Share The Article Santa Barbara is certainly no secret, but there are still many gorgeous gems lining the coast and stretching into wine country that still go unnoticed. Whether you’re squeezing in a late spring getaway before summer shores see a sea of crowds, or prefer to kick back in a town you’ve never heard […]
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Share The Article Don’t really fancy getting reminded every few steps by a menacing graffiti that you’re not welcome there, walking the streets of Madrid, or even chased down the streets of La Rambla, Barcelona, by angry locals brandishing water pistols? Neither do we, but we can’t stay away from beautiful, sun-drenched Spain. That’s why […]
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Share The Article Not to sound braggadocious, but some of us have the ultimate freedom to choose our home base at any given time. Of course, there are some bureaucratic hurdles to clear first, but pointing at a map, packing your bags with your laptop in tow and passport in hand is the ultimate dream. […]
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Share The Article Word has come out that more travelers are taking a peek at the Chesapeake and deciding to stay a while… Being one of America’s most diverse states, there’s more than lush mountain landscapes and trendy DC suburbs — it’s a bona fide beach destination with ever-so-popular Virginia Beach and rising stars like Norfolk drawing […]
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Share The Article When you think of El Salvador, the first images your brain conjures up are probably those of rioting gangs running amok, crime-ridden streets where the law of the strongest prevails, and, as is the case in Latin America, probably corrupt governments. That used to be the case some five or six years […]
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Share The Article It’s become all too commonplace to reduce Italy to being overtouristed and overhyped. Between the Roman Colosseum, the winding Venetian canals navigated by long-tail gondolas, and Pisa’s Leaning Tower selfie hub, the ungodly sight of shoulder-to-shoulder crowds is unavoidable. That’s not to say this applies to the wider country, you know, beyond the usual […]
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Share The Article If you’re even half the Europhile we are here at Travel Off Path, chances are you’re already browsing for Transatlantic flights now that spring’s right around the corner, and Europe’s gloomy weather is finally dissipating. Let’s face it: now’s truly the best time to hop across the pond, before the blazing summer […]
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Share The Article We’ve all seen the bumper stickers reading “it’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” But is that really true? Well, we at Travel Off Path scoured the map to find out for ourselves. With that said, I’m admittedly a travel weirdo. I’ve been to Moldova before Paris, Cuba before Punta Cana, and […]
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Share The Article I spend a massive chunk of my year flying around the Caribbean, and I’ve noticed a huge shift in what travelers are actually looking for right now. For decades, the standard playbook for a tropical vacation was to book a flight, shuttle to a massive, walled-off all-inclusive mega-resort, and never leave the […]
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Share The Article When we think about international travel, our brains often play tricks on us. We suffer from what risk analysts call “perception lag.” We anchor our ideas of a country to old movies, decades-old news cycles, or generational trauma, and we assume those places are still active war zones or ganglands. Truthfully, the […]
