Share The Article Forget your Romes, Parises, Londons of the world: if you’re keen on a European getaway in 2027, but you don’t actually fancy dodging literal dumpster fires and Haussmann boulevards overtaken by violent protests, you might want to give the traditional European city circuit a miss. Lesser-known European cities that have been historically […]
Share The Article Forget Rome and its jam-packed Trastevere, Naples with its graffiti-splattered center, and Milan’s cathedral-anchored main square, where you practically have to wade through an indiscernible mass of bodies. If you’re looking to experience Italy without the crowds, and at normal prices, Ferrara is where you should be headed. Home to a stunning […]
Share The Article Feel like Spain, Italy, and Portugal don’t want Americans anywhere near? No problem: this fall, you can fly nonstop from Newark to this gorgeous walled city in Southeastern Europe, dominated by mighty medieval fortifications, offering mild weather, beautiful turquoise seas, and virtually zero of the headline-grabbing anti-tourist protests seen farther out West. […]
Share The Article When the cabin doors open on the tarmac at Maurice Bishop International Airport, you aren’t hit with the smell of exhaust or generic terminal air—you are hit with the faint, warm scent of sea salt. You step down the metal stairs, look up at the lush island surrounding you and immediately realize […]
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 Tired of the Parises, Londons, Barcelonas of the world? This lesser-known Eastern European city you’ve probably never heard of offers $3 jugs of beer, safer streets than your usual Western hub, equally stunning architecture… and it won’t be long before it finally goes mainstream. Romania is a pretty underrated country as it […]
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 If you’ve been following along lately, the Travel Off Path team hasn’t been hyping up Cancun, New York, or Paris — we’ve been living up to our name. On the downside, venturing too far into the unknown can lead to some sketchy situations, so we decided to round up 6 safe travelers […]
Share The Article Step aside France, Italy, Spain: there’s a new cooler kid in the block, one that isn’t drowing in a wave of crime, or buckling under the weight of overtourism for once. Tucked away in its well-protected, cozy Central-Eastern European nook, Hungary wrapped up last year hosting a record-breaking 20 million tourists. As […]
Share The Article Every February, the safety debates begin. If you look at the official U.S. State Department Travel Advisories right now, you will see a blanket Level 2: ‘Exercise Increased Caution’ warning applied to the Dominican Republic, and the exact same Level 2 warning covering Mexico’s top tourist states like Quintana Roo and Baja […]