From the hustle and bustle of Rome’s ancient streets to Warsaw’s vibrant mix of modern architecture and Old World charm to small towns in Bosnia built atop cascading waterfalls with names I can’t even pronounce, I’ve seen my fair share of Europe over the years… and then some. As you might have picked up on, …
After 6 years of living in Paris and skimming the whole country of France for real secret spots casual tourists who can’t see past the Eiffel Tower or the Riviera usually miss, I realized some of the best gems are right under our noses. You truly don’t need to hop on a Homeric train journey across France to see medieval …
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 …
If you think 2026 was the year of Europe’s Railway Renaissance, wait until you hear about all the new services due to hit the tracks in 2027. Just in from the rail gods, we’ve got confirmation that an SNCF service—that’s France’s national rail operator, mind you—will link Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport directly to two …
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 …
For most people, traveling between countries means airport chaos, security scrutiny, border queues, and stressful flights. What if I told you the most beautiful border crossing in the world bypasses all of that, in fact, and doesn’t even require you to toggle on flight mode? Recently, I traveled on the Bernina Express, a red-colored beauty …
We’ve all been there once: pulling up to that cute little European city you’d been enamored with for months after saving it to your Instagram faves, only to realize the crowd-free, idyllic version exists only on social media. Or at some ungodly hour that travel influencer you follow didn’t bother mentioning they were up at. …
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 …
Year in, year out, you can rest assured there’s one sun-drenched Mediterranean country I’ll be hitting: the home of feta, cradle of Western civilization, and a country whose coastline looks as if somebody dropped a dinner plate and watched it shatter into thousands of little fragments they call islands. I’m a Parisian at heart, and …
If your Roman Empire is the actual, ahem, Roman Empire, chances are Europe’s main draws for you are the historic temples perched atop dramatic cliffs, the crazy-old amphitheaters where gladiators once fought for their lives, and the emperors and generals who built an entire civilization. In that case, we’ll go out on a limb and …
Even if you haven’t made it to Italy yet, you’re probably familiar with Rome‘s ancient sights and the millennia-old Colosseum, Venice‘s winding canals and soaring campanile, and Florence‘s distinctive red-tiled dome and Renaissance palaces. Undoubtedly gorgeous as those may be, what if we told you this year’s crown in one of Italy’s best-known beauty contests …
As of September 7, the European Union’s grace period for its new, controversial Entry/Exit System is officially over. Under the rules, border authorities no longer have the same freedom to suspend biometric collection simply because queues are getting out of hand, though enforcement may still vary somewhat while certain airports iron out their remaining technical …