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,…
Share The Article We’re sure you’ve come across some of the horror stories coming out of Europe lately. Whether it’s the surge in street crime in London or the increasingly sophisticated scams targeting tourists in Paris, it’s easy to wonder…
Share The Article There is a specific, sinking feeling you get when you have to constantly check your pockets in a crowded tourist trap. It completely ruins the vacation. As someone who lives and breathes travel, I spend an absurd…
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…
Share The Article I’ve been telling people for a long time that they’re experiencing San Diego all wrong. If you pull into a beach lot and see nothing but Arizona and Nevada license plates, congrats, you’ve gone full tourist —…
Share The Article For the last decade, I’ve watched some of my absolute favorite beach towns in Central America slowly transform into massive, overpriced tourist traps. It usually happens the exact same way: a quiet surf village gets “discovered,” the…
Share The Article If you are gearing up for a European summer, you already know the drill. You want to spend your days eating incredible food, wandering ancient streets, and soaking up the culture—not nervously clutching your backpack or constantly…
Share The Article There is a specific feeling you get when you step off a plane in a foreign country and realize you can actually lower your guard. It is not about being reckless or ignoring your surroundings; it is…
Share The Article If you’ve been toying with our recently-launched Traveler Dashboard lately, the must-have tool for Americans going abroad, you’ve probably realized that, in the midst of the turmoil and chaos that is Europe lately, there’s an unlikely black…
Share The Article It isn’t simply Mexico’s sudden chaos this week that has drawn additional eyeballs south of the border. Mainstream information has lengthy depicted Mexico as a sketchy vacation spot, despite the fact that a majority of violent crime…