As far as European lake getaways go, one could argue Lake Como is the blueprint to rule them all… or is it? One of the largest, glitziest, most iconic lakes in Northern Italy, fringed by luxurious villas and timeless small towns dominated by medieval belfries, it is the number one inland destination for water babies …

They say to never settle, but that’s exactly what travelers end up doing when visiting some of the most sought-after destinations on Earth. When it comes to Europe, certain icons like Barcelona are unabashedly tagging their beautiful city streets with graffiti in a guerrilla anti-tourism campaign, while others like Paris are still as bustling as …

We’re not trying to tick anyone off, but it goes without saying where America’s most beautiful paradise is. Take it from someone who lives in San Diego, a renowned “paradise” in its own right, but I’m fully aware my city doesn’t hold a candle in comparison. It’s not just because we lack aloha and islands …

Florida’s usual summer hotspots only have so many pickleball courts, parking spaces, and open patches of sand to go around. But finding paradise shores without being close enough to smell what your fellow beachgoers had for breakfast is easier than you might think. Believe it or not, according to local experts at Southern Living, there …

If you have ever spent more than five minutes scrolling through a travel forum, a Facebook vacation group, or the comment section of a travel blog, you have absolutely seen this debate play out. Someone nervously asks if it is safe to book a summer trip to a place like Cancun, Cabo, or Punta Cana. …

The results are in! The folks at Boston.com, based exactly where you’d suspect, held a fun competition. Bracketing 32 New England beach towns, over 10,000 travelers voted for their favorite picks. There were some huge surprises rounding out the top 4, but only 2 states were represented: Massachusetts, a state I can never spell on …

It seems everyone’s got their eyes set on an Italian or Greek island summer this year, but you know what we’ve always said: when those turquoise-water and piña colada cravings hit, there’s nowhere better to switch off and kick it back than the good ol’ Caribbean. Now, we get it if you don’t want to …

When you start dreaming about a tropical getaway to Central America, your mind probably jumps straight to Costa Rica or Belize. For a long time, almost everyone completely skipped over El Salvador. When I told my friends and family I was heading there, the very first question out of everyone’s mouth was: “Is it actually …

If we told you Southern Living spotlighted a barrier island off North Carolina’s mainland where the water can shimmer Turks & Caicos-blue under the right conditions, would you believe it? Much of the Carolina coastline tends to be “mid” as I think the kids are still saying, however, there’s one bright spot that’s just like …

Europe’s the top destination for Americans keen on a cultural immersion and some old-world charm this summer, but we totally get it if you’re not exactly sold on the usual Paris–London–Rome combo. I live in Paris myself, and people may have their reasons for loving or hating it, but it’s one of the most beautiful …

Racecar, radar, tacocat, and kayak all have one thing in common: they’re palindromes, meaning they’re spelled the same forward and backward. You might think “tacocat” is the most fun of the bunch, but for us travel nerds, it’s kayak — or rather, KAYAK, the travel search engine known for digging up insightful nuggets on the …

It may seem like Canadian vacations are limited to big cities, with the exception of some small-town charmers north of Maine. But we’re here to tell you Canadians aren’t just good at whipping up every maple concoction known to man and beating the living you know what out of each other on ice. Apparently, they’re …