Year in, year out, you can rest assured there’s one sun-drenched Mediterranean country I’ll be hitting: the home of feta, cradle of Western civilization, and a country whose coastline looks as if somebody dropped a dinner plate and watched it shatter into thousands of little fragments they call islands. I’m a Parisian at heart, and …

When I first made the winding drive up the steep mountain roads from David, the dense tropical humidity of the Panamanian coast completely evaporated. I watched the temperature gauge in the shuttle slowly drop until it settled at a perfectly crisp 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The region is famous for its unique microclimates, meaning a short …

When I first stepped out of the grand, echoing arches of the Keleti train station into the biting Central European air, the exhaustion of international travel vanished. I was shivering under my heavy coat, but I was ready to explore. No generic glass-box resorts dominate the skyline here, and no sanitized tourist traps masquerade as …

If your Roman Empire is the actual, ahem, Roman Empire, chances are Europe’s main draws for you are the historic temples perched atop dramatic cliffs, the crazy-old amphitheaters where gladiators once fought for their lives, and the emperors and generals who built an entire civilization. In that case, we’ll go out on a limb and …

I’ve spent years traveling around the Caribbean for fun, for travel conferences, and I even lived there long-term twice. When you spend that much time there, you quickly realize there’s a huge difference between a town that looks on great Instagram and a local community that blows your mind in real life. Whenever people ask …

As I watched an episode of Ted Lasso on my seatback screen during a flight into London, a sudden realization hit me. I checked my digital flight tracker and saw that Richmond upon Thames sits just a few miles from the runway at Heathrow Airport. Layovers at major international hubs usually involve sitting under harsh …

Even if you haven’t made it to Italy yet, you’re probably familiar with Rome‘s ancient sights and the millennia-old Colosseum, Venice‘s winding canals and soaring campanile, and Florence‘s distinctive red-tiled dome and Renaissance palaces. Undoubtedly gorgeous as those may be, what if we told you this year’s crown in one of Italy’s best-known beauty contests …

Ever saved up thousands, booked a Caribbean getaway, landed in paradise just to find thousands of other people had the exact same idea? That’s not a vacation. That’s fighting for a pool chair and dinner reservations. But when we recently traveled to Miches, it completely blew our expectations out of the water. This quiet spot …

When I first stepped off the water taxi onto the wooden docks of Caye Caulker, the chaos of international transit vanished instantly. I was carrying my heavy bag under the blinding Caribbean sun, but my pulse immediately started to slow down. There are no massive concrete hotel towers blocking the ocean breeze, no gridlocked traffic …

As of September 7, the European Union’s grace period for its new, controversial Entry/Exit System is officially over. Under the rules, border authorities no longer have the same freedom to suspend biometric collection simply because queues are getting out of hand, though enforcement may still vary somewhat while certain airports iron out their remaining technical …

Chasing changing leaves can feel like a gamble. Trust me, every single year I try to plan the perfect trip to the Red River Gorge just 2 hours from my house to catch the leaves, and the window is tight! Normally, you get a tiny, unpredictable two-week window in late October before a random storm …

My favorite resort brand has finally arrived in Thailand. I have stayed at RIU resorts throughout Mexico and the Caribbean countless times, and there is one reason I keep going back every single time. Bang for your buck. There might not be another all-inclusive brand on the planet that delivers a consistent offering at the …