There is a growing epidemic in the travel world right now: algorithm fatigue. You see a stunning, secluded beach on your social feed, book a flight, and arrive only to find three cruise ships docked in the bay and a two-hour wait for a mediocre lunch. When I am plotting my next escape, I am …

You’ve heard it time and time again — “Santorini this”, “Santorini that” — to the point that every travel publication and their mother reveals the best possible dupes for Greece’s iconic island. That said, just because there are whitewashed villages and gorgeous sea views doesn’t mean it can be Santorini 2.0 every single time, but …

Dubrovnik has the timeless walls. Split has Diocletian’s Palace. Hvar has the mega-yachts. But tucked away in the Adriatic is a tightly-lipped island that locals and longtime vacationers have kept entirely to themselves. Travel + Leisure just revealed perhaps Croatia’s most tight-lipped destination that locals and longtime vacationers have kept to themselves while others gawk …

No passport required. No elbowing through resort crowds. 2 selling points for an awesome beach vacation from the get-go. While everyone else is flocking to the usual San Juan tourist traps, travel experts are quietly sneaking off to a pristine, rainforest-fringed beach town just 45 minutes away. If you’re looking for cheap regional beer, world-class …

I always tell people visiting my hometown of Dallas that they’re going the wrong way when they leave the concrete sprawl of DFW Airport. Instead of heading east towards Dallas to spend way too much on shopping in one of America’s largest cities, you could head the opposite direction to Fort Worth, a city with …

Booking a summer trip to Europe usually feels like choosing between two terrible options. You either fly direct into a massive, overcrowded tourist trap like Paris or Rome, or you spend 18 hours navigating a brutal maze of layovers and terrifying commuter flights just to find a quiet beach. Starting my travel days flying out …

Whenever I’m back home mapping my next trip, my inbox is constantly flooded with the exact same question from travelers: “Where can I go in the Caribbean that is actually safe, totally uncrowded, and doesn’t feel like a giant tourist trap?” It is getting increasingly difficult to answer. Mega-resorts are expanding rapidly, and finding an …

For the last decade, I’ve watched some of my absolute favorite beach towns in Central America slowly transform into massive, overpriced tourist traps. It usually happens the exact same way: a quiet surf village gets “discovered,” the massive mega-resorts move in, the prices triple, and suddenly you are fighting 500 people for a plastic lounge …

Well, here we are, folks. It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for — bright blue skies and sun-kissed shores, only to instantly complain that it’s now too hot. As the French Riviera becomes one of the hottest vacation spots in Europe, in more ways than one, we’ve found the inside scoop for …

Look, we get it. The Gulf Coast can be hit or miss, depending on where you’re at and when you visit. That said, summer is primetime to experience much of Florida’s gleaming blue waters and various small coastal towns and island hideaways dotting the Gulf, not often touted as mainstream vacation spots. If you ask …

When you are looking for a beach vacation that is genuinely off the beaten path, two things matter more than anything else: safety and hospitality. Finding an untouched paradise doesn’t mean much if you feel uneasy walking around at night or if the locals aren’t happy to have you there. Unfortunately, across most of Mexico’s …

Wanna know why places like Frankfurt aren’t on Americans’ radar? Because they’re missing that centuries-old wow factor we typically picture when dreaming of trips across the pond. As such, instead of following crowds to Paris, Barcelona, and Athens this summer, our expert team took a deep dive to compile a round-up of 5 Old World …