Chasing that powdery white sand and turquoise water usually means booking a flight to the Caribbean and dealing with international customs. You don’t have to pack your passport to find beaches that look like they belong in the Bahamas. The U.S. Gulf Coast hides some of the most stunning, sugar-white coastlines in the world right …
Finding a life-changing travel experience usually feels like you’re gonna have to stamp your passport and suffer a long-haul flight. But you don’t have to leave the country to find dramatic landscapes, ancient geology, and vibrant cultural crossroads. The United States holds some of the most profound and diverse wonders on the planet right in …
Millions of Americans are currently staring at their screens in disbelief as they price out their winter beach escapes. The sticker shock for the upcoming 2026 winter season is completely out of control. When prime beachfront hotels and standard luxury rooms in Cabo San Lucas, Punta Cana, and Cancun are commanding from $400 to $1000 …
Craving some of that Old World charm, sipping coffee on a lamp-lit square with church views and slowly savoring your way through a cobbled town, but you don’t really fancy the long-haul flight? As 19th-century French thinker Michel Chevalier once argued, the southern part of the Americas belonged to a wider ‘Latin’ world. Sounds properly …
Over 40 European countries and something like 200 cities in, I’ve got a pretty good feel of what works for me, and what rubs me up the wrong way as far as Euro getaways go. Hard nos: My green flags, you ask? How about the total opposite of everything that’s above? If you love your …
Many of us have been there. You find a killer winter flight deal to a tropical island, you go to book it, and then you realize your passport expired three months ago. Panic sets in instantly. Expedited passport fees cost a fortune and take weeks to process. But you don’t actually need your passport to …
Few destinations make Americans dream quite like the Caribbean. Be it for the postcard-ready white-sand beaches, the turquoise seas that hug them, or all the endless hours of sunshine you get, the tropical hotspot is known for being the average U.S. traveler’s preferred vacation hotspot. We’ve all heard of Cancun and its glitzy resorts, or …
If you’re a frequent traveler who spends half their time looking for flight deals online, chances are you’ve used Skyscanner at some point. Along with Google Flights, it’s perhaps the most popular platform for tracking the cheapest route in the market, especially because airlines aren’t particularly known for displaying the most attractive fare on their …
Italy is my favorite country in the world, so much so I’ve spent roughly a year and a half traveling across it. After countless return trips to Italy over the years, from the northernmost corners of the snow-capped Dolomites down to its most remote island, Pantelleria, geographically closer to Africa than Europe, I’ve seen enough …
When you think of a classic Caribbean escape, your mind probably goes straight to white sand, turquoise water, and palm trees swaying in the winds. That’s where mine goes anyway. It’s the go-to region for escaping the winter, and for good reason. The Caribbean packs a huge number of stunning islands into one sea, and …
It’s still a few weeks to go until most Christmas markets open in Europe, but as the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. Hotels sell out quickly, tickets for special festive events can be snapped up well in advance, and prices tend to skyrocket, so if you plan on enjoying the Old Continent’s …
Got Germany on your upcoming travel plans but you’re looking to switch things up a little? Chances are the never-ending beer fest that is Munich, and the cathedral-dominated Cologne are already featured on your itinerary, but if you’ve got room for one more, this secret cultural gem packed with medieval sights and traditional taverns might …