Sean Cate is a freelance writer, sales strategist and semi-professional track and field athlete. Sean loves travelling to new places to compete and eat new foods! Sean is training to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics as a high jumper.
There’s a place in the Adriatic where the sunlight logs more annual hours than almost anywhere else in Europe, where Greek farmers laid out stone-walled fields nearly 2,400 years ago, and where lavender still blooms every June across slopes that tumble toward a turquoise sea. Most Europeans have known about Hvar for decades. Most Americans
Twelve miles offshore from the small waterman’s port of Crisfield, Maryland, there is a place that doesn’t quite follow the rules of modern life. No bridge reaches it. No rush hour touches it. The ferry ride across the Tangier Sound is the only way in, and for most visitors, the slow chug of the boat
There’s a version of courtesy that most travelers carry with them without even realizing it. They set alarms. They refresh transit apps. They arrive at the door at exactly the minute the invitation says. In certain parts of the world, that kind of precision is perfectly welcome. In others, it can quietly cause offense before
Botanical gardens have a bit of an image problem. Many people picture them as quiet places for retirees in sun hats, moving slowly between labeled shrubs. The reality, in the best cases, is something far more interesting: architecture that stops you in your tracks, living collections that are central to global conservation science, and landscapes
Airports are one of the most psychologically revealing environments most of us ever pass through. You’re stuck, slightly anxious, probably overcharged for bottled water, and operating in a strange liminal space where your normal spending logic seems to dissolve somewhere between the security conveyor belt and gate B14. What you reach for in that moment
Packing for a week in a carry-on used to feel like trying to solve a puzzle with pieces that clearly didn’t belong together. Most of us have stood over an open suitcase, convinced there was no way it was all going in. The truth is that it usually can, and the difference between a chaotic
Most people board a cruise ship and accept wherever they’ve been placed, assuming the cabin assigned is simply the cabin they’ll get. What they don’t realize is that a handful of smart, specific requests made at the right moment can completely transform their view, sometimes without spending a single extra dollar. The cruise industry has
You know the feeling. You round the corner at the airport, spot a security line that stretches halfway to the next terminal, and silently do the math on whether you’ll make your flight. It’s one of travel’s most reliably stressful moments, and it happens to almost everyone. What many travelers don’t realize is that a
Cruise ship drink packages have become one of the most hotly debated add-ons in travel. Every seasoned cruiser has an opinion, and so does every bartender who has watched thousands of guests struggle with the math while staring at a cocktail menu. The honest answer is that the right package depends almost entirely on how
There’s a certain magic to stepping onto a ferry and realizing the journey itself is the whole point. No itinerary anxiety, no flight delays, no miles of highway. Just open water, shifting light, and the quiet pleasure of going somewhere slowly enough to actually see it. The four routes below sit in a category all
There’s a quiet shift happening at airport gates around the world. More travelers are walking past the bag-drop counter without stopping, boarding flights with everything they need in a single carry-on, and arriving at their destination while their fellow passengers are still standing at the baggage carousel. It doesn’t require a minimalist lifestyle or a
There’s something telling about the fact that one of the most-traveled ferry routes in the entire country sits right in Seattle’s backyard. Bainbridge Island, just 35 minutes across Puget Sound from downtown, has quietly become the go-to weekend reset for city residents who need a real break without burning a week of vacation days. It’s
