Just Wanderlust Blog » A discerning, food-loving, & culturally curious road warrior seeks the world's beautiful and bizarre destinations.

You only need to look at the stock market to see how air travel has fared since 2020. As fewer people are traveling the skies, major airlines are considering mass layoffs, cost-cutting, or even outright bankruptcy. It’s obvious that the world will need to find other travel options.

It may seem like there’s no point in going anywhere if everything is closed down, but the reality is that many places never shut down at all, including national parks. If the start of 2021 is feeling like the ranting of an uninvited, drunken partygoer — one from which you want … Read more >>

It’s summer somewhere. That means it’s winter for the other half of the world, too. As someone from the northern hemisphere, I’ve always found it perplexing that Australians celebrate Yule Tide on the beach in the baking hot midsummer sun, probably with a BBQ and a cooler of drinks on the go – yet they still send and receive greeting cards depicting scenes of snow. Bizarre.

Wherever you are in the world, and whatever the seasonal temperature you’re currently either sweating or shivering through, you’re probably wondering if it’s time to take a trip and recharge your batteries. But this … Read more >>

When people travel, some hit the road for the sun, the sea, and the sand, others want a break from their everyday life and their responsibilities. But for some, it’s all about the food and the local cuisine! Eating your way around your destination is one of the best things about traveling. There are so many flavors, sights, smells, and tastes to discover it’s difficult to know where to begin.

Eating local cuisine is the best way to guarantee yourself a genuine travel experience. You’ll get to meet new people, enjoy new flavors and get to come across some pretty … Read more >>

Is there anything more exciting than the anticipation of going on holiday? Whether you’ve booked your break at the very last minute or you’ve been building up to this for months, the planning side of things is almost as exciting as getting onto the plane itself!

At this stage, there’s very little that could stop you from having a good time – if your holiday has been cancelled, click here to find out more – when you’ve worked hard all year long, you deserve some time to relax in the sun, spend time with your family and leave your regular … Read more >>