Share The Article I have realized I need a lot more out of my travel lately. Yes, there are absolutely stunning all-inclusive pools out there, but once you have spent a week lounging by one, you have kind of done them all. Over the last year, I made a strict point to track down destinations […]
Share The Article Year in, year out, you can rest assured there’s one sun-drenched Mediterranean country I’ll be hitting: the home of feta, cradle of Western civilization, and a country whose coastline looks as if somebody dropped a dinner plate and watched it shatter into thousands of little fragments they call islands. I’m a Parisian […]
Share The Article When I first made the winding drive up the steep mountain roads from David, the dense tropical humidity of the Panamanian coast completely evaporated. I watched the temperature gauge in the shuttle slowly drop until it settled at a perfectly crisp 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The region is famous for its unique microclimates, […]
Share The Article As I watched an episode of Ted Lasso on my seatback screen during a flight into London, a sudden realization hit me. I checked my digital flight tracker and saw that Richmond upon Thames sits just a few miles from the runway at Heathrow Airport. Layovers at major international hubs usually involve […]
Share The Article As of September 7, the European Union’s grace period for its new, controversial Entry/Exit System is officially over. Under the rules, border authorities no longer have the same freedom to suspend biometric collection simply because queues are getting out of hand, though enforcement may still vary somewhat while certain airports iron out […]
Share The Article Chasing changing leaves can feel like a gamble. Trust me, every single year I try to plan the perfect trip to the Red River Gorge just 2 hours from my house to catch the leaves, and the window is tight! Normally, you get a tiny, unpredictable two-week window in late October before […]
Share The Article The Mediterranean travel map is feeling entirely tapped out this year. Italy is fighting mass tourism with aggressive new city fees. The Greek islands are overwhelmed by cruise ship crowds fighting for sunset photos. Finding a quiet slice of the region that offers elite natural beauty without the crushing tourist congestion feels […]
Share The Article There’s the jam-packed, overpriced, everyone’s-been-there-done-that Europe… and then there’s the unsung, still-authentic, criminally overlooked side of the Old World you’re yet to discover. Tucked away on the eastern end of the continent, in a tiny country called Estonia, Tallinn is arguably the prettiest capital city along the Baltic coast, or at least […]
Share The Article Planning your first U.S. National Park trip shouldn’t feel like you’re studying for a law-school entrance exam. First-time visitors often get overwhelmed by backcountry logistics, crowds, and trails that require mountaineering experience just to see a waterfall. But there are parks and trails for every level of adventurer (we all start somewhere!). […]
Share The Article I hate getting excited to go to a new Caribbean beach only to find that the water looks murkier than some of our dammed-up rivers in Kentucky. When my wife Liz and I chase perfectly transparent water, we entirely avoid the heavy surf zones and decaying Sargassum blooms that ruin so many […]