📍 Cork, Ireland
Cork Will Correct You the Moment You Call It Ireland's Second City
I made the mistake of referring to Cork as "Ireland's second city" to a bartender on my first night, and got a…
📍 Galway, Ireland
Galway Ruined Me for Every Other City I Visited After It
I'd planned two nights in Galway as a brief stop on the way to the Cliffs of Moher, treating it mostly as a co…
📍 Rotterdam, Netherland
Rotterdam Doesn't Look Like the Rest of the Netherlands, and That's the Point
I'd been in the Netherlands for a week before I got to Rotterdam, and by then I'd built up a fairly fixed idea…
📍 Maastricht, Netherland
Maastricht Feels Like Belgium and France Snuck Into the Netherlands
Somewhere around my second glass of wine on a terrace overlooking the Vrijthof square, a Dutch friend I was tr…
📍 Hague, Netherland
The Hague Is a Government Capital With a Beach Attached, and Nobody Warns You How Well That Works
I went to The Hague expecting a fairly dry couple of days I'd read it was the seat of the Dutch government and…
📍 Delft, Netherland
Delft Is Smaller Than You Think, and That's Exactly Why It Works
I gave Delft a single afternoon in my original plan, mostly because every guidebook description made it sound …
📍 Utrecht, Netherland
Utrecht: The Dutch City I Wish I'd Visited Before Amsterdam
I almost didn't go to Utrecht at all. It was meant to be a half-day trip squeezed between two nights in Amster…
📍 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Luxembourg Road Trip Itinerary: The Ultimate 10-Day Travel Guide for Nature, Castles, and Culture
Planning the perfect Luxembourg Road Trip Itinerary opens the door to one of Europe’s most underrated destinat…
📍 Florence, Italy
10-Day Florence Itinerary: The Ultimate Tuscany Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors
Planning the perfect 10-day Florence itinerary gives you the chance to experience Renaissance beauty, Tuscan c…