There is a specific feeling you get when you step off a plane in a foreign country and realize you can actually lower your guard. It is not about being reckless or ignoring your surroundings; it is that rare, weightless sensation that the “something feels off” sensation has vanished. You are not constantly clutching your …

Not France and its turquoise sea-fringed southern coast, Italy with the idyllic cypress-tree-lined drives, nor Spain and its world-class city breaks: tiny little Eastern European “backwater” Kosovo is fast becoming the Old Continent’s next hotspot. Kosovo only declared independence 18 years ago, making it Europe’s youngest state, but in recent years, it has surged in …

The writing’s on the wall: after beating out the tourism powerhouses of France, Italy, and Spain, to the title of fastest-growing Mediterranean destination out there, Malta is officially Europe’s next hot thing. A tiny three-island nation lying between the Italian island of Sicily, and the coast of North Africa, it’s been a well-established sunny getaway …

If you’re keen on a little country-hopping adventure around Europe this year, you’re absolutely spoiled for options. Whether it’s the new European Sleeper from Paris to Berlin, or the colossal, 715-mile journey from Basel, in Switzerland, to Copenhagen, in Denmark, new inventive train routes linking all of the most unlikely destinations are springing up everywhere. …

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 with open arms? …

Eurosummer is fast approaching, and if you’ve been thinking of hopping across the pond for some of that Old World charm and amazing history, you might want to hold off on booking London or Paris… at least you’ve read this. Look, as much as we love those world-famous, iconic megacities, they’re not exactly where you …

Bosnia and Herzegovina is probably not the first destination that sneaks into your mind when you’re planning a European getaway. I mean, it doesn’t have France’s world-famous Haussmann-designed cities, Italy’s scenic coastal drives and mouth-watering food, nor Spain’s sun-drenched shorelines. In fact, Bosnia has only about 12.4 miles of Mediterranean coastline, but that’s beside the …

You probably know at this point I’m Travel Off Path’s Euro correspondent. Having traveled to every single European country on the map—and being based in Paris myself, objectively one of the most beautiful cities in the world, whether you’re a fan or not—I’ve seen my fair share of Old World wonders in my time. From …

If we’re being honest…many lakes across the U.S. just don’t hold a candle to our amazing beaches. While there are a few select spots like Tahoe and just about anywhere in Wisconsin and Michigan, oftentimes you’ll find brackish waters that conjure thoughts of escaping to the coast. Europe is a different playing field. Many travelers …

Paris might’ve once been the ultimate spot for Europhiles chasing that classic Old World magic, and for lovey-dovey couples hunting down the perfect honeymoon backdrop, but if you’ve been paying attention lately, the City of Lights isn’t exactly shining the way it used to. Between the spike in pickpocketing, hotel prices that feel borderline criminal, …

Think Paris is France’s prettiest city? We hate to break it to you, but it’s time to reevaluate. I loved visiting Paris for the first time, roaming the streets late at night giving my best Owen Wilson “wow” at every turn. But there’s certainly a dark underbelly to Paris, too, that travelers shoo away and …

Whether it’s taking that Eurostar from England to France, gliding through the heart of the Swiss Alps with views of jagged snow-capped peaks for days, or hopping on a Deutsche Bahn from Germany into the Nehterlands like borders aren’t even a thing, nothing screams Eurotrip quite like some choo choo fun. You could always fly, …