The Travel Journal

When you travel, you create incredible memories. Keeping a travel diary helps you remember the details of your trip that made it special. Taking the time to jot down your expectations, itinerary, experiences and emotions adds an element of reflection and creativity to any travel as well. Making a travel…

Whether you’re traveling with friends or joined a group tour, you’ll remember your trip long after saying goodbye at the airport. For many travelers, preserving these memories with photos is important. When group photos are on one phone, selfies on another, and the best shots of landmarks on a memory…

Solo travel, especially solo hiking, is incredibly rewarding. Many of the United States’ national parks, as well as national parks in other countries, are excellent places to travel alone. When compared to other hiking destinations, national parks have incredibly well-maintained trails that are clearly marked. Mapped trails make it easier…

Renting a car for a trip through Europe gives you access to beautiful countryside, a flexible schedule and an appreciation for more of your host countries’ cultures. It can also put you at the mercy of more aggressive drivers and at risk for expensive accidents. To prepare yourself for driving…

There are hundreds of unique festivals celebrated around the world for religious, cultural, historical and nonsensical reasons. Each one, from the small local celebrations to the huge festivities that bring locals and tourists alike to a region, offers an incredible experience. You could spend years visiting the best festivals in…

A coffee plantation tour is a unique way to spend a vacation. Many are located in remote destinations at high elevations, which makes for a beautiful place to stay for a few nights, or your entire trip, while learning more about how coffee is planted, harvested and processed. Costa Rica’s…

Visitors from all over the world are adding Budapest to their itineraries. This beautiful city has something to offer every type of traveler, from history buffs to nature lovers. One of Budapest’s biggest fans is travel expert and vice president of business development at The Travel Team, Ron Luczak. He…

Europe is home to gorgeous tourist destinations, from London and Paris to the Amalfi Coast and Swiss Alps. If you don’t feel like battling crowds of tourists and locals alike, there are still plenty of places to explore throughout the continent. Some of the most underrated destinations in the world…

Sometime around the beginning of February, when winter seems like it will never end, Buffalonians are ready for a change of scenery. These winter weekend getaways can be reached in just a few hours on the road or in the air. They may not have warm weather, but they do…

Almost any destination in the world offers tourists unique historical details through tours, museums and architecture. Some regions are exceptionally rich in natural and human history, making them ideal vacation destinations for history buffs. Reaching from the ancient temples of Angkor, Cambodia to the assembly lines of Detroit, the meaning…