It is late June. The grills are fired up, the sunscreen is stocked up, and the firecrackers are on standby for the Fourth. Summer 2026. It’s here. And I’m already thinking about summer 2027. That’s not a sales pitch. It’s just the reality of how summer travel works, especially for Europe. The short version: Europe […]
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 multi-country Europe trip works when the combination is honest. Here are three that genuinely do — and how to approach each one.
Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland, and the Baltics are built for summer. No heat problem, thinner crowds, and days that don’t end. Here’s the case.
Let’s be honest about something. The advice to “avoid Europe in July and August” is useful for exactly the people who don’t need it. If you have school-aged children, a school calendar, or a job that shuts down in summer, you don’t have the luxury of going in September. July is July. August is August. […]
