Everyone knows about Oktoberfest in Munich and the running of the bulls in Pamplona. But Europe’s real festival culture runs far deeper than the handful of celebrations that dominate travel lists, with centuries old traditions scattered across villages and small…
Christmas in Italy doesn’t look quite like Christmas anywhere else in Europe. It’s quieter and more devotional in some places, more theatrical and food obsessed in others, and almost always built around the nativity scene rather than a decorated tree.…
Packing for a Christmas trip within the United States comes with a specific challenge that a lot of other winter travel doesn’t: the country is genuinely enormous, and Christmas in Vermont looks absolutely nothing like Christmas in Florida. The same…
Road trips are one of my favorite ways to experience the USA because the drive itself can become just as memorable as the destination. I have always enjoyed having the freedom to stop at a viewpoint that catches my attention,…