I wax nostalgic for taking long walks around Chinese cities, appreciating their overzealous appreciation of geodesic domes, bumper car facilities, and some of the most bizarre ideas ever constructed. Today’s specimen: the 138-meter (just under 453 feet) Guangzhou Circle (广州园大厦), located in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Completed in December 2013 by Milan, Italy-based architect Joseph di […]
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Qatar Airways’ New Flights to its Sixth Saudi Destination
The Oneworld Alliance and Qatar Airways have finally resumed flights to one of Saudi Arabia’s premier holiday resorts. Since 3 January 2023, Taif, Qatar Airways’ sixth destination in the largest of the gulf states, has been reconnected with Doha Hamad International Airport. Although Taif is just over a two hours’ drive from Jeddah, and an […]
Language Lunes: Let’s Get Muddy
This week’s episode of Language Lunes takes us to Mexico, the home of albures. Albures are mischievous idioms which I believe help make Mexican Spanish that much more amusing to speak. For starters, use of the doble sentido, or double entendre, is very popular in casual speech. If you’re with a group of Mexican friends, be prepared […]
My Top Five Meals of 2022
First of all, Happy 2023! Mexico, Turkey, Japan, AND Georgia for good measure– how am I going to make a “top five meals of 2022” list when I was in some of my favorite countries for food? Better just take one from each, and then reveal a mystery country to finish the list off. Cue […]
Free Guided Hikes at U.S. State Parks
Elephant Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United StatesCome New Year’s Day, state parks around the United States will be hosting something called First Day Hikes. Introduced at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts more than 30 years back, the idea to offer free guided hikes around state parks has since spread so […]
Hong Kong Shoves Aside Most COVID-19 Restrictions
I cheekily made the title “Hong Kong Shoves Aside Most COVID-19 Restrictions” because I’m a bit cynical about many places entirely eliminating pandemic entry requirements. However, compared to what Hong Kong mandated just a couple of months ago, this is a huge improvement. Coincidentally, my first visit to Hong Kong happened during the SARS outbreak. […]
Delicious Japanese Tours by Kanazawa Adventures
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. 22 years ago, I participated in a summer homestay program in Kanazawa, Japan. That […]
Language Lunes: Bali, Indonesia’s Saput Poleng
Every Monday at No Work All Travel, I intend to write about something that many of us have passed by while touring around, yet might not fully appreciate the significance. It might be a bizarrely named dish on a menu, an unusual street name, or a statue or sign with profound local impact written in […]
