Share The Article The second the small puddle jumper plane touches down on the tiny airstrip, the frantic pace of the outside world evaporates. You step onto the tarmac, look out over a completely flat landscape surrounded by water so clear it looks like liquid glass, and immediately realize you’ve arrived somewhere truly special. There […]
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Share The Article Finding a Caribbean island escape that doesn’t drain your bank account usually feels like a lost cause. When you factor in flights, hotels, and food, a simple long weekend can easily push into the thousands. But you do not have to settle for staying home this season. Travel experts at Kayak recently […]
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 […]
Share The Article The second the high-speed boat cuts its engines and pulls into the dock at Blowing Point, the frantic pace of the outside world completely evaporates. You step off the wooden pier, look down at water so clear it looks like liquid glass, and immediately realize you have arrived somewhere genuinely special. There […]
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 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 […]
Share The Article When most people start mapping out a Caribbean getaway, their minds immediately default to the massive, heavily marketed heavyweights. They look at sprawling mega-resorts in Jamaica or fight for a sliver of sand in the Bahamas. But if you want to skip the intense crowds and find an island with actual soul, […]
Share The Article If you’ve developed a habit of reading the latest Travel Off Path issue as you sip your morning coffee for the past 7 years, you know by now we have a soft spot for uncovering hidden gems in Europe’s top tourism hotspots. Italy is probably the one we go back to every […]
Share The Article Everyone wants to go to Italy during the summer, but nobody actually enjoys the reality of what that means in July. You spend thousands of dollars to get elbowed by tour groups in Positano and roast in the suffocating heat of Rome. I love Italian culture, but the massive congestion on the […]
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 […]










