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For a town with fewer than 100,000 people, Bellingham punches above its weight for breweries. At last count, Bellingham was home to 12 breweries. But it’s not just the number of breweries that matters: it’s also the quality. With top options like Aslan and Kulshan in the mix, Bellingham is one of the best cities…

Interlaken, Switzerland is one of Europe’s most beautiful sights. There are many great hostels in Interlaken, including cheap party hostels, upscale group accommodations, and everything in between.  I’ve visited Interlaken. I’ve partied in the basement of Balmers. I stayed at the surprisingly fancy Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof Hostel. I’ve even watched hockey at the Hooters in…

Palm Springs, California lives in its own little world. Although it’s in Southern California, Palm Springs doesn’t feel like anywhere else in SoCal. Palm Springs can be a cool place to visit. It can also feel like an endless and boring suburban desert filled with way too many golf courses and startling numbers of old…

There’s a reason Bend is on every list of “best beer towns in the United States.” There are a lot of breweries in Bend. At one point, Bend even had more breweries per capita than any other town in the country.  Bend isn’t a secret anymore. But there are still plenty of classic breweries to…

For the 10th largest city in America, San Jose doesn’t have as many breweries as you would expect. However, there are plenty of gems within the San Jose metro area and Santa Clara County. After living in San Jose for six months and visiting virtually every brewery in the city, I feel qualified to rank…

The Salton Sea feels out of place in sunny SoCal. It’s an ecological disaster and a shockingly smelly lake surrounded by sad towns and barren desert. Don’t let the smell push you away: the Salton Sea is a genuinely cool place to visit. If you’re in Palm Springs and looking for something to do, then…

It’s not just a U2 album: Joshua Tree National Park is a sprawling national park in the high desert of southern California. Located a stone’s throw from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, like most American National Parks, is beautiful and unique. Due to Joshua Tree’s unique latitude, elevation, and desert setting, it’s the only place in…

Yellowstone National Park is the quintessential American National Park. Along with the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone is what most people think of when they hear the words ‘American National Park.’ But Yellowstone is huge. It takes 3 full days just to see the biggest sights in Yellowstone. Plus, it takes so long to get to Yellowstone…

Located 30 minutes down the highway from Charleston and 40 minutes from Huntington, Hurricane is a strategically-located town in the heart of West Virginia. Home to 6,500+ people and an alarming number of gas stations, Hurricane is pronounced like ‘hurr uh kinn’ – not hurricane. Few Canadian tourists have driven through West Virginia, and fewer…

Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful places in America. It’s also one of the world’s best-known national parks. Sure, Yellowstone may have technically been the first National Park in America. But some claim Yosemite was actually number one (it was a state park before Yellowstone was a protected area). Yosemite is big….