Share The Article If your Roman Empire is the actual, ahem, Roman Empire, chances are Europe’s main draws for you are the historic temples perched atop dramatic cliffs, the crazy-old amphitheaters where gladiators once fought for their lives, and the emperors and generals who built an entire civilization. In that case, we’ll go out on […]
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Share The Article I’ve spent years traveling around the Caribbean for fun, for travel conferences, and I even lived there long-term twice. When you spend that much time there, you quickly realize there’s a huge difference between a town that looks on great Instagram and a local community that blows your mind in real life. […]
Share The Article When I first stepped off the water taxi onto the wooden docks of Caye Caulker, the chaos of international transit vanished instantly. I was carrying my heavy bag under the blinding Caribbean sun, but my pulse immediately started to slow down. There are no massive concrete hotel towers blocking the ocean breeze, […]
Share The Article If Barcelona or Mallorca are the only destinations that come to mind when you think of an off-season fall getaway in Spain, think again. Instead of flocking to the same done-and-dusted hotspots that are, in fact, chasing tourists away, why not give the fast-rising, equally exciting, but still relatively unknown Valencia a […]
Share The Article If you think escaping the winter freeze means dropping half your paycheck on an overcrowded mega-resort in Cancun or the Bahamas, think again. That might be the default playbook for travelers dealing with freezing temperatures across the States, where winter brings endless slush and gray skies, but this Central American country didn’t […]
Share The Article For decades, planning a winter escape to Mexico forced travelers into a massive compromise. You either booked a ticket east to swim in the warm turquoise waters of the Caribbean, or you headed west to witness the dramatic desert cliffs of the Pacific. Trying to pull off the ultimate two-in-one vacation across […]
Share The Article At least 20 visits to Portugal in, it’s not often I come across places that still catch me completely off guard, but my most recent road trip across the northern half of the country led me to a tiny, quaint beach town that looks like a postcard scene come to life. And […]
Share The Article The Riviera Maya is completely saturated. Massive all-inclusive complexes dominate the coastline from Cancun down to Tulum, packing American travelers in shoulder to shoulder around crowded buffet lines and overpriced swim-up bars. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good all-inclusive when I need an easy vacation but sometimes my soul wants […]
Share The Article I was just in Thailand for two months and entry was a breeze. No visa required, two months of visa free stay, and no extra paperwork, it was absolute bliss. However those days are now officially over. Starting this month there is a major change coming for all American tourists and travelers […]
Share The Article Not ready to say goodbye to summer just yet? It may be a little too late for that idyllic Eurosummer in Saint-Tropez or Amalfi, now that temperatures are starting to dip and beach clubs are winding down for the season, but what if we told you there’s a lesser-known beach city at […]










