21st August 2017 / Events, Plan, The art of travel / 0 comments

Big Travel Nut is 4 years old today! It seems like only yesterday that I was learning how to use WordPress, browsing through themes, and writing the blog’s original content! I haven’t planned anything stupendous […]

9th August 2017 / Plan, The art of travel / 9 comments

I apologize in advance if today’s topic is “darker” than usual. Something has been on my mind in recent weeks, after reading various news articles about some barbaric customs and laws abroad. And I have […]

26th July 2017 / Books, Plan, Reviews / 0 comments

“Have breakfast at home. Have lunch 300 kms (200 mi) away. Have dinner abroad.” – Challenge #186. If you’ve travelled a lot, or for long periods of times, you may have reached a point where […]

12th July 2017 / My picks, Plan / 0 comments

“Hub and spoke” refers to a way of travelling that involves basing yourself in one city for a week or more, and exploring the surrounding areas on various day trips. Great hub cities can be […]

17th May 2017 / Books, Plan, Reviews / 0 comments

Why are there dresses and unpractical shoes on Denise O’Leary’s travel book cover? From the first few pages of Footloose & Fearless @ Fifty + it is clear that the author is not a wealthy fashionista. […]

3rd January 2017 / Plan / 0 comments

Lists of “best places to visit in 2017” are a dime a dozen at this time of year. Well, why not? Lists are one of the most popular types of articles out there. But honestly, […]

13th December 2016 / My picks, Plan / 1 comment

If you live in the high latitudes of the Northern hemisphere, you may be thinking of escaping the cold this winter. Most North American have their sights on the Caribbean, Hawaii, or even Florida. Europeans […]