Forget Lisbon and its endless flights of stairs leading to jam‑packed miradouros, and a crowded Porto and its overhyped riverside wine bars: If you’re looking for the authentic, slower‑paced, thoroughly local Portugal, away from the Insta‑crowds, you might want to give the usual power duo a miss this time. Portugal may be small by any country’s …

Spain is one of the most visited countries in the world, especially by Americans. In fact, it goes toe to toe with France every year to decide which one of the two will be crowned King of Tourism. Last year, the gap between both powerhouses was narrower than ever, with Spain recording 96.8 million visitors, …

I was only born in 1997, so I never got to experience the world beyond the Berlin Wall while it was still up, nor travel around Yugoslavia while it was still, well, a country, but the stories we were drip-fed through the media told tales of bleak, wintry landscapes and limited freedoms. Living in the …

Some places seem beyond reach, but as the travel industry continues to grow, it becomes easier to visit our dream destinations. Many of us may have a “bucket list” of places to visit before we kick the bucket. Hopefully, you started before fate made that decision like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, but age is …

We’ve all got destinations that are on our bucket lists, some even staying there for many years before we eventually get to see them. Everyone has different places they’d love to visit, but if you had to guess, what do you think would be the most common among travelers? To help answer that question, we …

With dominating rock-cut structures and iconic architecture, Petra is Jordan’s most important and iconic tourist attraction.   80% of tourists come to Jordan to see Petra. And for the second time in history Petra has now welcomed more than 1 million visitors in a single year this year.   Here’s why you should add this …

Every person has goals in mind to achieve before they kick the bucket. Many of those items tend to be experiences you can’t have at home. Perhaps you have dreamt of seeing the Eiffel Tower in person or eating pizza in the charming streets of Rome. In the words of Hall of Fame basketball player …