You’ve heard of Dubrovnik and its medieval fairytale of an Old Town, Split and the ancient Roman palace out of which an entire Adriatic port was born, and if you’ve been following the party crowds lately, you already know they abandoned Ibiza for Hvar. All of this to say Croatia has never been trendier than …
Arrived late to Eurosummer? Unless you’re down for splurging on a $1,000-a-night villa on the Amalfi Coast, and you’re not exactly averse to crowds, you might want to save your little culture-infused getaway for a little later in the fall: This stunning coastal city in the Eastern Mediterranean has ancient ruins, gorgeous beaches, and turquoise …
Ever get that creeping feeling you just are not welcome? If you have stamped your passport lately, you know exactly what I mean. It is the eye roll from a waiter, the endless headlines about European cities cracking down on tourism, or the sudden barrage of new fees, curfews, and actual protests telling visitors to …
The turquoise seas of the Mediterranean and all those classy Italian lidi are cool, but let’s not sit here and pretend the main reason we’re still drawn to Europe, and keep going back year after year after year, isn’t the fact that a random café on the corner is probably older than the country you’re …
Traveling these days usually means bracing for chaos: massive airports, endless security lines, and the low-level anxiety of keeping track of your passport. We have been conditioned to believe that if you want a truly historic, pedestrian-friendly, and breathtaking island escape, you have to cross an ocean to find it. I just got back from …
If you’re planning on a little Euro getaway this fall, either for the Old World vibes of it all, or the stunning nature and fall colors, I have just the perfect spot for you that is yet to be overrun by the crowds, and where a hotel with a view won’t cost an arm and …
When most people start mapping out a Caribbean getaway, their minds immediately default to the massive, heavily marketed heavyweights. They look at sprawling mega-resorts in Jamaica or fight for a sliver of sand in the Bahamas. But if you want to skip the intense crowds and find an island with actual soul, raw jungle beauty, …
I get it. When did booking a simple vacation become work? I have been traveling the world for the last 20 years and have been to over 100 countries, but times are changing, and not necessarily for the better. Did I pay that $24 tourist tax? Do I have something in my bag that customs …
There is a very specific, deeply exhausting kind of dread that hits you when you finally step off a long flight, mentally ready to start your vacation, only to be funneled directly into a massive, two-hour international customs line. You are standing under harsh fluorescent lights, frantically searching your carry-on for a declaration pen, watching …
If you’ve developed a habit of reading the latest Travel Off Path issue as you sip your morning coffee for the past 7 years, you know by now we have a soft spot for uncovering hidden gems in Europe’s top tourism hotspots. Italy is probably the one we go back to every chance we get. …
Had enough of the Madrid and Barcelona clichés? Those 2 cities are probably where 90% of Spain-bound visitors from the U.S. will land, and beautiful as they may be, they’re far from being the best the Iberian country has to offer. As a matter of fact, unless you’re fine with passing a new ‘Tourist Go …
Right now, when I open my social media feeds for inspiration, all I see is a continuous, exhausting loop of people fighting for a six-inch patch of pebble beach in Positano, or waiting in a two-hour line for a mediocre $30 spritz in Santorini. The Mediterranean is undoubtedly beautiful, but the summer crowds have turned …












