destination, our companions, nature, and/or ourselves. Some visit resorts dedicated to health and wellness to harness…
The increasing popularity of travel, amongst all age groups, is leading to the world’s most famous sights being overrun with tourists. Fighting off other camera-laden visitors to get a blurry image of the Eiffel Tower is an uncomfortable spot that many of us have found ourselves in. But crowds aren’t always such a big problem;…
Kung hei fat choi! Happy New Year of the Monkey! Visit every major city in the world and you’ll find a Chinatown. And just as eclectic as the range of nations in which China’s migrant population has settled over the years, are the vibrant, individual neighborhoods that they have established. Each Chinatown is diverse but…
Last year, Bloomberg published a list of the world’s most expensive hotel cities and we were fairly surprised that San Francisco took the number one spot, even though we did know it’s one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in. As New Yorkers, paying some of the largest rents for the smallest spaces,…
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t require employers to give their staff a minimum amount of annual leave. Though many stateside companies do offer employees paid vacation, it’s usually just about two or three weeks per year. Things are a bit different on the other side of…
Whether you’re a pro who rides the tubes year round, or a novice whose gnarliest feat so far is watching “Blue Crush” three times in a row, chances are you already know the major European surf spots — or maybe not. Destinations like Biarritz in southwest France and Newquay in the southwest of England are…
We know what you’re thinking: cemeteries aren’t often places you’re dying to visit. (Excuse the pun.) They can be spooky, boring, and even run-down. But there are some graveyards around the world that are hauntingly beautiful with drop-dead gorgeous views and museum-worthy artwork. From Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah to the cliffside Waverly Cemetery in Australia,…
Like baking a cake, there are plenty of ingredients that make up the perfect climate for a good wave. These include a good swell, time of day, tide, direction of the wind, and fetch of the ocean’s floor. According to meteorologists, the most important factor in the forming of a wave is the aforementioned wind,…
