Erik Trinidad is a freelance writer, whose written work has appeared on Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic Travel, Discovery.com, Saveur, Cooking Channel, The Huffington Post, and Epicurious.
Heading to Ireland? They'll Guide You Beyond Guinness and Potatoes
It was a drizzly day in County Meath, Ireland, which is not unheard of on the Emerald Isle. Tiny raindrops fell from the sky, trajectories at the whim of a chilling breeze, not only down to the rolling hills and grassy meadows of the countryside, but into the River Blackwater, which flowed faster than usual. As the river ran through the village of Kells, the force of its current came in contact with a paddle and pushed a water wheel — just as it did some 700 years ago...
Will Shred for Food at Utah's Ski Resorts
Dishes worth taking turns for across six of Utah’s mountain resorts.
Diving in Statia: More Than Just Blue Beads
Not many people have heard of the Caribbean island nicknamed Statia, let alone its full Dutch name, Sint Eustatius. Perhaps that’s because it’s one of just two mere specks on the map in the Lesser Antilles—the other being Saba—between St. Maarten and St. Kitts. However, those of the diving community who are in the know can attest that Statia, as little as it is, has much to offer with dozens of protected dive sites teeming with marine life. More than that, it’s ...
Mont Tremblant Snow Buggies Offer Adventure at Every Turn
Come for the skiing, stay for the snow buggies.
Making the Most of Spring-Like Conditions in Jackson Hole's Backcountry
nowstorm dry spells can happen at any time, and in this era of climate change, the same goes for spring-like days in the middle of winter. “Dryuary” may be the term used by those flirting with sobriety each January, but the ski industry knows it’s very much the descriptor for the lack of big dumps the 30 days after New Year’s. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort was no exception to this in the second half of that first month of 2024...
Schweitzer Mountain Remains a Humble Wintry Playground
A girl in a tutu, eight years old going on nine, stood ready for her close-up, with her family nearby—cameras all pointed at her. It was a special day, and not just because it was her birthday; the birthday girl would get the honor of ringing the opening bell, not at the New York Stock Exchange, but at a place dearer to her young heart: the clock tower in the base village of Schweitzer Mountain Resort in the Idaho Panhandle...
Luging at Québec’s Le Massif De Charlevoix is Like Real-Life Super Mario Kart
Aside from having dumbfounding views, Le Massif de Charlevoix feels much more foreign than landlocked ski resorts in North America. This is French Québec after all, where poutine is practically ubiquitous, even in the lodge cafeteria, and there are French-influenced winter activities. For me, the most fun of these is luging, a “classic Le Massif must-do,” especially since it’s not offered by the other Québequois ski resorts.
The World’s First Underwater Sculpture Park Gets an Upgrade
Jason deCaires Taylor has come a long way since he started transforming coral reefs by creating underwater sculpture galleries. His first project, the Underwater Sculpture Park installed in Grenada’s Molinere Bay in 2006, was the first of its kind, drawing acclaim from around the world. It inadvertently spearheaded a movement for others to create more underwater galleries as artificial reefs...
Fodor's New York City 2024 (Full-color Travel Guide)
This is the 2024 Fodor's Travel New York City guidebook with updates from Erik Trinidad, handling The Bronx—adding in a new hotel section—and Brooklyn with Staten Island, with a revamped Red Hook section, updates to the state of Williamsburg with a new shout out to the Our Lady of Carmel Feast, the old school italian-American tradition that been around for over a hundred years. Also new hotels.
Out with outdated references to Walter Matthau (Walter Mathau really?), and in with current references to the Wu Tang Clan and Pete Davidson. All that at more, in bookstores and Kindle now.
Review: Celestia Yacht in the Komodo Islands
Dragons may usually be creatures of fantasy, but after docking at Indonesia’s Rinca Island and setting foot beyond its boardwalk, my friends and I found ourselves in the presence of not one, but two. And as if this wasn’t already a fortunate chance encounter, what happened next was even more astounding...
Going Ape: Where to See Orangutans in Borneo
Hiking down a rainforest trail in Indonesia’s Tanjung Puting National Park, it wasn’t long before I spotted in the distance the creature I had journeyed all the way to Indonesian Borneo to see. An orangutan mother was carrying her infant on her back and walking down the boardwalk of a research camp in the middle of the jungle...
Why Southern Utah Is a Perfect Canyoneering Destination
I’m usually OK with heights, but this situation is a little different: I find myself leaning over the edge of a 140-foot cliff with nothing but a rope and a harness to keep me from an imminent, gruesome demise. It’s the equivalent of dangling off the roof of a 14-story building, and a sudden rush of anxiety fills me as I realize what I’m about to do...
Gorgeous landscapes, ancient ruins and wine: cycling through Turkey’s İzmir Province
I pedaled behind my cycling guide, a young 19-year-old Turk by the name of Yiğit – properly pronounced monosyllabically, he informed me. “Yeat. Like the rapper.”
A generation older than him, I did not know about that 23-year-old artist – nor any Gen Z pop-culture reference for that matter – yet as we rode through the countryside of Turkey’s İzmir Province, I knew that we’d be bonding over bicycles and the local scenery rather than our taste in music...
Sancocho: A Panamanian chicken and vegetable soup
Panama's version of the ubiquitous Latin American soup is a nostalgic panacea of poultry and produce that is both restorative and celebratory.
A Complete Guide to Travel to Zambia
Considered by some to be the “Real Africa,” less-visited Zambia offers numerous excursions, from fishing in the Zambezi River to swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls...