Step aside France, Italy, Spain: there’s a new cooler kid in the block, one that isn’t drowing in a wave of crime, or buckling under the weight of overtourism for once. Tucked away in its well-protected, cozy Central-Eastern European nook, Hungary wrapped up last year hosting a record-breaking 20 million tourists. As far as foreign …

Most people planning a European getaway will spend hours on end working out the best, most convenient way to get from London to Paris, then potentially Rome, and time permitting, a final sunny stretch in either Madrid or Lisbon before they hop on their flight home. All these European cities are popular for a reason, …

Thinking of heading across the pond this summer, but the sight of the Paris, Rome, and Dubrovnik crowds keeps putting you off? “Low season” is now a non-existent concept across a majority of Europe’s top tourism spots, with certain parts of Spain going as far as seeing widespread anti-tourist protests—and these can easily turn aggressive. If you’re …

Here we are again, for yet another chapter of Europe’s fast-spreading Railway Renaissance. Over the last couple of years, numerous new train routes have launched across the pond connecting a spate of unexpected destinations: for instance, we’ve had a new night train from Brussels all the way to Venice, the first-ever direct Paris–Berlin, and soon …

Following in the steps of Portugal, Spain, and neighboring Croatia, the small Central European nation of Slovenia is launching a Digital Nomad Visa (DNV). Set to go live in November 2025, it will enable eligible applicants to relocate to Slovenia under simplified rules, seeing that, historically, the country has been one of the strictest in …

Long gone are the days you could pack your bags, grab your passport, and jet off to Europe carefree, knowing you were headed to a low-risk, largely crime-free continent: The Old Continent is no longer what it once was 20 or even 10 years ago, and whether it’s issues stemming from irregular border crossings or …

Europe’s pro-mobility scheme is the gift that just keeps on giving: Following a spate of exciting new launches, from the low-cost train from Paris to Brussels, to Germany’s extremely popular, $65 train pass, Deutschland Ticket, yet another European city is hopping on the bandwagon and luring tourists with transport incentives. Except this time, it’s not …

If you’re heading to Europe this summer, chances are countries like France, Italy, and Spain are at the top of your bucket list, and tried-and-true as they may be, we get it. Nothing screams ‘idyllic’ quite like some good old village-hopping down the French Riviera, eating soft lemon gelato in a stone-cut town in Tuscany, …

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 …

Looking for the next digital nomad hotspot in Europe that offers cheap eats, a lively social scene, high levels of safety, and beautiful sights that would make you want to prolong your stay indefinitely––well, provided the local bureaucracy allows? Look no further: Budapest in Hungary is your soon-to-be remote work sanctuary, at least according to …

The land of ancient cities that date back to times immemorial and fairytale castles that could belong in a Disney theme park (except they’re the real deal), Europe is sure to be on the radar of every culture-hungry American this fall. Not only will prices drop significantly, with hotels and tourist experiences becoming cheaper to …

With temperatures rising across the pond and a new season of raging wildfires and unpleasantly hot temperatures looming, we wouldn’t blame you for considering giving Greece, Italy, Spain and the like a miss and heading somewhere a little cooler. Austria may be best known as a winter destination, thanks to its family-friendly ski resorts and …