Erik Trinidad
Freelance Travel and Food Journalis
Erik Trinidad is a freelance journalist focusing on experiential travel and food, whose written work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, AFAR, BBC Travel, Fodor's Travel, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and more.
Food & Wine
Here's Why a Viennese Farmer Says Snails Are the Protein of the Future
Escargot may be synonymous with French cuisine, but the delicacy is having a renaissance in Vienna.
Travel + Leisure
I'm an Experienced Scuba Diver With Over 130 Dives Logged — and Diving Indoors in the World's Deepest Pool Was Surprisingly Fun
Deep Dive Dubai is 197 feet deep and filled with 3.7 million gallons of sanitized fresh water.
As I descended from the surface with my guide, I felt as if I had entered another world — almost as if I was in a dream. I was scuba diving in a man-made pool and with each passing moment, my preconceptions about what this experience would be like were swiftly debunked.
Smithsonian Magazine
How an Experiment to Amplify Light in Hospital Operating Rooms Led to the Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe
The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna's 17th district, where the inventor's descendants are still making them for collectors around the world.
Scuba Diving Magazine
Diving in Saudi Arabia: Discover the Red Sea’s Newest Dive Haven
In Saudi Arabia, where the Red Sea meets over 1,200 miles of its western shoreline, scuba diving isn't new to locals. However, international travelers like myself are only now discovering the recreational diving scene...
The New Zealand Herald
Taking the easy way: Road-tripping along the Camino de Santiago
Sacrilegious or sensible? A world-renowned pilgrim walking route can also be a road trip.
Lonely Planet
The Joy of Birdwatching
Discover 60 uplifting birding adventures plus 120 extra ideas on bird-rich trips that explore the joys and pleasures of watching our feathered friends in nature, including "Let the ostrich be your gateway into Africa's avian world" by Erik Trinidad
AFAR
I Rode a Bike Through Rwanda for 5 Days—Here’s Why It Was the Best Way to See the Country
Biking Rwanda's Congo Nile Trail offers travelers the chance to see the country's waterfalls, volcanoes, gorillas, and more.
cluballiance.aaa.com
Wine Tasting Near Niagara Falls
Winery-hopping in Canada's Niagara Peninsula serves up lovely scenery and excellent late-harvest wines, ice wines, and more
insidehook.com
Training for Tiger’s Nest on Two Wheels
How biking through Bhutan acclimated me to Himalayan altitudes, and helped me understand the “Land of Happiness”
powder.com
A New Via Ferrata in the Catskills Brings Guests to New Heights
The latest offering from a classic Catskills destination, Mohonk Mountain House.
powder.com
Heli-Hiking Adventures in the Cariboos
Get to the chopper for glacial hikes and Via Ferrata in Canada’s Cariboo Mountains
Travel + Leisure
I’ve Been on 107 Scuba Dives Around the World — and These Are My Favorites
From the Caribbean to Saudi Arabia, these are the most memorable dives I've taken.
The New Zealand Herald
The first-timer’s guide to Indonesia’s Komodo Islands
With a group of friends, Erik Trinidad cruises around Indonesia’s Komodo Islands on a classic, but modernised schooner, on the prowl for wildlife.
powder.com
Park City Is a Summertime Playground
In Park City, Utah, come for the winter, stay for the summer.