Chris, Author at The Unconventional Route

How to Travel To Change Who You Are

An example of a transformative travel story, plus suggestions on how to travel to create similar experiences on your trip trip.

The lessons I learned on how to overcome option overwhelm and choose a backpack you will be happy with for years to come.

Breaking down Cape Town’s pros and cons as a digital nomad destination to understand why it’s not more popular.

On a recent trip, I realized that travel blogging has lost its soul. It has devolved into something like ’90s beauty pageantry.

Honest, not-obvious observations and opinions about visiting South Africa to help you get a better idea of wheter to visit or not.

It’s not as easy to be a tourist in your own town as abroad, but you can have a novel local travel experience if you include these 5 things.

A quick guide of Rwanda travel tips including what to pack, how to prepare for your trip, itinerary tips, and what not to do.

Decide what to squeeze into your Rwanda itinerary and what to leave out with our honest opions and advice on the top attractions.

Practical tips and info about hiking Mount Bisoke (and maybe even seeing gorillas!) that we learned the hard way from our own hike.

Pros: Visiting Rwanda’s safe, clean, and comfortable. Cons: It’s a bit sterile and overpriced. More in this blog post.

Of all the objects we own, these are our select few favorite things we’d immediately buy again without a second thought.

Honest pros and cons of Airbnb versus hotels to help you decide which is best to stay in for having the best possible trip.

How much can you save with The Cape Town Entertainer app? What are the best deals? Why NOT get it? This review has the answers.

Stuff your stomach and tantalize your tongue with our inside guide to where to eat in Valencia: our favorite restaurants, cafes, and bars.

This honest, fun, inside, in-depth, and unique Cape Town travel blog goes way beyond the basic Table Mountain, Mandela, and penguin stuff.

How to prepare for a bedazzling, hassle-free visit of the Marrakech medina. Which area to stay in, what to do, drink, and eat, and more.

The best unique and off-the-beaten-path places to visit in Spain that our local friends helped us discover.