Share The Article Whenever I am sitting at my desk in Louisville looking at flight routes and skyrocketing hotel rates, it’s easy to get cynical about the current state of travel. It feels like every popular destination is suddenly charging premium prices for a deeply mediocre experience. But after spending years exploring different destinations, my […]
Share The Article Arrived late to Eurosummer? Unless you’re down for splurging on a $1,000-a-night villa on the Amalfi Coast, and you’re not exactly averse to crowds, you might want to save your little culture-infused getaway for a little later in the fall: This stunning coastal city in the Eastern Mediterranean has ancient ruins, gorgeous […]
Share The Article Ever get that creeping feeling you just are not welcome? If you have stamped your passport lately, you know exactly what I mean. It is the eye roll from a waiter, the endless headlines about European cities cracking down on tourism, or the sudden barrage of new fees, curfews, and actual protests […]
Share The Article If you’re planning on a little Euro getaway this fall, either for the Old World vibes of it all, or the stunning nature and fall colors, I have just the perfect spot for you that is yet to be overrun by the crowds, and where a hotel with a view won’t cost […]
Share The Article There is a very specific, deeply exhausting kind of dread that hits you when you finally step off a long flight, mentally ready to start your vacation, only to be funneled directly into a massive, two-hour international customs line. You are standing under harsh fluorescent lights, frantically searching your carry-on for a […]
Share The Article Had enough of the Madrid and Barcelona clichés? Those 2 cities are probably where 90% of Spain-bound visitors from the U.S. will land, and beautiful as they may be, they’re far from being the best the Iberian country has to offer. As a matter of fact, unless you’re fine with passing a […]
Share The Article Thinking of finally acting on that last-minute sunny getaway to Europe? It may be too late for oceanfront villas on the French Riviera and rooftop cocktails in Barcelona, unless you’ve got thousands of dollars sitting somewhere in a bank account. Europe’s top tourism hotspots are either completely out of reach for budget-savvy […]
Share The Article Not Paris and its hordes of Eiffel Tower scammers. Not Rome with the jam-packed Historic Center and ornate fountains behind paywalls. Definitely not Barcelona. If their menacing graffiti is anything to go by, Catalans don’t even want you in their city, to begin with. Europe’s fastest-growing destination right now is a picture-perfect […]
Share The Article Trust me, I love the zero-stress appeal of a great mega-resort just as much as anyone else when I desperately need a break. But while Cancun, Cabo, and Puerto Vallarta tend to hog the spotlight for US travelers, my 20 years of flying south from LAX have taught me one thing: real […]
Share The Article I have spent the last 10 years traveling to Mexico and I completely understand the magnetic pull of a tropical beach vacation. But after years of and exploring this incredible country, I can confidently tell you that some of Mexico’s most jaw-dropping destinations are completely landlocked. If you are willing to trade […]