Planning a Caribbean trip seems foolproof. You book a flight, throw swim trunks in a bag, and assume the rest will work itself out. It won’t. Liz and I have spent a big chunk of our lives in the Caribbean. We’ve made every rookie mistake in the book. We’ve been stranded without cash, burned to …
Most Caribbean marketing is purely fantasy. The brochures show you empty sand and local culture. You book the ticket, step off the plane, and get dropped off at a mega-resort with two thousand other people. Is that travel? While you’re technically in a new place, it doesn’t feel authentic. If you want to walk down …
It’s definitely been a minute since we’ve last covered one of these—the golden age of Digital Nomadism is way past us, after all—but lucky for the last few globe-trotters still standing among us, there’s always a lesser-known country hopping on a fading-but-not-quite-yet-dead trend. Tucked away on the far-eastern fringes of Europe—or mostly in Western Asia, …
Tell me if you’ve dreamed of this Caribbean fantasy like I have… A lush, untouched island with zero mega-resorts. Hiking through a dense emerald jungle, soaking in a natural hot spring, and eating fresh seafood on an empty beach without fighting for a spot in the sand. I feel like I literally dream about it …
Enough with the Côte d’Azurs, Amalfi Coasts, and Costa del Sols of the world: 3 of Europe’s best-known coastlines may be stunning and have a lot to offer, but I don’t know about you; I’m not exactly keen on spending $200–$550 a night on hotels, nor battling the cruise crowds for a spot in the …
Your favorite expat is back. Having been to over 40 European countries, with only Belarus and a couple of tiny micro-nations left to tick off, I can safely attest that there’s no greater, more diverse, downright beautiful country than my beloved France. No, I’m not originally from here—Brazilian-Italian via Britain and Ireland—but there’s a reason …
If you’re heading to Europe this summer, but you’ve had your fill of the usual Paris, London, Milan clichés, maybe it’s time you step off the beaten track already and explore Europe’s lesser-known, unspoiled islands. Luckily, this year, getting to those no longer involves painfully long layovers at Frankfurt Airport, nor overnight ferries from major …
If you’re flying across the pond for a Euro summer and hoping for that idyllic Mediterranean island experience—smooth from start to finish, featuring a postcard-perfect harbor town, easy-to-reach beaches, and world-class premium service—you won’t find it in the budget-friendly corners of the continent. Yes, there are fantastic off-the-beaten-path destinations across Europe that cost half as …
World-famous for its turquoise seas, perfect weather, and white sand stretches that seem to go on forever, the Caribbean is the absolute top destination when you just need a sunny getaway. But there are usually two massive catches that you already know about if you have ever tried to plan a trip to places like …
Don’t hurt your neck. You read the headline right. One of the Caribbean’s most iconic destinations has been flagged by the U.S. Embassy. This one is hot off the press, so the State Department hasn’t followed suit with their own advisory, but remember, embassies tend to have the most up-to-date intel as they’re on the …
Forget the Amalfi Coast and the $400-a-night villas, Mallorca with the distasteful Brit-led stag dos, and Mykonos’ surging cruising hordes—now with Emily i̶n̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶i̶s̶ in Greece approaching, to say that godforsaken island is crowded would be an understatement. Mediterranean summers are all about kicking it back on a pebbly beach, admiring the views of a …
As far as European lake getaways go, one could argue Lake Como is the blueprint to rule them all… or is it? One of the largest, glitziest, most iconic lakes in Northern Italy, fringed by luxurious villas and timeless small towns dominated by medieval belfries, it is the number one inland destination for water babies …