Hvar or Korčula? Vis or Brač? Croatia has more than a thousand islands, but you only need a few. Here’s how to choose the ones that fit the way you want to travel.
Stories That Inspire the Way You Travel
I've been traveling since before I could walk. Literally. So when I write about a place, it's not from a brochure. It's from a terrace, a back road, a kitchen table, or a train I took because the timing was right. Some pieces are practical — the timing that matters, the question to ask before you book. Some are just stories I couldn't stop thinking about long enough to keep to myself. Pour yourself a coffee. Or wine. Probably wine.
Pull up a chair. This is where the stories live.
We tend to treat Mediterranean islands like the reward at the end of a European trip. But the right island can hold the whole thing: history, food, culture, landscape, and sea. Here’s the case for making the island the trip.
The trips people put off are often the ones that matter most. On the real benefits of multigenerational travel, the finite window for getting everyone together, and why “someday” may be closer than you think.
The Maasai warriors were mid-dance when they pulled my grandson in. That’s the part of traveling with grandchildren no itinerary can plan and the part they never forget. On designing a trip for memory, not mileage.
The best places for a multigenerational trip aren’t the ones with the most to do — they’re the ones where every generation can split off by day and still gather for dinner. Five I actually send families to.
The where is the easy part. What makes or breaks a multigenerational trip is the money, the pace, and the details nobody puts in the group chat — here’s how to handle all three.
Discover why European winter travel is my favorite season, from Salzburg’s Christmas markets to alpine villages like Kitzbühel and Heidelberg.
An Antarctica cruise isn’t one trip, it’s a dozen different ones depending on the ship and the route. Here’s how I’d help you choose, and why the booking window is more serious than almost anywhere on earth.
If you’re wondering where to travel in January, look south. New Zealand, Patagonia, South Africa, and Australia are in full summer while we’re in our coldest, greyest stretch, and the good lodges fill months ahead.
It’s July, which is exactly when the winter trips worth having start to book up. A case for winter travel planning in the summer, and why I’m chasing a cancellation to Antarctica while I’m at it.
