iRoam

Personal travel essays.

Taxi in India

Cab Rides of India: Rules to Live By

A Solo Traveler Learns How Strong She Is By Cabbing Through India’s Cities by Reese Souza-Lovett “Kali Mandir, Temple, Madam?” “Haan ji, yes,” I said, grimacing slightly as I slid onto the scorching leather backseat. I turned to each back door, pressing the locks down and saying a silent prayer that they did indeed lock. […]

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Girls on tour across Nullarbor Plains in two Apollo campervans. (Photo: Julia Champtaloup / The Daily Telegraph)

5 Women Take On Australia’s Nullarbor Plain In A Road Trip Adventure To Remember

Michaela Boland is always up for an adventure, whether it’s a three-month “Australian odyssey” with her husband and children or hitting the road on a cross-country adventure with four of her friends, she’s game.

So, when one of her friends suggested a trip from Adelaide to Perth along the Nullarbor Plain on the search for sculptor Sir Antony Gormley’s Salt Lake Sculptures at Lake Ballard in Western Australia she jumped at the opportunity.

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Reboot Vacay: My Thai Cleansing Getaway

Vacations are usually where you let yourself go to relax and indulge in the pleasures of what life has to offer, but then there are the vacations that allow you to rejuvenate to help you embrace the rest of your life.

That’s what Shradha Shah was searching for when her brother turned her onto Spa Village in Koh Samui (165 Moo 4 Huay Say, Mae Rim, Chaing Mai, +66 (7) 723-0855, , TheSpaResorts.net) in Thailand.

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The Mighty, Fierce Women of Nazare

Two hours north of Lisbon, on the vast expanse of the Atlantic coast, is the city of Nazare (Nazareth).

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A princess for a day, Iris, floats down Market Street in San Francisco’s LGBT Pride Parade. (Photo: Courtesy of Iris Mansour)

Brit’s Americana Summer Adventure

Sowing her Americana oats, Londoner Iris Mansour, made an Americana wish list and hopped onto a plan to the United States for a 60 day summer adventure.

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