Amsterdam Photo Blog: A city of shop windows
A long layover in Amsterdam takes a different turn when I decide to scrap the guidebook and just have a wander. […] read more
tripwolfing it in Manchester at Travel Bloggers Unite ’11
The first-ever Travel Bloggers Unite conference was held in Manchester, England this weekend. […] read more
How to Take Photos of Yourself When You’re Traveling Alone
Picture it: Lake Amatitlán in Guatemala, 2006. Me, on the pier, posing for what has since become one of my favorite pictures of myself. Somehow, everything just seems to work: the landscape, the ghostly effect, the fact that you can hardly see my face. A […] read more
London – 48 Hours to Eat
The British are good at making comfort food, perfect for cold wintry days but they're also great at transforming cuisines from other cultures into their own. You've got restaurants ranging from Michelin starred and gastropubs, to the Indian curry houses and […] read more
London – 48 Hours to Christmas Shop
Christmas is the time to give and receive. This is when everyone, even the usually anti-shops men go shopping for presents. London can get quite manic during this period as people frantically search for the perfect present to give to loved ones.Kick off […] read more
Surprise trip to London with the tripwolf Team
Two weeks ago, the Vienna based tripwolf team got up early for 30h trip full of surprises, inspirational inputs and good fun. Two weeks earlier we got an email from Sebastian, our CEO inviting us to a surprise. All we knew at that stage was we had to get up […] read more
How To Eat Takoyaki
[caption id="attachment_4584" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo from Wikimedia Commons"][/caption]Takoyaki - the quintessential Osaka street treat. Their name is usually translated by some well-intentioned soul as "octopus balls," but rest […] read more
Rainbow Nation is ready, willing and able
South Africa, according to countless magazine, billboard and commercial declarations I have seen in the past 24 hours, is “ready for action”. A good thing, considering the first World Cup on this continent kicks off in just two days time.After an 11-hour […] read more
World Cup: My Rough (Aunties) guide to South Africa
[caption id="attachment_1349" align="alignright" width="274" caption="The real stars of South Africa 2010"][/caption]As England bade farewell to an expectant nation with a 3-1 win over Mexico, Wembley Stadium seemed the most logical place for me to be as my […] read more
Travel Tips for Brighton, Sussex, England
See our trip to Brighton or create your own trip on tripwolfThe cacauphony of the words that describe Brighton (or, more correctly, the first half of the town officially named Brighton and Hove) would cause a travel writer's editor's eyes to roll; bustling, […] read more
“Why we travel” – Photo Feature
Thanks to user diadin for this amazing photo from London! […] read more
Fairytale Getaway – The Cotswolds of England
When I was a young Air Force officer on temporary deployment to Fairford in the to the rolling green hills to the northwest of London, England, some years ago, I was fortunate enough to have colleague who was determined to prove to his ex-wife that he was not […] read more
Where the Right Side is the Wrong Side – UK Rental Car Tips, Part Two
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emdot/ / CC BY 2.0 ...continued from Where the Right Side is the Wrong Side - UK Rental Car Tips, Part One.Finally, on the subject of the cost of driving in the UK and Ireland, heed this advice from someone who has learned the […] read more
Where the Right Side is the Wrong Side – UK Rental Car Tips, Part One
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skuds/ / CC BY-SA 2.0It happens a thousand times a day at rental counters across the former British Empire: somebody is about to attempt to drive on the left side of the road for the first time. Never mind that most of the world […] read more
Where to Eat: Brick Lane Beigel Bake, London
Though everything in East London seems to be gentrifying faster than you can say "overpriced vintage," Brick Lane Beigel Bake is one reliably down-to-earth institution that isn't going anywhere. It's been around for over 100 years and doesn't look as if it's […] read more
All I Want for Christmas is a Gym Membership
Nothing screams 'holiday season' like a full social calendar - all of my weekends in December have been booked since November, along with a number of weekdays blocked off for office parties, happy hours, tree lightings, etc. And you know what that means - […] read more
Get to know your tripwolf bloggers – Cristina (maglayas)
[caption id="attachment_2118" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="On the way to the San Blas Islands, Panama"][/caption]We've got some strong personalities here at tripwolf, but we all have one thing in common - our love and desire to explore the world! […] read more
Living for Travel – Interview with Ben Box
Travel guide author Ben Box in an interview about the joys and the chores of writing about travel for a living.„Willing to go everywhere and see everything“For nearly 20 years, Ben Box, 57, has been the editor of the South American Handbook, Footprint’s […] read more
Only Americans Would Give Thanks Like This: The Thanksgiving Blog, Part 1
The fourth Thursday in November is coming up, and if you're in the U.S., you're probably starting to salivate from anticipation. Thanksgiving began as a lesson in sharing - Native Americans taught the clueless Pilgrims how to grow corn that would help them […] read more
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