With the Estonian octogenarians of Setomaa.
I started In The Know Traveler in 2004 with the sincere desire to continue to see the world and inspire more people to do the same. I figured that if more of us were traveling we would discover that we had more in common than not with others. Maybe we could see each other for our similarities, rather than our differences. Over 4000 articles later, this message has not changed. If anything, it is more important than ever. I do hope you will continue to find your inspiration and commitment in exploring your world right here at In The Know Traveler.
We travel because we are supposed to know each other.
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ITKT, as we like to call it, is an online travel magazine dedicated to international travel and cultural exchange. We do this through personal stories, video and photos covering 189 countries around the world. And we have been doing it since 2004 — so we know a thing or two about travel 😉
I started ITKT in 2004 with the sincere desire to get more Americans passports in their hands and traveling. Secretly, I hope that if we all traveled more, we would realize how much we have in common as people, as humans. Perhaps, we would not have to fight with each other so often. I know, the pipe dream of world peace is a long shot, but it is one pipe dream worth pursuing. Until then, let’s get to know each other. It is another dream worth pursuing.
Honestly, I was listening to Raspberry Beret by Prince when the idea of changing my life and building this site began. So, this is my small homage to a truly talented musician. Lots of yellow (I think Prince went through a yellow phase) and green (I just like it), too.
I am. My wife and I are shooting for 100 weddings in 100 countries. You can check us out at In The Know Bride. Honestly, it is one of the better relationship choices I have ever made.
I suppose what makes ITKT different is we publish writers from all over the world, while managing to not be a corporation. We are real people writing about real travel. We have very few ads because we like to do what we want.
Yes, I have a program that teaches you how to travel for free without having to be a blogger. Blogging is fine for some but no everyone wants a career of taking selfies and posting photos on Instagram. There is a much better way to do it. Sign up for our newsletter for more.
Yes, totally. We don’t pay much but happy to see how we can work together. For more on this, visit our Submission Guidelines or our Writers’ Checklist
About Us
Devin Galaudet the Editor and Publisher of the well-established In The Know Traveler series of web sites, which celebrates ten years in August. His previous careers include professional card player, antique storeowner, and assistant picture editor for Miramax.
Devin has written for the Huffington Post, Technorati, The Citron Review and has had Dad-inspired material featured in Two Hawks Quarterly literary journal. He holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch University at Los Angeles.
If you have a question about any of the In The Know Traveler sites contact him directly here. For information about submitting your story to In The Know Traveler visit our submission guidelines.
Steve Smith inherited the wanderlust and has always needed to see what's around the next corner. In his college years he enjoyed many memorable forays into Mexico sleeping on beaches under the stars, but today that's all changed.
Since 2006 he's contributed stories and photographs to In The Know Traveler, and in 2014 he assumed an editor role. Published both in digital and print formats, his international assignments have taken him to the Middle East, Asia, North/Latin/South America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Together with his co-pilot, today his global road travels intersect with digital storytelling and dynamically add to them with space-age mapping technology.
And now for our latest stories…
I visited the energetic city of Hanoi, one of the most popular holiday destinations, last summer. Hanoi Train Street is one place that will never disappear from my travel memories. I had put Train Street at the top of the list of to-do attractions while planning the...
Actually, I’m not sure you’d call it hiking—maybe trekking, or even … well … walking. Sure, it sounds pretty tame, as in no rugged trails or big ups and downs. But for me, hiking in the UK was a revelation: fun, ever-changing, an adventure. On the west coast of the...
Hot news flash from the Coconut Wireless is that I have found a Garden of Eden private resort in Northern Fiji! Matangi is a luxury, adults-only resort and a perfect romantic escape in the South Pacific. Arrival in Matangi My arrival onto Matangi's private resort with...
I had first visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) in October 2016 as a day trip from Dandong in China. I've always liked to explore places where few others dare to go, so I was very excited about my first trip (not to mention a little...
Imagine my surprise when I heard that one of the largest cultural events in Cameroon, my newest home, would take place just after I arrived, and in my city of Douala! The Ngondo water-centric festival is normally held throughout November but would culminate on the...
As the fireworks exploded over Kalajoki Finland, I reflected on the past two weeks of travel, how easy it had been, and how far away CoVid-19 had felt. The Finn's don't wear masks, they don't queue outside of shops, and when I asked them about social distancing and...
The glass sculptures were astonishing. Just once in my life I had visited a glass blowers' studio, accompanying my daughter's school study trip. Yes, I had seen the demonstrations of the glass being melted, blown and shaped into a delicate form. But nothing...
My eyes were bleary after the two-ish hour flight from Lima, but more so from the 3am alarm earlier in the day. I had just landed in Iquitos, Peru with my family – husband Tim, 11-year-old daughter Taylor, and 9-year-old son Wyatt. Along with my family, I was on a...
Cancun, Mexico (November 17, 2022) - As Kempinski debuts its first Mexico property with the Grand Hotel Cancun managed by Kempinski, loyal guests of the property will be happy to find familiarity in the hotel’s lauded culinary offerings. At the end of the year, the...
August 8, 2022: People ask me here sometimes, as they often do of foreigners everywhere, where I'm from. "America," I reply. Then they ask about the state. They usually offer guesses like California or New York. I disappoint them. I reluctantly supply the answer,...