Share The Article Every February, the safety debates begin. If you look at the official U.S. State Department Travel Advisories right now, you will see a blanket Level 2: ‘Exercise Increased Caution’ warning applied to the Dominican Republic, and the exact same Level 2 warning covering Mexico’s top tourist states like Quintana Roo and Baja […]
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Share The Article California is one of America’s favorite beach destinations — and that’s being vague. From the tiptop near Oregon’s state line to as close as you can get to Mexico, there are jaw-dropping coastal getaways that have long made California a beach lover’s dream. But there’s a whole other side to the “Golden […]
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Share The Article We’ve been singing its praises for years, and we’ll keep hammering it home until it sticks: Mexico is so much more than its Caribbean beaches, larger-than-life luxury resorts, and touristy pyramids. We can’t exactly take full credit, but after years of covering off-path destinations in Mexico that most mainstream travel publications ignore, […]
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Share The Article Central America has always been the scrappy underdog of the travel world. For years, travelers would skip over the “middle bits” to get straight to Mexico or Costa Rica. Big mistake. Right now, this is arguably the most exciting region on the map. It’s having a massive “glow up”—moving away from just […]
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Share The Article For all the digital nomads out there who’ve grown disillusioned with Europe’s overly bureaucratic pathways to residency, or are tired of waiting for Mexico to finally drop that remote work visa, one of the fastest-rising expat hubs in Asia just dropped its own DNV. A tropical island south of India, surrounded by the beautiful Indian Ocean, […]
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Share The Article As more tourism titans become old news, travelers are saying “yes!” to more adventurous destinations. We at Travel Off Path have lost count of how many ‘hidden gems’ we’ve reported on that broke all-time visitor records in recent years. But what we’re sure of is that if one of our most beloved […]
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Share The Article Having spent time living in the Caribbean, I learned quickly that the postcard version of the Caribbean often skips over the logistical realities. Safety down here isn’t just about avoiding sketchy neighborhoods; it is about infrastructure, medical capabilities, and how effectively a local government manages the chaos of mass tourism. The U.S. […]
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Share The Article If you’ve been following my country-hopping adventures here on Travel Off Path for the past five years, you know by now there aren’t that many places left to check off on my Europe bucket list. Being based in Paris, and getting those $15 Ryanair long-weekender flights every chance I get, I’ve managed to […]
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Share The Article If you think of fairytale castles, cobblestone towns frozen in time, and picturesque plazas lined with cafés, chances are you’re imagining Western Europe. As much as security has taken a turn for the worse in recent years—especially compared to the Eastern front—there’s no denying the West is absolutely stunning: from the canal-crisscrossed […]
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Share The Article Picturesque canals running along slender, muted-toned buildings, winding bike lanes, and stroopwafels straight from the market: for the casual traveler, that’s Amsterdam summarized, but what if I told you the same thing applies to (pretty much) every other Dutch city? Unlike countries such as France, Italy or Spain, where you get more variation, contrast, […]
