The Erosion of Easter Island

One of the most remote inhabited locations, Easter Island captivates because of the remnants of the ancient civilization it once housed: moai statues and “ahu” platforms, found predominantly along the island’s coast. Many of these iconic relics are actually tombs for the dead. Because of their placement, these artifacts are jeopardized by rising sea levels. More than just the loss of monuments, it may lead …

A Wave of “Airbnb for Luggage” Services

There are plenty of scenarios in which, before a plane or after a hotel check out or vice versa, there’s time to explore but no place for luggage. Hotels do help but many other types of accommodation might not. A slew of new services aim to find a location for luggage while travelers make use of that time, in essence “Airbnb for bags.” Apps and …

Road Trip: LA to Santa Barbara

We use Silvercar's seamless service to explore some gems along the Californian coast

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California’s coast offers so many types of adventure as it stretches from the warm Baha border through the crisp cutoff of Oregon’s forests. Yet there’s nothing quite so alluring as the lush, beachy mid-section of the state: California’s central coast, an area ripe for road tripping along the famed 101 Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway. When traveling north from Los Angeles, the central coast offers …