The northernmost national park in England, Northumberland National Park is situated between the border with Scotland in the north and Hadrian’s Wall in the south. Covering more than 1,000 square …
Ireland. The island of legends and leprechauns, of ruined castles and abandoned abbeys, of trad music and pubs, of clovers and St. Patrick. There can be no denying that Ireland …
After a handful of blog posts (see below), I think I’ve made it clear that I’m quite fond of Slovenia. We spent a week in that gloriously diverse southeastern European …
I won’t say that the United States is the world’s best country for road trips—that award goes to Australia, in my opinion—but it’s a darn close second. From the Appalachian …
I’ve said it before—no other country has ever surprised me in a more positive way than Slovenia did last summer. Visiting it was like taking a breath of fresh air …
You could dedicate one afternoon to visiting Cinque Terre National Park, but you could just as easily choose it as a destination for a two-week vacation. I suggest going for …
I’ve noticed that I’m beginning to focus more and more on UNESCO World Heritage Sites when I travel. Those places are all unique on their own way, whether it’s because …
In October, Caroline and I hiked the 112-kilometer (70-mile) Müllerthal Trail in Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland. By doing so I checked off one of my main goals for this year: completing …
People who haven’t ventured past it will think that I’m crazy for saying this, but when you’re visiting Slovenia, you can skip Lake Bled. Sure, if the weather is nice, …
Slovenia is definitely a country less traveled. When I was invited by the Slovenian Tourist Board to spend a handful of days in the country, I wanted to grasp that …
Everyone we met (and asked) in Croatia raved about Plitvice Lakes National Park. Everyone seemed to think that it was one of the absolute highlights of a visit to Croatia—if …
On the way from Istria to Dalmatia, we spent the night in the coastal city of Zadar before continuing our road trip to Krka National Park and nearby Šibenik. Both …
It was in Istria that we got our first taste of Croatia and immediately fell in love with it. A triangular peninsula in northwestern Croatia, Istria (Istra in Croatian) might …
Yesterday, I finished one of my main goals for 2015! After more than a year of driving around, occasionally getting lost, stumbling upon gorgeous little towns and traveling over the …