Share The Article If you have international travel plans over the next few weeks, you need to check your itinerary. Within a chaotic 24-hour window heading into August 2026, the United States Department of State and multiple U.S. Embassies have rapidly issued synchronized security and health alerts across 16 different countries. These alerts are not […]
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Share The Article There is a growing epidemic in the travel world right now: algorithm fatigue. You see a stunning, secluded beach on your social feed, book a flight, and arrive only to find three cruise ships docked in the bay and a two-hour wait for a mediocre lunch. When I am plotting my next […]
Share The Article Cobblestones, centuries-old tavernas, and a historic castle towering above it all: that’s the fairytale version of Europe most of us grew up dreaming about. These days, though, many of the continent’s biggest-name destinations come with overflowing bins, broken glass underfoot, and the uneasy feeling you should keep one hand on your wallet […]
Share The Article If you’ve been thinking of taking a last-minute trip to Spain this summer but you’re a bit taken aback by just how expensive a Barcelona weekend getaway can be, don’t fret. We’ve got just the alternative for you. Well, a quintet of them. Instead of going where literally everybody else goes, where […]
Share The Article Looking for that elevated, authentic Italian experience but you don’t exactly feel like the overly-commercial, overcrowded Amalfi Coast will cut it? With its pastel-colored towns clinging vertiginously to cliffsides and iconic coastal drives, not to mention the Capri flex only a short ferry hop away, the Amalfi Coast is the most obvious […]
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 […]
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 […]










