You check the travel advisory level for your beach getaway and see a safe overall score. You purchase your basic travel insurance package that should cover you if anything goes wrong, right? Wrong. That was the old way of thinking. With a few exceptions, the government used to issue a single safety level for an …
Honestly, usually when I hear “road trip,” my mind thinks hours stuck in a car, gross fast food, and “I’d rather just fly”. BUT, there is a 113-mile stretch of highway down south that I would road trip on every year if I could! Driving the Overseas Highway all the way down to Key West …
We got ourselves a new sleeper, you guys! It’s never been a more exciting time to be a train enthusiast in Europe, with routes launching left, right, and center, and if you’re headed across the northern half of the continent from spring 2028 onward, you’ll have a fresh 15-hour overnight service linking 4 of Europe’s …
Stop dropping $500 a night on an overcrowded Vermont bed-and-breakfast to see the colors change! I know it’s tempting, but right now, you can head to a completely overlooked stretch of the country and book a rustic cabin or local lodge for under $100 a night while still getting world-class autumn color. When my wife …
Italy is probably the number-one destination for Americans hopping across the pond. Pastel buildings, scenic lungomare promenades stretching along turquoise seas, and incredible food… name any other European country that can beat it. I’ll wait. Anyway, if you think pasta and beaches, and, well, Amalfi are the only draws luring Americans over to the Italian …
It seems Trojan horses, lustful witches on remote islands, and deadly mermaids have been the talk of summer. I’d be lying to you if I said I’ve joined the throngs in obsessing over Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, The Odyssey, but if there’s one thing I pride myself on being, it’s an absolute, unapologetic Greek mythology …
Last year I had to cancel my September getaway at the very last minute, and it still stings. We had had our bags completely packed for Los Cabos. I was incredibly ready to sit back, unplug, and sip ice-cold drinks beachside for a solid week. Then, exactly three days before our flight, Hurricane Lorena popped …
For decades now, Paris was the only viable destination for Americans heading to France in the late fall or winter. Its megahubs, Charles de Gaulle and Orly, were the only ones to host Transatlantic flights year-round, and as France’s two busiest airports, they monopolized the travel landscape outside summer… until now. For the first time …
I’ve spent years living in and traveling around the Caribbean. I’ve covered tourism conferences like CHTA, sat down with tourism boards, and made lifelong friends from island to island. When you spend that much time on the ground, you quickly realize there’s a huge difference between a beach that looks great in a brochure and …
Ready to truly unwind on the beach with your margarita in hand? There’s nothing that says vacation quite like an all-inclusive resort. After visiting resorts from Cabo to Cancun more than 50 times over the last decade, I’ve learned a few things the hard way. For the American traveler heading south, the all-inclusive game has …
We rarely ever come across one of these anymore, so when we do, it feels like we’ve proper hit the jackpot. While major European destinations like Paris, Barcelona, and Rome are on the brink of collapse and chasing tourists away, there’s a smaller, equally beautiful medieval gem in the heart of Central Europe actively beckoning …
If you’ve ever driven between New York City and Boston, you know the I-95 corridor is the opposite of relaxing. It’s usually endless brake lights and overpriced rest stops. But if you’re willing to veer inland off the interstate and drive into the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, the landscape totally transforms. Whenever my wife Liz …