Share The Article When I’m home in Louisville, my daily soundtrack mostly consists of highway traffic, endless editorial emails, and our golden retriever Lemon barking at delivery drivers. So when my wife Liz and I finally block off a week for a Mexican Caribbean escape, we are not looking to trade our urban noise for […]
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Share The Article Booking a summer trip to Europe usually feels like choosing between two terrible options. You either fly direct into a massive, overcrowded tourist trap like Paris or Rome, or you spend 18 hours navigating a brutal maze of layovers and terrifying commuter flights just to find a quiet beach. Starting my travel […]
Share The Article There is a specific, sinking feeling you get when you have to constantly check your pockets in a crowded tourist trap or nervously navigate dimly lit streets trying to find your hotel. When my wife Liz and I are plotting our escapes from the unpredictable weather in Louisville, we want to trade […]
Share The Article I don’t just “do” Eurosummers. I live them. You’ve probably stumbled across a few of my articles here on Travel Off Path dissecting Europe’s hidden gems, from the remote Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic to the least-polished, landlocked corners of the Balkans. I love Europe in all its crazy, […]
Share The Article Dreaming of an escapade to Venice but the surging crowds and crazy prices keep putting you off? Well, maybe you slept through it in school, but did you know Venice was, at one point in time, one of the most powerful countries in the Mediterranean? Including not only the city of Venice […]
Share The Article Had your fill of the Parises and Londons of the world? This epic Eastern European capital still feels like the Europe of yesteryear—no overpriced tourist traps, no hour-long queues—and even better, it’s arguably safer than your average major Western hub. Belgrade, in Serbia, has been the talk of the travel world lately, […]
Share The Article I always tell people visiting my hometown of Dallas that they’re going the wrong way when they leave the concrete sprawl of DFW Airport. Instead of heading east towards Dallas to spend way too much on shopping in one of America’s largest cities, you could head the opposite direction to Fort Worth, […]
Share The Article There is a specific, sinking feeling you get when you have to constantly check your pockets in a crowded tourist trap. It completely ruins the vacation. As someone who lives and breathes travel, I spend an absurd amount of time looking at crime stats and security warnings. When I’m analyzing global trends, […]
Share The Article Sure, everyone knows the Bahamas, Aruba, and Jamaica, but not everyone has discovered the unspoiled vibe of one of the absolute best destinations in the Caribbean. While the classic hotspots are currently dealing with overcrowded beaches and massive mega-resorts, there is one tropical haven that has managed to keep its pristine, upscale […]
Share The Article Italy’s not just another summer getaway for me. It’s my go-to escape whenever I get the chance. Blame it on those ridiculous $30 round-trip Ryanair fares to Bergamo, or the fact that it quite literally runs through my veins (thank you, nonno). Not to brag, but I’ve pretty much covered the country […]










