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Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz is a full-time traveler who’s been contributing travel and lifestyle content for major publications for nearly 10 years. Aside from Global Traveler, Schultz has been seen in Forbes, AAA, Thrillist, OUT, Fodor’s and many more. Schultz is also the author of six books. His travel weakness is spending too much time with stray animals and he once brought home a dog from the Amalfi Coast. Between travels, Schultz lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find him on Instagram @thebrandonalexandr.


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Trends / Food & Drink
Sep 17, 2019

Hacienda Alsacia: Starbucks’ Sole Coffee Farm

In almost any city worldwide, and plenty of suburbs beyond, you’re likely to find a Starbucks nearby. We’ve all heard the phrase, “a Starbucks on every corner,” and it’s only a slight exaggeration in the United States. Despite its exceptionally high count of stores, though, there’s something Starbucks has only one of, and it’s likely to surprise you — a coffee farm. Whether you didn’t know Starbucks grew any coffee of its own, or you would have guessed they own half the world’s farms by now, it’s unlikely you would have supposed there was only one, but Hacienda Alsacia, about an hour outside of San Jose, Costa Rica, is the sole farm owned and operated by the international coffee giant.

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Destinations / North America
Sep 16, 2019

LGBTQ+ History in Vancouver

Gone are the days when city tours were only for top tourist attractions. Today, there’s a tour for every niche, and travelers are increasingly seeking them out to help orient themselves to new cities with immersive entertainment and education. With LGBTQ+ issues at the forefront of many cultural conversations, and LGBTQ+ history finally beginning to be researched and acknowledged, LGBTQ+ history tours are popping up in major cities worldwide, including Vancouver.