Anyone else avoid layovers like the plague? As the travel world turns its attention toward 2027, major publications are dropping their highly anticipated destination lists. Lonely Planet just released their massive Best in Travel 2027 lineup this week, and the selections are absolutely incredible. They highlighted everything from the vast mountain ranges of the Veneto …
As Mazatlan has become Mexico’s fastest growing destination, “Sinaloa” hasn’t become a trigger word to deter travelers, so why should “Colima”? Both Sinaloa and Colima have found themselves on the wrong end of headlines and the U.S. State Department has issued Level 4: Do Not Travel warnings. However, there’s always an exception to the rule, …
If you’re tired of hearing well-traveled acquaintances raving about their Paris–London–Rome circuit every year, we have something for you that might actually properly turn a few heads, and that won’t burn a hole through your wallet: Tucked away in the far Eastern corner of Europe, in a pocket-sized country roughly the size of South Carolina, …
As the travel world moves its focus toward 2027, major publications are dropping their highly anticipated destination lists (keep an eye out for ours soon!). Lonely Planet just released their Best in Travel 2027 lineup this week, and they highlighted some incredible spots across Latin America and the Caribbean. They gave shoutouts to Bariloche and …
If you’re tired of sweating through summer trips and shivering through winter vacation, you are definitely not alone. I constantly look for destinations that hit that perfect sweet spot—where you only need a light jacket at night and a t-shirt during the day, no matter what month is on the calendar. It usually comes down …
The second you step off your direct flight and feel that warm, salty breeze hit your face, the frantic pace of the outside world completely evaporates. You grab your bags, take a short drive past brightly colored local villages, and immediately realize you have arrived somewhere genuinely special. There are no colossal mega-resort chains completely …
‘Why are there so many Americans in Chania, Greece? We recently came across this question on a Facebook group for digital nomads, and it’s a question we posed ourselves some time ago, and the fact this small coastal city on the north coast of Crete, Greece’s largest island, hosts a NATO base, wasn’t a satisfactory-enough …
Booking a tropical getaway to Mexico is supposed to be the ultimate stress relief. You spend months dreaming about sipping cold drinks by a stunning infinity pool, watching brilliant sunsets over the ocean, and escaping the daily grind back home. However, for thousands of incoming visitors with flights scheduled this week, that excitement has suddenly …
Bagpipes, lake monsters and crumbling castles: very few places are as magical and steeped in ancient lore as Scotland. The most northerly nation in Great Britain, it’s a permanent fixture on the bucket list of millions of Americans, and a country I’ve been lucky enough to visit almost religiously every year. I haven’t climbed every …
When the cold weather finally settles over the Midwest, the absolute last thing most of us want to do is fight for a square foot of sand in South Florida. I spend a massive chunk of my year analyzing travel data for Travel Off Path, and the trend is undeniable: travelers are officially exhausted by …
If you are packing your bags for a sunny getaway to the Mexican Pacific or the Baja Peninsula this weekend, you need to drop everything and pay very close attention to the weather forecast. The United States Embassy has officially issued an urgent alert for American citizens traveling in Mexico. Hurricane Polo has exploded into …
Not Rome and its nauseatingly long Colosseum lines, Venice with the bottlenecked canals overflowing with tourists, nor Positano and its exclusive beach bars where a half-sized glass of Aperol will set you back $15. The Italian destination that has everyone talking Stateside is a sun-drenched island just off the toe of the Italian boot, known …