I have been spending entirely too much time lately looking at global travel trends, watching massive crowds descend on the same few European hotspots. If you are sitting there reading this, mentally exhausted by the idea of fighting for a tiny patch of beach in Italy or dropping a month’s rent on a mediocre week …
Whether it’s crumbling under the weight of mass tourism or not, people will keep flocking from all over the world to Venice and its historic, canal-traversed center. They just can’t resist its maritime charm, and honestly, I get the appeal. Having visited La Serenissima three times myself, I can attest there’s truly nothing quite like …
In the travel media industry, there’s an unspoken pressure to constantly stamp your passport with the newest, most undiscovered destination. When you spend your entire professional life evaluating boutique jungle lodges in St. Lucia or mapping out digital nomad hubs in Southeast Asia, people expect your personal vacations to be equally avant-garde. But when it …
Whenever I am sitting at my desk in Louisville looking at flight routes and skyrocketing hotel rates, it’s easy to get cynical about the current state of travel. It feels like every popular destination is suddenly charging premium prices for a deeply mediocre experience. But after spending years exploring different destinations, my wife Liz and …
It’s been a long minute since we’ve last had one of these, but after years of mulling over the introduction of new destinations, Eurostar is finally getting fresh new ideas off the drawing board. Starting in winter 2026, the popular company that oversees rail travel from Britain to mainland Europe will officially launch a brand-new direct …
You’ve heard of Dubrovnik and its medieval fairytale of an Old Town, Split and the ancient Roman palace out of which an entire Adriatic port was born, and if you’ve been following the party crowds lately, you already know they abandoned Ibiza for Hvar. All of this to say Croatia has never been trendier than …
Arrived late to Eurosummer? Unless you’re down for splurging on a $1,000-a-night villa on the Amalfi Coast, and you’re not exactly averse to crowds, you might want to save your little culture-infused getaway for a little later in the fall: This stunning coastal city in the Eastern Mediterranean has ancient ruins, gorgeous beaches, and turquoise …
Ever get that creeping feeling you just are not welcome? If you have stamped your passport lately, you know exactly what I mean. It is the eye roll from a waiter, the endless headlines about European cities cracking down on tourism, or the sudden barrage of new fees, curfews, and actual protests telling visitors to …
The turquoise seas of the Mediterranean and all those classy Italian lidi are cool, but let’s not sit here and pretend the main reason we’re still drawn to Europe, and keep going back year after year after year, isn’t the fact that a random café on the corner is probably older than the country you’re …
Traveling these days usually means bracing for chaos: massive airports, endless security lines, and the low-level anxiety of keeping track of your passport. We have been conditioned to believe that if you want a truly historic, pedestrian-friendly, and breathtaking island escape, you have to cross an ocean to find it. I just got back from …
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 an arm and …
When most people start mapping out a Caribbean getaway, their minds immediately default to the massive, heavily marketed heavyweights. They look at sprawling mega-resorts in Jamaica or fight for a sliver of sand in the Bahamas. But if you want to skip the intense crowds and find an island with actual soul, raw jungle beauty, …