When I moved to Charleston several years ago, finding a favorite beach was a top priority, especially as the summer heat began to set in. While I had grown up vacationing on nearby Kiawah Island, I knew I’d need a closer coastal escape, one with a decidedly younger, more laid-back...
Have you come on a lads’ holiday by mistake? We haven’t come halfway round the world to look at some boring Greek ruins…” That exchange from The Inbetweeners Movie perfectly captures the tensions underpinning a Cretan holiday. On the one hand, it’s the cradle...
Travel + Leisure’s 2024 destination of the year is paradise for nature lovers with some of the most lush, biodiverse landscapes in the world. While many of the best things to do in Costa Rica are centered around its rain forests, cloud forests, chocolate farms, volcanos, and mineral-rich...
Greece is preparing to host a record number of visitors – just as it faces a new weather-related crisis. Most of the country has seen little or no rain in months. Now, as the islands prepare to host summer tourists, the strain on water supplies has rarely...
In 2023, we experienced a full-blown bed bug epidemic in hotels around the world, though no city seemed to be hit harder than Paris. And while the crisis seems to have subsided, we’ve learned our lesson. And that’s why we can tell you that when you check into a hotel room, do...
