9 Things to Do in Qatar (Including a Falcon Market) Qatar: the wealthiest nation in the world (per capita), modern marvel and falconry capital. Also pronounced “KUH-ter.” It was “kuh-TAR” in my mind for 29 years, but in April of 2017,… Ian Livingston , April 24, 2017
An Inside Look at the Banyan Tree Mayakoba Tell a group of travel writers and bloggers that you’re booked at a Banyan Tree hotel, and watch what happens. Eyes go big like saucers. Mouths drop open like… Ian Livingston , February 17, 2017
10 Things San Sebastián Taught Me In San Sebastián, it is easy to lose track of time. Days in the legendary Basque resort town have a tendency to be slow and meditative, as if through some metaphysical… Ian Livingston , December 7, 2016
In Pursuit of the Edge in Papua New Guinea, Part 5: How to Get There (+ Photos) Over the last four Fridays I’ve applied photos and flowery language in recalling Papua New Guinea as an extraordinary travel destination. The central argument positions PNG as remote and infrastructurally limited, buffered from changing times, and extraordinary… Ian Livingston , April 8, 2016
In Pursuit of the Edge in Papua New Guinea, Part 2: The Best Day of My Travel Life 7:45 am I wake up in a one-room, lake-facing cabin at the only guest residence in at least 1,000 square miles. The sun, indifferent, peaks through my window. I hear the chatter of rare birds already in routine,… Ian Livingston , March 18, 2016
In Defense of Travel to Africa As mentioned in an earlier post, I had the good fortune to travel to Kenya in November for the 40th Annual ATA World Congress. ATA, for the unfamiliar, is the Africa… Ian Livingston , January 25, 2016
Poutine and Stargazing at the Jasper Dark Sky Festival I first visited Alberta, Canada, in the summer of 2012. It was my first-ever press trip, a winding sojourn through the Canadian Rockies that included 117 holes of golf in six days. It also included… Ian Livingston , December 29, 2015
15 Scenes from Newcastle, the Lake District and the English North After an encouraging first run, direct routes between Newark (EWR) and Newcastle, England (NCL) will reopen lines to the bucolic north of England next summer. Once again, one of Europe’s more underrated… Ian Livingston , October 16, 2015
In Flight on United’s New Route: Newark to Newcastle (and the Lake District) As has been written on this site, United Airlines is now operating direct flights from Newark (EWR) to Newcastle, England (NCL)—and will continue them through September 7, at least. Initially,… Ian Livingston , August 7, 2015
10 Things to Know Before Traveling to Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv, to me, may as well have been in California. It’s a city of tremendous geographic heritage, with proximity to some of the world’s furthest documented reaches, but in… Ian Livingston , November 25, 2014
15 Notes on El Salvador, Where Life Grows Free and Green My first night in El Salvador, at a locally inspired hotel dinner, I lost my notebook. Long-hand musings, names, numbers, bars/cafes to check out in Berlin and Brooklyn and Phnom Penh—all… Ian Livingston , December 4, 2013
Inside: The MSC Divina in Miami Today—Tuesday November 19, 2013—the warm waters off Miami roll out the red carpet for a much-anticipated opening act. The MSC Divina is finally here. Eighteen days after departing from Venice,… Ian Livingston , November 19, 2013
