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 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.

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