10 Best Day Trips from London
Look, I'll be honest with you. The first time someone suggested I leave London for the day, I thought they were mad. Leave London? The city with more museums than…
10 Mistakes to Avoid in Paris: The Truth Nobody Tells You
I'll be honest with you—the first time I went to Paris, I screwed up. Badly. I waited in line for the Eiffel Tower for three hours, ate a €18 crêpe…
The Lofoten Islands Road Trip Guide
The first thing you need to know about driving through the Lofoten Islands is that your jaw will get tired. Not from talking—from constantly dropping at the sight of what's…
The 10 Best Day Trips from Hanoi: Escape the Chaos, Find Your Zen
Look, I get it. You're in Hanoi—the city where the traffic sounds like a thousand angry hornet nests and the Old Quarter smells like a combination of grilled meat, fish…
Your Best 10 Romantic Honeymoon Trips in Europe
Look, I'm going to level with you right here at the start. When my partner and I were planning our honeymoon, I made the rookie mistake of Googling "romantic European…
One Day in Bangkok: How I Learned to Stop Planning and Love the Chaos
Look, I'm going to level with you right from the start. Bangkok in a single day is like trying to summarize a Tolstoy novel in a tweet. It's absurd, slightly…
5 Best Day Trips from Zurich
A Confession Before We Begin I'm going to be honest with you from the start. When people think of Zurich, they picture pristine lakes, precision Swiss watches, and bankers in…
Your Complete Guide to Mallorca, Spain
There's a moment that happens to every traveler the first time they step off the beaten path in Mallorca—usually around the second day, when you've somehow found yourself in a…
One Week in Scandinavia by Train: The Most Epic Rail Journey of Your Life
There's something about the moment when the train pulls away from the station, and you realize you're not sitting in an airplane cabin breathing recycled air—you're actually living instead of…
10 Best Winter Day Trips from Helsinki: Your Complete Guide to Frozen Finnish Wilderness
Look, I'll be honest with you—when I first booked a winter trip to Helsinki, I thought I'd spend most of my time huddled in cozy cafes nursing endless cups of…