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.

Discover why European winter travel is my favorite season, from Salzburg’s Christmas markets to alpine villages like Kitzbühel and Heidelberg.

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.

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