2 Days in Bordeaux, Uncorked and Unforgettable: Walking Itinerary with Maps
Two days in Bordeaux is the sweet spot for a first visit. It’s enough time to walk the honey-colored old ...
8 Day Southwest France Itinerary: A Dreamy Road Trip Through Bordeaux, the Dordogne and Saint-Émilion 🚗
Southwest France kept calling to us for the better part of a decade. When we finally answered, it delivered every ...
Where to Stay in Vienna: The Best Areas and Neighborhoods for Tourists
When I first started planning our Vienna trip, I’ll admit I was overwhelmed. Where to stay in Vienna seemed like ...
How to Visit Dachstein and Hallstatt in One Day: An Austrian Alps Itinerary That Works
Hallstatt and the Dachstein mountains sit side by side in the Salzkammergut, Upper Austria’s lake-and-peak region about 75 km east ...
Vienna Architecture: The Best Buildings, Styles and Self-Guided Walks
Four days in Vienna taught me something: this city isn’t just full of beautiful buildings. It’s an open-air architecture museum, ...
Royal Mile Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Tour of Scotland’s Most Storied Street
The first time you stand at the top of the Royal Mile, it’s hard to know where to look. The ...
Schönbrunn Palace Guide: How to Visit Vienna’s Crown Jewel
When we first caught sight of Schönbrunn Palace’s buttery yellow façade stretching across Vienna’s skyline, we just stopped and stared. ...
3 Days in Edinburgh Scotland? This Itinerary Has It All (Including Maps)
Edinburgh looks like a film set from the moment you step out of the station, and then it keeps getting ...
4 Day Vienna Itinerary for First-Timers: You Won’t Believe What You Can See!
After four magical days in Vienna, we couldn’t stop thinking about gilded palaces, world-class art, and those ridiculously good apple ...
1 Day in Lucerne, Switzerland: A Jam-Packed Itinerary With Maps
You’ve got 1 day in Lucerne, Switzerland, and a city that deserves at least three. We were in exactly that ...
2 Days in Zurich: The Travel Itinerary No Guidebook Shares
When we visited Switzerland’s largest city, we found that 2 days in Zurich is just enough to see the highlights ...
Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain: Comparing the 3 Best Caves
Standing in front of Ice Age cave paintings in Spain is a strange kind of time travel. Someone mixed ochre ...
My Self-Guided One Day Lower Mosel Valley Itinerary in Germany
Picture this: a fairytale castle hiding in a forest, a medieval town with half-timbered houses stacked up a hillside, and ...
Jaunt Around Northern Belgium in 6 Days With Ghent as a Hub
Northern Belgium is basically Flanders, the Dutch-speaking half of the country, and it is dense with medieval cities, Flemish masters, ...
2 Days in Madrid: Itinerary, Maps & the Best Places to Visit
Planning a trip to Madrid but only have 2 days? Good news: the best of the city sits in a ...
Grab Our 1 Day Itinerary for Milan (With Walking Maps!)
Milan gets treated like a pit stop between Lake Como and Venice. Give it one proper day and that reputation ...
Steal This Efficient 5-Day Bernese Oberland Itinerary!
Five days in the Bernese Oberland is the sweet spot. It’s enough time to see the big-name mountains, get splashed ...
A Perfect Bergamo Day Trip Itinerary From Milan (With Maps!)
Bergamo sits roughly 45 km (about 30 miles) from Milan, yet most visitors only see its airport. That’s a shame, ...
My Picks for the Best Photo Spots in Amsterdam
I had some reservations about visiting Amsterdam. I kept reading about how badly behaved tourists had invaded the city and ...
What to Do in Segovia, Spain for a Day: Our Mapped Itinerary
Segovia is the kind of place that makes you stop mid-sentence. One minute you’re wandering a quiet cobbled lane, and ...