Travel guides, itineraries, and experiences across destinations in Europe, from major cities to regional highlights.
Tulip season surprised me enough that I’d happily build part of another Netherlands trip around it. Tulip season was one of the biggest surprises of our Amsterdam trip. I’m not someone who planned a trip to the Netherlands because I love tulips, but after experiencing the flower fields and Keukenhof for myself, I absolutely think…
Amsterdam is compact, walkable, and well connected by public transportation, which means there are plenty of good places to stay, but that doesn’t necessarily make choosing one easier. For a first trip, I’d focus less on finding the single “best” neighborhood and more on how long you’re staying, what you want nearby, and how much…
This is the final post in my Central Europe series. If you’re just joining, start with How a Business Class Redemption Turned Into a Two-Week Central Europe Trip. When I booked a business class redemption to Warsaw, I already had a route in mind. The trip wasn’t spontaneous. Before I even left home, I had…
This is part of my Central Europe series. If you’re coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina, start with Mostar: Bosnia’s Bridge Between Worlds. By the time I arrived in Dubrovnik, I had already completed the eighth transportation leg of this Central Europe adventure: two trains, six buses, and more historic centers than I could count. And…
This is part of my Central Europe series. If you’re coming from Croatia’s coast, start with Split: Roman History Meets the Adriatic. Before arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I knew remarkably little about the country. I could point to it on a map, knew it had once been part of Yugoslavia, and knew Mostar was…