"Fresh" off a traumatic holiday travel season, plenty of flyers are reflecting on airlines' latest nose-dive. After my own prolonged customer service experience ( albeit an entertaining one) I reflected on air travel's idyllic past, its debilitated present, and what basic steps can be taken to navigate its seemingly nightmarish future. by GABRIEL HUNTTING It's the day before Christmas, and I'm stuck on the phone with a particularly unique Delta customer service representativ

Pandemic be damned, for the past year international party-goers have anointed Tulum as the unofficial party-capital of the COVID-19 era, but for less-hedonistic travelers, this unique, once-charming Mexican beach town is nothing more than another overpriced disaster. What makes Tulum so polarizing, how did this happen so quickly, and is it worth your visit? By GABRIEL HUNTTING Let's not kid ourselves-- Tulum is a blast. Tulum is also, at times, "utterly terrible." These two

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Prior to COVID-19, there wasn't a more talked-about destination than Bali. After multiple visits and hosting a few large group trips in this Indonesian paradise, here are some observations to feed your FOMO and push you towards Indonesia. Prior to COVID, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more popular travel destination blowing up your social media feed than Bali. It’s an exotic, trendy escape full of a certain flavor of beauty personified by the people you’ll meet there. No, no

The whirlwind of Bolivia is as treacherous as it is beautiful. It'll push you to your limits, demolish your sense of security, and extend your adrenaline from one absurd activity to the next. After a quick conversation withe a "role model" of mine, I'd heard all I needed to hear, booking a bus from Peru to its southeastern neighbor. Bolivia is about thinking less and doing more, so here are the best (or maybe worst?) things you should do there. im·pet·u·ous adjective acting o