Share The Article Thinking of taking an impromptu winter trip to Mexico, but the likes of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum don’t exactly float your boat? Though it’s often overlooked as a mere cruise stopover with not much more than duty-free shopping and a quick dip on the beach, Cozumel is the perfect island […]
Share The Article In an era where popular destinations are in fact raising barriers and imposing increasingly strict restrictions on visitors, in a desperate bid to protect themselves from overtourism, there’s one city in Mexico that’s doing the exact opposite. Unlike Venice, which now charges day-trippers an entry fee on certain dates, or Barcelona, the […]
Share The Article We all love the Caribbean for its paradisaical white-sand beaches, seas of the most impossible turquoise color, and of course, the luxurious all-inclusives where even commoners like us get treated like royalty. That said, sometimes you want a little more than bottomless brunch and margaritas by the pool. Every now and then, […]
Share The Article Already feel the winter blues settling in with the gray skies, temperatures in the low 20s, and lack of sunlight? The Midwest and its grand lakes and lush nature may well be stunning in summer, but if you live anywhere near the Chicago Metropolitan Area, you know January hits like a brick. […]
Share The Article Forget Cancun and its glitzy (but jam-packed) Hotel Zone, Puerto Vallarta and its infamous party scene, and Los Cabos’ golden-sand beaches and luxurious resorts: The best beach destination in Mexico this year, as elected by voters of the Food and Travel Reader Awards, is none other than Puerto Escondido. As the name […]
Share The Article From Madrid’s elegant fin de siecle boulevards, to Barcelona’s Gaudí-signed cityscape, all the way down to Costa Del Sol’s sun-drenched beaches, Spain has a gazillion wonders that will keep you coming back year after year, after year. It’s no wonder it’s the second-most visited country in the world, after neighboring France, but […]
Share The Article Mexico all-inclusives are one of the easiest hacks for a sunshine escape: airport ➝ wristband ➝ endless tacos and margaritas. But because everything feels so familiar, it’s very easy for Americans to forget they’re in a different country with different laws, money norms, and safety rules. We at Travel Off Path spend […]
Thinking of a winter getaway to Europe, but baguette and wine picnics in Paris, and strolls along the Thames in London don’t exactly pique your interest life before? To a certain degree, we’re all tired of the same old European cliches, but it’s not like the Old Continent’s lesser-known gems are as accessible as the […]
You’ve booked the flights, dreamed of the culture and are counting down the days until your European getaway. But a new, high-tech security system being rolled out at major airports is turning that dream arrival into long lines and delays for Americans landing in some European destinations. While some Americans are flying through the new […]
This year, Americans will start getting fingerprinted when traveling to most European countries, as part of the new Entry/Exit System applying to all non-European visitors. Commonly called EES, this new system will see the introduction of new biometric data collection kiosks across European airports. Once operational, tourists will need to give their fingerprints and scan […]