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 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 When I’m home in Louisville, my daily soundtrack mostly consists of highway traffic, endless editorial emails, and our golden retriever Lemon barking at delivery drivers. So when my wife Liz and I finally block off a week for a Mexican Caribbean escape, we are not looking to trade our urban noise for […]
Share The Article If you’re planning a trip to Italy this summer, chances are it’s places like Rome, Milan, and Venice you’ll be hitting up. Yeah, they’re super tourist, and yeah, you already know “crowded” is putting it mildly, so no judgment here. There’s nothing quite like wandering Rome’s open-air museum of a Historic Center […]
Share The Article Honestly, why do all these millions of tourists even bother spending their hard-earned vacation dollars in places like Spain or Italy, where they’re effectively being nudged out of resort towns, or, in peak season, actively elbowed out of the way for a sun lounger, when they could go somewhere they’re actually welcomed […]
Share The Article We’ve all been somewhere where we feel as if we’re going to melt into the pavement. Heck, we’ve probably all been to beaches that feel like we’ll melt into the sand if we ever got out of the water. Leave those sunny getaways to the East Coast, where you find out real […]
Share The Article Who said you gotta hop on a 10-hour red-eye just to soak up that Old World European charm? When you think of Mexico, chances are Cancún’s dreamy white sands and turquoise water pop into your head, or maybe Mexico City’s colorful, chaotic-in-a-fun-way neighborhoods. But peel back a few layers and, yeah… you […]
Share The Article Even if you’ve never set foot in Rome, you can still clock the Eternal City’s landmarks in like half a second just from the pics. Whether it’s the Colosseum doing its whole ancient-glory, the Instagram circus that is Trevi Fountain turned full-on, or the Vatican City and its soaring dome, Rome feels […]
Share The Article If you’ve got your heart set on Spain, and you’re in the midst of planning your Transatlantic getaway this very minute, you might want to hold your horses before you book that flight to Barcelona. Yes, it’s absolutely gorgeous, and sure, it’s everyone’s going, and maybe where everyone expects you to go […]
Share The Article At a time when overtourism has much of Europe pushing back on visitors, it may come as a surprise that one country actually wants more tourists rather than push them away. While certain hotspots in places like Spain and the Netherlands claim they’ve stamped too many passports — or are simply becoming […]