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 […]
Tag Archives: Island
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Share The Article You’ve heard it time and time again — “Santorini this”, “Santorini that” — to the point that every travel publication and their mother reveals the best possible dupes for Greece’s iconic island. That said, just because there are whitewashed villages and gorgeous sea views doesn’t mean it can be Santorini 2.0 every […]
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Share The Article Dubrovnik has the timeless walls. Split has Diocletian’s Palace. Hvar has the mega-yachts. But tucked away in the Adriatic is a tightly-lipped island that locals and longtime vacationers have kept entirely to themselves. Travel + Leisure just revealed perhaps Croatia’s most tight-lipped destination that locals and longtime vacationers have kept to themselves […]
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Share The Article Whenever I’m back home mapping my next trip, my inbox is constantly flooded with the exact same question from travelers: “Where can I go in the Caribbean that is actually safe, totally uncrowded, and doesn’t feel like a giant tourist trap?” It is getting increasingly difficult to answer. Mega-resorts are expanding rapidly, […]
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Share The Article Trust me, 20+ Greek islands in, I didn’t need Condé Nast Traveller to tell me this, but it’s nice to get a stamp of approval from the top travel tastemakers in the game, nonetheless: Europe’s top island getaway right now, according to the prestigious travel publication run by some of the industry’s […]
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U.S. Announces This Paradise Island Is Back To Being One Of The Safest Countries In Europe
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Share The Article Summer is finally here, and if you are looking for a European beach getaway that is beautiful, sunny, and incredibly safe, you need to look at the latest updates from the U.S. State Department. When the U.S. government hands out safety ratings, they are famously strict. The State Department does not take […]
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Share The Article Mass tourism has been a real menace. I know someone who recently let his intrusive thoughts win, rhetorically asking if there’s even an ethical way to be a tourist anymore. Hippy-dippy stuff aside, yes, there is — and it starts with doing just a teeny-weeny bit more research instead of jam-packing the […]
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Share The Article You’d think you can fly just about anywhere nonstop from the Big Apple, right? I mean, the broader NY region has 5 airports in total… You can fly to Belgrade, Serbia, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and Fuzhou, China, but hot diggity dog, you can’t fly to one of America’s most beloved paradises? Apparently, […]
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Share The Article Isn’t it about time we all moved past the Santorini/Mykonos obsession? Look, I get it—there’s something magical about blue domes and caldera views beneath a blood-orange sunset—but Greece has over 200 inhabited islands, and most travelers barely scratch the surface. Tucked away in the North Aegean, far from the overtouristed Cyclades, Thassos […]
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Share The Article There’s definitely something to that old adage. You know the one…about ‘the road less travelled’… Millions will flock to Cancun and Punta Cana this year, two of the Caribbean’s globally renowned destinations, but what about the plethora of other beach paradises that go unnoticed, yet are equally beautiful and more authentic? That’s […]