With the dire state of the world, with wars erupting left, right, and center and crime rates surging across all the most popular tourist destinations––Paris and London, we’re looking at you––we don’t really blame you for feeling anxious about leaving your little nook of America. Flying abroad has never come without risks, but it seems …
City exploration is a great way to immerse yourself in a new destination and explore new cultures. The best museums, architecture, and cultural activities in the world tend to be in city destinations rather than rural retreats. There are so many incredible cities to choose from, meaning that it’s easy to tailor your …
Ever travel to a place that’s been hyped up as the ultimate paradise only to discover it’s an unbearable tourist trap? For me, that was Albufeira, supposedly one of the Algarve’s magical ‘hidden gems’. Picture bland, overpriced food, tourist-overloaded beaches, and what should be captivating streets completely void of authenticity, with souvenir shop owners pestering …
Winter in Europe is not every digital nomad’s cup of tea, be it for the heavy rainfall and snow flurries or the limited amount of daylight. A gross mistake most people make is failing to realize that, well, not all of the continent is freezing cold this time of year. While we certainly wouldn’t be …
When it comes to Spain, you might be singing The Clash’s biggest hit to yourself: Should I Stay or Should I Go? On one hand, many of Spain’s most popular destinations are asking tourists to stay home, while other publications are hyping up those very places. Fodor’s recently published their annual ‘No’ list of places …
Fairytale castles, ancient cities with origins lost to time, and the kind of architectural wealth younger nations on our side of the pond will take centuries to hoard: Europe is where every culture buff will be headed in the coming year. Lonely Planet is well aware of that, and experts at one of the world’s …
Spain and Portugal are two of the most popular countries in Europe, drawing in millions of visitors every year with their shared heritage, great food, wealth of historical sites, and of course, sun-drenched coastlines. They’re both located in Iberia, Europe’s southernmost and hottest peninsula, but surprisingly enough, both of their capitals––Madrid and Lisbon––are not connected …
Up for adventure? If so, there’s one place you can now easily visit that’s almost certainly never been on your radar. Set near Spain’s Canary Islands lies a disputed city with a history of controversy. Is it Morocco? Is It Western Sahara? You be the judge. Point being, despite governmental conflicts, tensions are nowhere near …
If you’re heading south of the border this winter, but Cancun, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta don’t exactly fit your current budget––we get it, $600-a-night for a resort stay is a bit much––have you ever considered a lesser-known, arguably more authentic Mazatlan? Lining the Pacific Coast, it combines the Old World charm of the colonial era …
Perhaps to the surprise of many, Lonely Planet elected a lesser-known city in France that tourists often ignore as the best city to travel in 2025. Not Paris and its sparkly Eiffel, Strasbourg and its Gothic cathedral, and certainly not Nice with the high life and turquoise seas. Though it’s not on every American’s bucket …
Home to ancient cities that predate the Americans by literal millennia and fairytale castles that are known to have inspired Walt Disney’s dreamiest creations, Europe is the first destination that comes to the mind of the average American when they think of a cultural getaway. From the Haussmann boulevards of Paris, to the canal-traversed historic …
Europe may be a long way away, but you don’t need to cross an ocean to explore a fairytale, pink-colored city crisscrossed with narrow alleys and laden with cobbled streets that have stayed intact for centuries: look no further than our southerly neighbor! Located in central Mexico, Zacatecas is a historic gem dating back to …