Share The Article Ever saved up thousands, booked a Caribbean getaway, landed in paradise just to find thousands of other people had the exact same idea? That’s not a vacation. That’s fighting for a pool chair and dinner reservations. But when we recently traveled to Miches, it completely blew our expectations out of the water. […]
Share The Article Chasing changing leaves can feel like a gamble. Trust me, every single year I try to plan the perfect trip to the Red River Gorge just 2 hours from my house to catch the leaves, and the window is tight! Normally, you get a tiny, unpredictable two-week window in late October before […]
Share The Article If you think escaping the winter freeze means dropping half your paycheck on an overcrowded mega-resort in Cancun or the Bahamas, think again. That might be the default playbook for travelers dealing with freezing temperatures across the States, where winter brings endless slush and gray skies, but this Central American country didn’t […]
Share The Article When I first started traveling, I was honestly super spoiled as an American. It was rare for me to have to get a visa, fill out extra entry forms, or get hit with massive crowds. I could show up and vacation, and that was that. But over the past ten years, travel […]
Share The Article Planning your first U.S. National Park trip shouldn’t feel like you’re studying for a law-school entrance exam. First-time visitors often get overwhelmed by backcountry logistics, crowds, and trails that require mountaineering experience just to see a waterfall. But there are parks and trails for every level of adventurer (we all start somewhere!). […]
Share The Article The Riviera Maya is completely saturated. Massive all-inclusive complexes dominate the coastline from Cancun down to Tulum, packing American travelers in shoulder to shoulder around crowded buffet lines and overpriced swim-up bars. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good all-inclusive when I need an easy vacation but sometimes my soul wants […]
Share The Article If you think summer in Europe is done and dusted, think again. Well, that may well be the case in more northerly destinations such as London, Paris, and Amsterdam, where temperatures are already starting to dip and rainy days are becoming more frequent, but this southern Mediterranean island doesn’t seem to have […]
Share The Article Stop defaulting to the same overcrowded resorts where the most strenuous activity of the day is fighting for a pool chair. I know it’s tempting, but travel is sometimes about more than leisure! For decades, the Caribbean has been marketed exclusively as a place to lie on the sand with a frozen […]
Share The Article You check the travel advisory level for your beach getaway and see a safe overall score. You purchase your basic travel insurance package that should cover you if anything goes wrong, right? Wrong. That was the old way of thinking. With a few exceptions, the government used to issue a single safety […]
Share The Article Stop dropping $500 a night on an overcrowded Vermont bed-and-breakfast to see the colors change! I know it’s tempting, but right now, you can head to a completely overlooked stretch of the country and book a rustic cabin or local lodge for under $100 a night while still getting world-class autumn color. […]