Europe’s lakes can be just as beautiful as the coast. The same can’t always be said stateside, where muddy waters may cue a country song but not exactly a postcard picture. Of course, the first one that comes to mind “across the pond” is Lake Como, but the secret has long been out on Italy’s …

7-some years of traveling to Greece, and my Greek is still at an elementary level. I can get by with my rehearsed souvlaki orders, and your usual ‘hellos’, ‘pleases’, ‘thank yous’, but don’t honk at me and throw at me a malaka if I’m driving really carefully along the unprotected cliffside road. I won’t be …

Between Europe’s new overly strict fingerprinting rules, and Thailand reducing visa-free stays’ length, it’s easy to feel as if the world isn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet to American citizens at the moment. We won’t sugarcoat it, regardless of the side of the political spectrum you find yourself in, and we’re not here to …

I’ve visited just under 20 destinations in Mexico, from inland charmers like Aguascalientes to the village of Tequila (for obvious reasons). While I’m undeniably privileged with my job as a travel writer to be able to cover so much ground, I can’t help but feel sorry for those scared of our southern neighbors simply because …

Between the $400-a-night oceanfront villas in Amalfi and the entire city of Venice now existing behind a paywall, at least for day-trippers, it’s easy to feel like it’s impossible to properly live out the Italian summer dream without taking a huge hit to the wallet. We won’t lie to you: if you’re chasing after all …

Look, I totally get the appeal of snagging an aisle seat in a premium cabin and flying straight to a massive resort where your biggest worry is reapplying sunscreen, I do it a few times a year. But travel is shifting. We’re all getting a little burned out on packed national parks and fighting for …

As far as European lake getaways go, one could argue Lake Como is the blueprint to rule them all… or is it? One of the largest, glitziest, most iconic lakes in Northern Italy, fringed by luxurious villas and timeless small towns dominated by medieval belfries, it is the number one inland destination for water babies …

They say to never settle, but that’s exactly what travelers end up doing when visiting some of the most sought-after destinations on Earth. When it comes to Europe, certain icons like Barcelona are unabashedly tagging their beautiful city streets with graffiti in a guerrilla anti-tourism campaign, while others like Paris are still as bustling as …

We’re not trying to tick anyone off, but it goes without saying where America’s most beautiful paradise is. Take it from someone who lives in San Diego, a renowned “paradise” in its own right, but I’m fully aware my city doesn’t hold a candle in comparison. It’s not just because we lack aloha and islands …

Florida’s usual summer hotspots only have so many pickleball courts, parking spaces, and open patches of sand to go around. But finding paradise shores without being close enough to smell what your fellow beachgoers had for breakfast is easier than you might think. Believe it or not, according to local experts at Southern Living, there …

If you have ever spent more than five minutes scrolling through a travel forum, a Facebook vacation group, or the comment section of a travel blog, you have absolutely seen this debate play out. Someone nervously asks if it is safe to book a summer trip to a place like Cancun, Cabo, or Punta Cana. …

The results are in! The folks at Boston.com, based exactly where you’d suspect, held a fun competition. Bracketing 32 New England beach towns, over 10,000 travelers voted for their favorite picks. There were some huge surprises rounding out the top 4, but only 2 states were represented: Massachusetts, a state I can never spell on …