Share The Article Fall road trips are usually a trap. You picture yourself cruising down a quiet country highway surrounded by gold leaves. Instead, you spend six hours staring at the brake lights of a rental SUV on a two-lane mountain pass. Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic is not relaxing. Hunting for an overpriced parking garage […]
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15 Charming European Towns Where The Fall Foliage Is Truly Dazzling, From Scotland To Slovenia
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Share The Article When most travelers think about chasing fall foliage, their minds immediately jump to the northeastern United States or the sprawling national parks of Canada. But Europe undergoes a spectacular, deeply underrated transformation every autumn. Autumn in Europe is my absolute favorite time to travel. The summer crowds vanish, the heat breaks, and […]
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Americans Can Now Fly Nonstop To This Sun-Drenched Italian Island With 75°F Fall Weather, Ancient Ruins, And $70 B&Bs
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Sep
Sep
Share The Article 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 […]
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Europe’s Most Scenic Train Ride Ends In An Uncrowded Italian Alpine Town With $100 Hotels And Peak Fall Foliage
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Sep
Sep
Share The Article For most people, traveling between countries means airport chaos, security scrutiny, border queues, and stressful flights. What if I told you the most beautiful border crossing in the world bypasses all of that, in fact, and doesn’t even require you to toggle on flight mode? Recently, I traveled on the Bernina Express, […]
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This 20-Mile Scenic Highway in Michigan Is Called the ‘Tunnel of Trees’—and It’s Spectacular in the Fall
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Sep
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Share The Article Growing up with family ties to Michigan, I learned early on that you don’t have to battle the chaotic crowds of New England to witness a world-class fall. When the heavy summer humidity finally breaks, the best seasonal drive in the country is waiting right along the steep bluffs of Lake Michigan. […]
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Share The Article Chasing fall foliage can feel like a gamble, but when you finally nail it—when you round a bend and the entire valley is glowing in electric oranges and fiery reds—there is absolutely nothing like it. You don’t want to spend your autumn weekends staring at the bumper of an RV in gridlocked […]
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Share The Article If you’re tired of the Parises and Barcelonas of the world, and you’ve been dreaming of a European getaway that doesn’t feel like every picture and every museum visit feels like standing in line for hours, I’ve got just the place for you. At the risk of sounding repetitive, I’ve been to […]
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Share The Article If you think Eurosummer’s over, think again: we may be on the brink of fall, but one of Europe’s warmest island destinations will still see average temps of 78°F, swim-ready warm seas, and long, balmy days well into October. Even better: as of this year, getting there no longer requires complicated layovers […]
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Share The Article I always tell people that fall is the absolute best time to travel. The punishing summer heat breaks, the massive crowds finally go home, and you hit that perfect shoulder-season sweet spot where flights and hotels drop by up to 40 percent. But this year, the data is telling a very specific […]
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These Are The 10 Safest Tourist Destinations This Fall According To Over 14,000 Americans
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Aug
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Share The Article After two decades of traveling and visiting over 100 countries, I’ve learned that safety isn’t about constantly looking over your shoulder—it’s about the ultimate luxury: the ability to actually unplug. When you know a destination is genuinely secure, you aren’t second-guessing your surroundings or overthinking a walk back to your hotel. You […]