New Years' celebrations are always special events for any Croat. They are something that has been planned months ahead with your family...

Call me crazy, but I am in love with Mumbai. Every New Year, all my friends like to travel for celebrations, but I love to stay in this...

“Where do you come from?” asked my new foreign friends. “Indonesia,” I told them. Then suddenly, their faces looked confused. “Bali, do...

My favorite New Year’s traditions in Peru both involve food and the best of those is the chocolatada. Peruvians hold chocolatadas...

Pedacitos Travel Community hosts the first conversation hour, delving into the topic of sustainable tourism.

Every country has its traditional food they prepare and eat on Christmas holidays. Croatia is no exception. Croatia has a rich history...

I don't like to get up early. I like to stay up late and get up late. And, like most people, when I have had to get up at a time I don't...

Inti Raymi is the biggest celebration of the year in Cusco, Peru. It links ancient Inca civilization with modern Quechua culture and...

Holi is my favorite festival. This festival is vibrant, full of color, love, and joy. Like every Indian festival, Holi too has a tale...

They say love is the best feeling in the world. Those who said it never saw a Croat during Christmas time. To us, it is the most...

Winter at the end of the year. A little girl walked down the dark alleys while selling matches. She was barefoot. The snowflakes fell on...

Diwali or Deepawali is derived from the Sanskrit term "Deepavali," which literally means "row of lights." Many Indians light diyas...

Just as it was getting time for bed, he got a heart-piercing call: a dear friend’s father had unexpectedly passed. He quickly collected...

Every child deserves access to equal education and the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. In the United States alone, over 3...

I grew up in Pennsylvania. We lived in a tiny brick house with blue shutters and a bay window looking into the backyard, where a row of...

Every family has a story. Rather, it's many stories and experiences that become the roadmap of every moment up until, well, you. Today, I...

My family typically does the big family gathering -- grandma, aunts and uncles and cousins and their kids -- all together at one home in...

If you've been following along, we set out our first leaf-peeping road trip through New England about a month ago. The first part of our...

The bus ride from Budva to Cetinje, Montenegro was difficult as usual. The winding roads around the mountain wreaked havoc on my stomach...

When I first arrived at Yap International Airport after midnight on one of only two weekly flights from Guam, the air was hot and humid....