Share The Article When the leaves drop and the first hard freeze hits the ground back home in Louisville, Liz and I usually start chasing the sun. But if there’s one thing that’ll get us on a plane headed for colder weather, it’s the European holiday season. You can keep the crowded streets of Paris […]
Share The Article We’ve all seen the horror scenes coming out of France and Italy this week, and we’re just as horrified as you. Balaclava-clad rioters setting fire to a historic French town hall, smashing their way into Milan’s landmark Galleria, pillaging shops and terrorizing merchants—and reassuring as a tougher response might sound, even the […]
Share The Article I totally understand the urge to hold onto summer for as long as humanly possible. When the temperature starts dropping at home, my first reaction is to start looking at flight maps. I want to find a place where the sun is still bright, the ocean water is still warm enough for […]
Share The Article Every winter, Americans looking for a European getaway run into the exact same issue. The Mediterranean shuts down, the coastal towns board up their windows, and reaching the warmer islands off the coast of Africa requires exhausting layovers. But the flight map has finally shifted, and travelers are taking notice. Madeira, a […]
Share The Article If you’re tired of the Parises and Barcelonas of the world, and you’ve been dreaming of a European getaway that doesn’t feel like every picture and every museum visit feels like standing in line for hours, I’ve got just the place for you. At the risk of sounding repetitive, I’ve been to […]
Share The Article I have been spending entirely too much time lately looking at global travel trends, watching massive crowds descend on the same few European hotspots. If you are sitting there reading this, mentally exhausted by the idea of fighting for a tiny patch of beach in Italy or dropping a month’s rent on […]
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 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 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 If you’ve finally got that one week off and you’re thinking of winging it for that Eurosummer—we know, we’re too far into the season for careful planning—chances are you’re left gobsmacked with the prices right now. Santorini’s definitely not on the table with the $800-a-night caldera-view villas. Those roundtrip flights to Rome […]