Beautiful as it may be, not to mention incredibly historical, Europe is not typically associated with budget-friendly vacations, especially if we’re talking about the sun-drenched Mediterranean: According to Budget Your Trip, a 5-star hotel in Dubrovnik, one of the most popular destinations in Croatia, will set you back by an average of $241-a-night––and that’s excluding …

Ahhh, the Mediterranean 😌. That ancient sea bordering some of the most beautiful destinations in the world: the sun-drenched Costa Del Sol in Spain, France’s turquoise Côte d’Azur, Italy’s idyllic Cinque Terre, the whitewashed Santorini and neighboring Cycladic islands in Greece… The list is endless, and it could easily take up an entire page. If …

It’s not every day we get to report on a country going from being violence-torn and one of the most dangerous in the world to one of the fastest-growing, recognized for its enviable advances on the security front and decreased criminality… Yet here we are. It feels untrue even as we type this out, but El Salvador, …

If you’re a U.S. citizen who has had it with the incendiary world of politics, regardless of where you stand, not to mention the high cost of living across most urban centers, you might be thinking whether now isn’t the time to contemplate a move to Europe, but where? After all, moving abroad isn’t as …

Following Croatia’s accession in 2023 and last year’s Bulgaria and Romania, yet another European country is expected to join Europe’s Schengen Area soon: This year, Cyprus is expected to conclude its negotiation talks with the border-free zone and become its 30th member, but what does this mean effectively for travelers, especially Americans staying mid- to …

Dreaming of cobbled streets that look frozen in time, medieval castles that put Walt Disney’s most fantastical creations to shame, and all that amazing culture you can’t access in the sprawling American suburb you call home? Europe is calling, and if you plan on taking that call this year, you might as well not break …

I remember not that long ago, Ukraine was one of the only countries in the world open to tourism restriction-free. Of course, it was a very different world back then, what with the health crisis raging on, and all those crazy, complicated border rules in place. While most of Europe shut itself off completely to …

If you’re planning on taking the first flight out to Southern Europe as soon as temperatures start rising again, you might want to hold off on booking an overpriced week-long stay at Amalfi or Côte d’Azur until you read this first. Seriously overlooked by tourists and has flown under the radar of Americans in particular …

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 …

There’s no shortage of paradises to choose from for digital nomads to pack their bags and jet off to, but there’s one more to add to the list, with a new airport expected to put this coastal gem on the map. The Mediterranean is teeming with blue-water shores and laid-back communities embracing the nomad lifestyle, …

Thinking of swapping the United States for Europe, but you have no idea where to even start? Moving abroad is never easy, though, what with all those visa applications and foreign bureaucracy, not to mention the different rules for every country, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could just grab your passport, pack your …

A new report has unveiled the world’s trendiest 2025 destination; a beautiful, safe country that has been gaining steam the last few years. If you were to hear the trendiest place in the world is a Balkan paradise with incredible food, cheap stays, and stunning blue water, you’d probably guess Albania. But that’s sooo 2024. …