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 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 A couple of months ago, Liz and I were standing in the TSA line at SDF in Louisville, holding nothing more than our standard driver’s licenses. If you looked at us, we could have easily been catching a quick domestic hop to Chicago or Atlanta for the weekend. But just a few […]
Share The Article Had your fill of the Parises and Londons of the world? This epic Eastern European capital still feels like the Europe of yesteryear—no overpriced tourist traps, no hour-long queues—and even better, it’s arguably safer than your average major Western hub. Belgrade, in Serbia, has been the talk of the travel world lately, […]
Share The Article It is the moment no traveler sees coming. After a long flight and a longer customs line, you hand over your passport, and instead of a stamp, you get a shake of the head. Denied. Your trip is over before it starts, and there is nothing you can do about it. It […]
Share The Article If you’re thinking of going on a little impromptu trip to Europe this summer, but you’re unsure where to go with reports of crackdowns on Airbnbs in Barcelona and increasing curbs on mass tourism across Amalfi, we have just the answer for you. Tucked away in the southern corner of Portugal, hugging […]
Share The Article For the last decade, I’ve watched some of my absolute favorite beach towns in Central America slowly transform into massive, overpriced tourist traps. It usually happens the exact same way: a quiet surf village gets “discovered,” the massive mega-resorts move in, the prices triple, and suddenly you are fighting 500 people for […]
Share The Article If there is one thing Americans have historically taken for granted when it comes to international travel, it is the raw power of the U.S. passport. For decades, the process of visiting the world’s most famous tourist destinations was delightfully simple: pick a country, buy a flight, pack a bag, and go. […]
Share The Article If you thought New York City, Orlando, and Miami topped the list of summer hotspots, it’s time to go back to the drawing board. A new report from Allianz revealed some insightful nuggets over the next few months, and they’re not battered in fryer grease. Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.com No, this batch […]
Share The Article No more walking past unfriendly ‘Turiste Fuori’ graffiti in Rome, getting stopped by ticket inspectors who’ll bar your entry unless you’ve pre-booked your slot just to breathe in Venice for a few hours, or planning your Amalfi road trip around the random last-digit restrictions on your car plate. As if you could […]