Yesterday, I appeared on The Huffington Post’s live-streaming news network, Huffpost Live! On the show, I got to share with viewers a new trend in travel – an easy way of booking experiences that instantly transforms a tourist into a traveler. It is called kitchen hopping. Here’s the full video… For my full tips video about booking hyper-local travel experiences using the person-to-person economy, click here. If you are not yet subscribed to my newsletter, you can sign up below and in the upper right corner of this page.…
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If I am on a trip and I don’t get the opportunity to connect with locals, learn from them and escape the tourist infrastructure of my destination, I AM NOT A HAPPY TRAVELER. Resort travel and beach-bum travel have their place, for sure. But even on those kinds of trips, I’m always scouting out what’s under the surface. Call it an insatiable curiosity. And I often hear from my viewers and my friends that they, too, would like to travel like me but they are not as outgoing, or that they just don’t know how to do it. So in this video find tools to make my kind of travel work for you. The tips I give are kind of…
This is a step-by-step guide for summer weekend trips, for women. Follow the steps and you’ll take out all the emotion behind packing and just get it done – fast. This is my first TWK tips video! I hope you like it!! Also, coming next week, I’ll tell you…
To be honest, I was not dying to try fish and chips when I arrived in London. But food critic, Daniel Young showed me the light and the subtle nuances of why Fish and Chips are still worth it. The trick is finding the chippies – that’s local lingo for fish and chip restaurants – that are up to par. And lucky for us, Daniel has traversed the city of London seeking out the best of the best. See, Daniel is a long-time food critic and writer who has produced five cookbooks, three restaurant guides, dozens of magazine articles, 100s of newspaper restaurant reviews as well as dining and tasting events in Europe and the US.…
I know. These days on Travel with Kate, it’s been all London, London, London. Well, that’s because I have formed a mild obsession about the place. And in this video, I indulge my fantasy of moving there by asking a group of American women living in London about their experiences moving to the city. Take a look and tell me what you think.…
In the British capital, I got in touch with Sarah Bennetto, a popular comedian and radio DJ. Like I do with all the locals I connect with in my videos, I asked her to show me a slice of her city that most visitors probably don’t know about. Initially, we were going to go to her favorite coffee shops in East London. But then we got to talking and realized that wasn’t nearly as exciting as showcasing her growing list of great spots to make-out around town. It wasn’t easy to narrow down her selections. After all, London is a very romantic city. But I think we did a good job. Watch the video and tell me what you think?…