With so many diverse places to choose from in Central America, it’s likely that the majority of travelers head for popular destinations such as Costa Rica and Guatemala, and with good reason. Central and Latin America are full of diverse countries that overflow with natural beauty, and choosing between them can be a tough call.  …

As one of the top Latin American destinations for 2023, Costa Rica is in no way a secret. In fact, this lush country was also recently crowned the 2022 leading destination for Central America. Costa Rica is an ideal destination for all types of travelers, and it is definitely a country that should not be …

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 …

Every year, Mexico seems to be all the rage as if Cancun is the only place suitable for an epic vacation. But, what’s essentially next door in terms of air travel lies an endless array of vacation options from bustling cities like Panama City, the natural wonders of Costa Rica, newfound hotspots like El Salvador, …

Americans appear to have a new favorite European destination, and it’s no longer Paris and its Haussmann-planned cityscape. Or Rome and the millennia-old ruins of an empire. Much less Barcelona and its jam-packed Gothic Quarter. As a matter of fact, tourists are now being squirted with water pistols by angry anti-tourist protesters in Spain. After …

The smell of charred jerk chicken hit me before I even reached the sand. I had just navigated the quick drive from the airport, bypassing the crowded cruise terminal, and stepped out onto the powdery white sand of West Bay. While West Bay offers the postcard-perfect luxury of powdery white sand, you are never trapped …

I get it, you’re not ready to let go of summer just yet. Neither am I. While I see pumpkin-spiced lattes popping up left, right, and center, and the fall girlies digging their Uggs out of storage, I’ve been scouring the map of Europe for destinations where it’s still hovering around 75 degrees out, the …

Well, well, well… the thing Brussels spent months insisting couldn’t happen just happened: After putting its foot down and sending a bloc-wide message that September 7, 2026 was effectively the point at which the special flexibility to pause biometric EES checks whenever airports deemed fit ran out, EU officials have blinked. They’ve now agreed to look the …

Anyone else avoid layovers at all costs? I have traveled full-time for twenty years across more than a hundred countries. If you ask me what causes the most headaches on a long-haul itinerary, it is almost always the connection. Running through terminal corridors after a delayed inbound flight, wondering if your checked luggage made the …

Trying to lock in the perfect tropical escape used to feel like a travel compromise. For years, if you found a destination that was actually safe and empty, getting there was a nightmare. On the flip side, the spots with direct flights out of the U.S. were almost always the same ones plagued by massive …

If you think Eurosummer’s over, think again: we may be on the brink of fall, but one of Europe’s warmest island destinations will still see average temps of 78°F, swim-ready warm seas, and long, balmy days well into October. Even better: as of this year, getting there no longer requires complicated layovers for Americans. You …

I always tell people that fall is the absolute best time to travel. The punishing summer heat breaks, the massive crowds finally go home, and you hit that perfect shoulder-season sweet spot where flights and hotels drop by up to 40 percent. But this year, the data is telling a very specific story. Instead of …