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.

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.

Portugal looks small on a map. It is not small. That’s the first thing worth knowing before you start planning. The country is roughly the size of Indiana, which sounds manageable until you realize that the drive from the southern coast to the northern wine regions takes the better part of a day, and that’s […]

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