Category: Travel Guide

Fiji is a tropical island paradise with white sand beaches and dreamy landscapes.   It’s a bucket list destination and one that’s breaking records.   According to Tourism Fiji visitor numbers for 2024 are already 6.5% higher than last year. These means that the number of visitors to the country has hit a record high.   And…

Fairytale castles, ancient cities with origins lost to time, and the kind of architectural wealth younger nations on our side of the pond will take centuries to hoard: Europe is where every culture buff will be headed in the coming year. Lonely Planet is well aware of that, and experts at one of the world’s largest…

Spain and Portugal are two of the most popular countries in Europe, drawing in millions of visitors every year with their shared heritage, great food, wealth of historical sites, and of course, sun-drenched coastlines. They’re both located in Iberia, Europe’s southernmost and hottest peninsula, but surprisingly enough, both of their capitals––Madrid and Lisbon––are not connected by…

When you think of visiting one of California’s beaches, what comes to mind? In all likelihood, you could easily circle them on a map as neighboring counties stretching from San Diego to Orange County and ending somewhere around Santa Barbara. Truth be told, there are many underrated beach towns in the state, and what you may…

Sorry to induce flashbacks, but yes, there are still countries switching up their entry requirements. The good news it’s regarding 2025 and not 2020. My how time flies… Following the U.K. and Thailand’s lead, Belize is up next requiring new travel authorization from Americans beginning at an unspecified date in 2025. As winter is now upon us, you’ll…

With all this talk of Cancun, Punta Cana, Paris and whatnot, you may be feeling a little left out if you didn’t make plans to go abroad this winter, but in all honesty, why should you? Have you ever taken some time to actually appreciate how huge and diverse the United States is? Traveling internationally is fun,…

Home to ancient cities that predate the Americans by literal millennia and fairytale castles that are known to have inspired Walt Disney’s dreamiest creations, Europe is the first destination that comes to the mind of the average American when they think of a cultural getaway. From the Haussmann boulevards of Paris, to the canal-traversed historic center…

The world is a very big place, and there’s no shortage of amazing places to visit. But some of the best and most surprising trips are to places people have never heard of!   These fascinating hotspots are surging in popularity right now, but they still aren’t attracting the crowds that many of their more…

Who’s up for an adventure? Typically, winter travelers stay close to home for winter sun and save up for a big summer trip, but why wait?! Life is short. Sometimes you just gotta say fu… Fun is calling. Yeah, that’s what I was gonna say. The world is a big place, but it seems a lot smaller…

Europe may be a long way away, but you don’t need to cross an ocean to explore a fairytale, pink-colored city crisscrossed with narrow alleys and laden with cobbled streets that have stayed intact for centuries: look no further than our southerly neighbor! Located in central Mexico, Zacatecas is a historic gem dating back to the…