Barcelona may still be at the top of the list of basically every Spain-bound tourist out there, with its world-famous Gaudí-designed Sagrada Família and Barceloneta beach drawing in tens of millions of visitors every year… but it’s sort of starting to lose its luster a bit, right? Don’t get us wrong, Barcelona’s absolutely epic, but …
Year in, year out, I watch people flock to the same three or four Mediterranean islands, either because they’ve got a thing for white parties and bottle service, or they just don’t know any better. Not to be patronizing, but I mean, if I were a casual visitor to Europe myself and didn’t, ahem, live …
We know at this point in the lead-up to summer, you’re probably being bombarded already with Mykonos girlies and scenic Amalfi Coast rides on your feed, but in case this will be your first Eurosummer, and you’re craving a taste of that idyllic, slow-paced life, let us hold your hand as we say this: Those …
While massive European hotspots like Spain and Italy are dealing with crazy overtourism and practically begging people to stay home, there is an incredibly safe, gorgeous country in Eastern Europe doing the exact opposite. Bulgaria is still mostly undiscovered by mainstream American travelers, but they view tourism as a good thing. Instead of putting up …
As popular as France may be, it can feel like all the so-called “hidden gems” have already been discovered. Not so fast… While just about every swath of Paris has been revealed, there’s still the “Pink City,” untouched beaches, and in this case, pastel dreamscapes off most travelers’ radars. As we all know, summer is …
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. …
Money talks, and we’re about to prove it. Some travelers are like moths to a flame — or in my house, moths to a lightbulb — following the same well-worn path to the Greek islands, the French Riviera, or anywhere in Spain that sounds sexy to say out loud. But today, with some help from …
We’re not here to discuss whether climate change is truly humanity’s greatest woe or not, but we guess we can all agree these summers are getting unbearably hotter each passing year… Especially in the sun-scorched Mediterranean. Listen, we love a little Greek island hopping and scenic Amalfi drives ourselves, but not when it’s over 90 …
Arguably Europe’s most iconic city is going against the grain in the day and age of overtourism. Rather than yank welcome mats right out from tourists’ feet, they’re ready to embrace more despite already being such a year-round hotspot to immerse in its tangible history of ancient temples and open-air ruins. Boasting affordability across the …
For decades, countries treated tourism like an infinite cash machine. Governments took travelers for granted, assuming no amount of taxes, massive border queues, or local hostility would stop the flow of money. But the landscape has completely shifted, and travelers have finally reached a breaking point. Right now, a wave of popular destinations is actively …
Some say a beach is a beach; it doesn’t matter where you are. I say those people haven’t been to Galveston and Destin — two completely different, yet wildly popular, Gulf Coast getaways that are nothing alike. The same can be said all across the world: not every Greek island is a mirror image of …
From the cobbled streets, to the vintage cafés where you can gorge on all the home-baked bread and pastries you want without feeling bloated or putting on weight, to the medieval castles perched on hills that look like they were sketched by Walt Disney himself—or more like, inspired the legend, per se… Europe is calling …