Destination Guides

Nikola, Night and Day

September 15, 2016 by Robert Schrader 10 Comments

I wasn’t sitting alone in a Belgrade park in the middle of the night, having an imaginary conversation with a Nikola Tesla statue.

Waterloo in Kotor

September 12, 2016 by Robert Schrader 1 Comment

The battle that occurred in Kotor in 1814 was a big loss for France, but not the biggest: At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.

The Death of War

September 9, 2016 by Robert Schrader 5 Comments

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Dalmatian Yesterdays

September 5, 2016 by Robert Schrader 7 Comments

I can’t honestly say I would trade even a single tomorrow for all my yesterdays, as fondly as I remember them.

The Scorpion and the Petunia

August 15, 2016 by Robert Schrader 1 Comment

It isn’t easy to be a travel blogger with a partner, at least not when you spend the first six years of your travel blogging career as a travel blogger without one.

Phuket Is More Than Just a Beautiful Beach

August 4, 2016 by Robert Schrader 3 Comments

Phuket boasts more than a hundred kilometers of coastline, but is much more than just a beautiful beach destination.

Land of Entrapment

July 26, 2016 by Robert Schrader 11 Comments

Four words pop into my head every time I think of the desert: “Aujourd’hui, maman est morte.”

Ghosts and Referenda

June 27, 2016 by Robert Schrader 7 Comments

Yes: I shaved 13 days off a two-week trip, and flew halfway around the world (and back!) in two days so that I could make things right—and garden, bake brownies and watch the season finale of Veep—with the love of my life.