This is rich coming from someone who’s always banging on about nipping down to Italy every chance they get for a bit of sunshine and their beloved pistacchio gelato by that stone jetty, but I’m not sure if you’ve been following the news lately, but Europe is going bonkers with their EES rules. The (now) …

Italy is one of those countries that no matter how hard I try to take a break from, I keep getting drawn back like bees to honey. 50 Italian cities in, 13 out of 20 regions visited, and all of the country’s mainline tourist destinations ticked off, I could in theory, you know, hang the …

If you’re thinking of going on a little impromptu trip to Europe this summer, but you’re unsure where to go with reports of crackdowns on Airbnbs in Barcelona and increasing curbs on mass tourism across Amalfi, we have just the answer for you. Tucked away in the southern corner of Portugal, hugging the bright-blue Atlantic …

There are crowded European destinations, and then there’s Amalfi: Italy’s absolute cesspit for Instagram influencers, TikTokers, and clout-chasing East Coast Americans with an attitude, the 34-mile stretch of coast packs quite the concentration of beautiful sights, but it’s the last place you want to be if it’s an idyllic, slow-paced Mediterranean summer you crave. Every …

If you’re thinking of a summer in France, chances are it’s Saint-Tropez’s pastel-colored streets and exclusive beach clubs that will pop to mind first. The forever home of Brigitte Bardot, and pretty much the entire French elite, and one of the world’s most effortlessly classy destinations, with Michelin-starred restaurants and postcard-ready corners galore, ‘St Trope’ …

Trust me, 20+ Greek islands in, I didn’t need Condé Nast Traveller to tell me this, but it’s nice to get a stamp of approval from the top travel tastemakers in the game, nonetheless: Europe’s top island getaway right now, according to the prestigious travel publication run by some of the industry’s leading editors, is …

Barcelona may still be at the top of the list of basically every Spain-bound tourist out there, with its world-famous Gaudí-designed Sagrada Família and Barceloneta beach drawing in tens of millions of visitors every year… but it’s sort of starting to lose its luster a bit, right? Don’t get us wrong, Barcelona’s absolutely epic, but …

Year in, year out, I watch people flock to the same three or four Mediterranean islands, either because they’ve got a thing for white parties and bottle service, or they just don’t know any better. Not to be patronizing, but I mean, if I were a casual visitor to Europe myself and didn’t, ahem, live …

Has everyone been blissfully sleeping on Croatia’s top hidden gem all along? The travel blogosphere went into a frenzy earlier this year when United confirmed they’d be finally launching nonstop Transatlantic flights from their Newark hub to Split, the top coastal destination in the Adriatic nation right now. Split is home to the UNESCO-protected Diocletian’s …

If you’re heading to Europe in the coming months, chances are it’s places like Amalfi, in Southern Italy, Santorini, the iconic caldera-island of Greece, or France’s glitzy and glamorous St Tropez that are on your radar. We don’t blame you. They’re the ones travel influencers flog to death year in, year out, and where most …

If you’re planning a little Greek island-hopping adventure this summer, chances are it’s the whitewashed towns perched atop vertiginous coastal cliffs, and the shiny, freshly-painted blue church domes you’re fantasizing about. For lack of better words, chances are it’s the ‘Santorini vibe’ you’re looking for. You probably know at this point Santorini is crowded, expensive, …

7-some years of traveling to Greece, and my Greek is still at an elementary level. I can get by with my rehearsed souvlaki orders, and your usual ‘hellos’, ‘pleases’, ‘thank yous’, but don’t honk at me and throw at me a malaka if I’m driving really carefully along the unprotected cliffside road. I won’t be …