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6 Haunted Destinations to Visit This Halloween

Spooky season is 100% underway, and we're looking for haunted destinations to visit! Halloween is a perfect excuse to connect with your inner spirit hunter, seance holder, or scary story fanatic. If you're looking to dial up the fear factor this October, read on for some fun travel ideas within the United States. Top 6 Haunted Destinations to Visit this Halloween Salem, Massachusetts Photo via Pixels It's not Halloween if we don't mention Salem, Massachusetts. Best known for the witchcraft hysteria and subsequent witch trials in the 1690s, most Americans immediately associate Salem with all things spooky. After your obligatory re-watch of "Hocus Pocus," enjoy a walking tour that will take you through the town's rich history; then make sure

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Vietnam to open Phu Quoc, Halong Bay, Hoi An for travel

Vietnam has started taking baby steps in reopening its borders for international travel. From November, the government will allow vaccinated travellers from selected low-risk countries to visit the resort island of Phu Quoc. December onwards, it is expected that UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay, the well preserved ancient town of Hoi An, highlands town of Dalat and beach destination Nha Trang will also be opened up. From November to year-end, The Vietnamese government is looking to first open up to visitors from countries where the pandemic has been contained and have high vaccination rates. This would include China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, France and Germany. Australia, USA and Canada are also being considered for the phased opening however

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The Uros Floating Islands in Lake Titicaca, Peru are uniquely man made

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Straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia is the world’s highest navigable body of water: Lake Titicaca. As one of the most famous lakes in the world, I was aware of it before my trip.However, my expectations were absolutely blown out of the water (excuse the pun) with a visit to the manmade Uros floating islands. All dressed in traditional clothing. Photo by Matthew Cogan Puno to Lake Titicaca My day started in the city of Puno situated at the edge of the lake on the Peruvian side of the border. I had spent the previous day travelling there on a long bus journey from Cusco. The only plan that I had when I got to Puno was to take

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Singaporeans can enjoy Christmas & New Year in USA & Europe

The residents of Singapore have been granted a bumper Christmas gift this October. This afternoon, the government has announced the expansion to their vaccinated travel lanes, adding USA, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and Denmark to the existing list that consists of South Korea, Germany, and Brunei. This would mean that fully vaccinated Singapore residents, from November, can enjoy a two-way quarantine free travel between Singapore and these countries. With this expansion in the two-way quarantine free travel to Singapore’s major travel markets, i.e. North America and a good proportion of Europe, the residents of Singapore can look forward to planning holidays to their favourite long haul destinations in time for Christmas and New Year holidays and perhaps even for

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7 Incredible James Bond Travel Experiences

THE WAIT IS OVER. AGENT 007 IS BACK in business. After an 18 month delay due to the pandemic, the latest Bond film, actor Daniel Craig’s fifth and final, has premiered in London, and it’s already getting rave reviews. The 25th film in the James Bond spy franchise, No Time To Die, transports us first to Jamaica, where a retired 007 is going about a normal life. He’s soon recruited back into the spy game, however, to rescue a kidnapped scientist. Bond is, without a doubt, one of the most dapper, well-traveled characters on the silver screen. And so, in homage to the jet-setting legend that is 007, we’ve rounded up the most extravagant Bond-inspired travel experiences in Asia-Pacific and

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Work and Travel Overseas With Experts

  Go World Travel is reader-supported and may earn a commission from purchases made through links in this piece. Traveling the world is just something that lives within us, a powerful urge that is desperate to get out. If you are the kind of person who gets drawn in by endless shots of international beauty on Insta or reads Lonely Planet books for fun, you know that draw, that yearning to jump on a plane and discover. Combining travel with work is the best way to truly immerse yourself in any country. This gets you on the inside track, to see how locals live, to experience their way of life, discover the secret corners and enjoy authentic traveling at its

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The World’s Most Haunted Places

It’s that time of year again! The spookiest time – when we share some of our favorite creepy, haunted and otherwise unexplainable destinations to you. Here’s what we’ve come up with – guaranteed to put you in the Halloween spirit! Wind Phone, Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Stefanie | Death Trends Expert (@___goodgrief___) When Itaru Sasaki lost his cousin in 2010, he didn’t know where to put his grief. So he came upon the idea to put a phone booth in his garden where he could “call” and have a one-way conversation with his cousin. Then, in 2011, a massive Tsunami and earthquake decimated the town he lived in, killing

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