Europe travel

Imagine riding a couple hours from tourist-packed Prague and hiking in a landscape that looks like it came right out of The Chronicles of Narnia. It’s not a dream: you can easily do it by heading north to Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic. There’s a good reason this region of rock towers and cliffs …

When I published this guest post on the travel prices in Prague originally, I had never been there. I skipped right over it and went to Moravia for a biking trip on my first Czech trip and never got to the capital. I eventually made it there though, so I updated it after that, then …

Some wine lovers are willing to spend thousands of dollars to support their passion and they’ll seek out the finest bottles from the best vintages. They’ll tour the top spots in France and Italy, carefully packing the best of the best to store in their cellar at home. Then there are the rest of us. …

There’s a travel term you’re going to be hearing a lot of in the coming year: “overtourism.” I know this because I’ve been hearing it a lot at tourism conferences over the past year and the intensity is increasing. The term is coming up more and more in the news, especially in Europe. In short, …

Are you overpaying when you book your hotel or flight? You could be if you’re using the wrong booking site. Or just trying to reserve everything online from your own country could be resulting in higher rates. There’s been a narrowing of prices over the years as the internet has matured, so when you look …