Old Town strolls and soft gelato is the perfect recipe for summer, and everyone wants a taste of it, but in all of Europe’s top tourist destinations, soaking up all the ancient culture comes with a crippling price, be it overpriced hotels, surging crowds, or even anti-tourist sentiment. Venice is requiring certain visitors to pay …
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Summer is right round the corner, and if you’ve been dreaming of piña coladas by the seaside, basking in the sun in some tropical weather and colonial towns that exude charm, Latin America is likely to be at the top of your wishlist. Still, it’s not like Cancun and its award-winning resorts are the cheapest …
From an overlooked cultural gem to a world-famous summer destination in only a small number of years, Dubrovnik is the city that best represents Croatia internationally right now: It’s become synonymous with ‘King’s Landing’ among Game of Thrones fans, and it seems to be on every Europe-bound traveler’s bucket list lately… result? The biggest crowds …
When we think of “luxury travel’, all-inclusive beach resorts, iconic cities to splurge on, and flying high in first class probably come to mind. But what about trains? It seems there are new train routes launching every week across the globe as many of us are opting to explore the world by rail. There’s a …
With summer just a hop, skip, and a jump away, travel planning is officially in full swing. Over 43.8 million people will be going somewhere 50+ miles away from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 4% jump from the same time last year. However, this is still just a warm-up before the summer holidays take …
The Canary Islands may be the number one holiday spot in Spain right now, but that doesn’t mean visitors are exactly welcome. Just recently, thousands took to the streets to protest the rising levels of tourism, as visitor crowds are expected to surge come summer. The seven-island Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic is widely popular …
It’s easy to choose Paris, Barcelona, or even Iceland, as your next European adventure, but these destinations are often jam-packed with tourists. Choosing an off-path destination can be tricky. You don’t want to make the wrong decision and waste your time and hard-earned money. It’s hard to say Europe is ever a bad idea, except …
Home to gorgeous colonial towns, nature preserves of outstanding beauty, and warm-hearted people who will go out of their way to make sure you feel welcome, Latin America is one of the leading destinations for Americans and Europeans right now. Not only is it a sunny getaway filled with natural and manmade wonders, but on …
Anyone with a passport has caught themselves daydreaming of European beaches, especially with Summer right around the corner. Europe is jam-packed with stunning shores, but oftentimes, travelers tend to follow the crowds, playing it safe so they know what they’re signing up for when splurging on a vacation. That’s not to say Europe’s iconic beaches …
Southern Europe seems to be on everyone’s radar this summer now that the weather is warmer, days are getting longer, and Transatlantic routes are relaunching to some of the region’s most exciting destinations, from the Côte d’Azur down to Amalfi. What if we told you, however, that one of the trendiest sunny destinations in the …
Europe’s stunning train routes and Asia’s lightning-quick bullet trains are not the only places to hit the rails. In fact, one could easily argue the U.S. is one of the best destinations to travel by train. Just temper expectations for speed as California hasn’t quite lived up to the hype for the America’s first bullet …