Kelsey Allen

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Wander Musts

Thrillist readers can receive packing advice and practical tips on how to improve their own travel experience and what to purchase for their next trip from frequent world travelers.

Wander Musts: Travel Essentials and What to Pack for a Trip

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Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Even if you’ve never stepped foot in New York City, you’re likely acquainted with Subway Takes.

Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma Gives Us His Take on Travel

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When it launched nearly two decades years ago, Airbnb was just an opportunity for a few guys to rent out their apartment to folks in town for a conference.

The Best Airbnb Alternatives for Budget Travelers

Based solely on genre, the movies Nomadland, Almost Famous, and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure have little in common.

12 Movies and TV Episodes to Watch Before Your Next Road Trip

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Thrillist Road Trips

Satisfy your urge for IRL exploration with Thrillist Road Trips. We'll help you find the best roadside oddities, funky towns, and beautiful scenery that's just a drive away.

Thrillist Road Trips: Roadside Oddities, Funky Towns & More

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While some kids spent their childhood playing with LEGO or hanging out at the local mall, I was on the couch watching rom-coms.

A Rom-Com–Inspired Road Trip From NYC to Kennebunkport, Maine

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As an exercise in financial literacy, my mom had me compare the prices of cell phone plans when I was in fifth grade.

How Does Gen Z Travel So Much? Payment Plans

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I once made the mistake of lugging a 600-page, stream-of-consciousness novel about 1950s communism with me on a trip to California.

These Books Are the Perfect Companion to Your Summer Travels

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I was raised to always keep a pen in my bag in case I needed to sign a receipt, write down my phone number, or make a note of life’s unexpected discoveries.

Planning a Trip? AI Will Do That For You

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Since its 2016 debut as a roving pop-up in NYC’s Meatpacking District, the Museum of Ice Cream has been a divisive presence.

From Ice Cream to Bunnies, Can Anything Become a Museum?

Antoni Porowski has made such a dent in both the reality TV and food spaces that he’s now reached single-name status.

Antoni Porowski Won’t Travel Anywhere Without This $99 Candle

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It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that—as CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, announced on May 7—Disney will be opening its newest theme park destination in Abu Dhabi.

How Disney Adults Are Feeling About Disneyland Abu Dhabi

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With more than 325 million visitors a year, rivetingly silly social media accounts, and thousands of employee layoffs, the U.S.’s national parks are more popular—and precarious—than ever.

Yosemite Is Just the Latest Park to Require Reservations This Summer

Content creator Anna Barger is known for her adventurous TikTok vlogs in New York City, her cheery outfit checks on Instagram (where she usually invites strangers to join), and her knack for generally staying out of influencer drama.

Kelsey Allen

Latest Posts From Kelsey

Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma Gives Us His Take on Travel

And some of his opinions—BYOM (bring your own mayonnaise) and socks on a plane—we can't 100% agree with

The Best Airbnb Alternatives for Budget Travelers

Skip the Airbnb cleaning fees and exorbitant hotel prices

12 Movies and TV Episodes to Watch Before Your Next Road Trip

From quirky comedies to coming-of-age dramas, here’s what Thrillist’s editors recommend you watch before you hit the open road

A Rom-Com–Inspired Road Trip From NYC to Kennebunkport, Maine

Stare wistfully out the window and inhabit the spirit of a ’90s Julia Roberts

How Does Gen Z Travel So Much? Payment Plans

Travelers are increasingly dependent on buy-now-pay-later lenders to make trips happen. Is wanderlust worth the debt and added interest?

These Books Are the Perfect Companion to Your Summer Travels

From classic beach reads to post-apocalyptic thrillers, here’s what Thrillist editors recommend you pack

Planning a Trip? AI Will Do That For You

From Chatbot travel assistants to Instagram reel-generated itineraries, the latest AI innovations are transforming how we book a vacation

From Ice Cream to Bunnies, Can Anything Become a Museum?

With Instagram rites of passage like the Museum of Ice Cream to hyper-specific enclaves dedicated to dinnerware, defining a museum has never been so complex

Antoni Porowski Won’t Travel Anywhere Without This $99 Candle

The ‘Queer Eye’ star tells us about his love for the Delta One lounge at JFK, his fear of airplane coffee, and the powdered bone broth he brings with him on every flight.

How Disney Adults Are Feeling About Disneyland Abu Dhabi

The announcement of Disney’s newest park brought elation, skepticism, and disappointment

Yosemite Is Just the Latest Park to Require Reservations This Summer

Book ahead if you want to hike the Half Dome

Elevated Sweatpants, Wet Wipes, and Other Things Anna Barger Won’t Travel Without

NYC's unproblematic fave Anna Barger shares her favorite travel memories, inflight essentials, and packing tips