Share The Article If you’re planning on a little Euro getaway this fall, either for the Old World vibes of it all, or the stunning nature and fall colors, I have just the perfect spot for you that is yet to be overrun by the crowds, and where a hotel with a view won’t cost […]
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One Of The Caribbean’s Coolest Beach Towns Is An Immaculate, Passport-Free Puerto Rican Paradise
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Share The Article There is a very specific, deeply exhausting kind of dread that hits you when you finally step off a long flight, mentally ready to start your vacation, only to be funneled directly into a massive, two-hour international customs line. You are standing under harsh fluorescent lights, frantically searching your carry-on for a […]
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Share The Article Had enough of the Madrid and Barcelona clichés? Those 2 cities are probably where 90% of Spain-bound visitors from the U.S. will land, and beautiful as they may be, they’re far from being the best the Iberian country has to offer. As a matter of fact, unless you’re fine with passing a […]
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Share The Article Fall vacation: two words that usually conjure images of crisp air, vibrant foliage, or a last-ditch effort to soak up some sun before winter sets in. But let’s be real, the gap between the flawless trip you see on Instagram and the logistical reality on the ground can be massive, especially this […]
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Why Central Europe’s Safest Beautiful Medieval City Is The Fastest-Rising Destination On The Continent Right Now
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Share The Article Not Paris and its hordes of Eiffel Tower scammers. Not Rome with the jam-packed Historic Center and ornate fountains behind paywalls. Definitely not Barcelona. If their menacing graffiti is anything to go by, Catalans don’t even want you in their city, to begin with. Europe’s fastest-growing destination right now is a picture-perfect […]
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Trade the Mega-Resorts for Quiet Sands: 3 Hidden Mexican Beach Towns Americans Need to See
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Share The Article Trust me, I love the zero-stress appeal of a great mega-resort just as much as anyone else when I desperately need a break. But while Cancun, Cabo, and Puerto Vallarta tend to hog the spotlight for US travelers, my 20 years of flying south from LAX have taught me one thing: real […]
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Share The Article I have spent the last 10 years traveling Mexico after relocating from Canada to my new home base in Mazatlán. While I am a little biased, and Mazatlán undeniably has a beautiful historic center, there are three other colonial cities in the country I have visited that absolutely take the crown. Living […]
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These Are The Top 5 Caribbean Beaches Americans Can Visit Without A Passport, From Puerto Rico To The Virgin Islands
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Share The Article A couple of months ago, Liz and I were standing in the TSA line at SDF in Louisville, holding nothing more than our standard driver’s licenses. If you looked at us, we could have easily been catching a quick domestic hop to Chicago or Atlanta for the weekend. But just a few […]
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The 3 Uncrowded Pacific Coast Beach Towns That Still Feel Like the Mexico of 20 Years Ago: From San Pancho To Huatulco
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Share The Article There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes with modern mega-resort travel. You fly thousands of miles just to wake up at 6:00 AM to “reserve” a pool chair with a towel, pay $25 for a watered-down margarita, and fight through shoulder-to-shoulder crowds just to see the ocean. It completely drains […]
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The 3-Country European Sleeper Train With Dedicated Lie-Flat Couchettes, Historic City Stops, and Seamless Border Crossings
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Share The Article Only a few months after one of Europe’s longest rail journeys was announced, linking three of Central Europe’s most beautiful countries, Leo Express has already made it even better. The operator has just added brand-new couchette carriages to what was previously an all-seated overnight train. In other words? No more trying to […]