According to booking data by Macs Adventure, women made up 57% of all solo travelers in 2024. In 2025, that number has already climbed to 60.5%. In that same study, nearly 1 in 5 trips are female-only. This marks a growing trend…
After more than 15 years of exploring the globe and visiting over 120 countries, some of our most memorable adventures have been right here in North America. We’ve navigated the wilds of Alaska, hiked through Utah’s otherworldly canyons, and stood…
Avid travelers sing the praises of the offseason for its lower costs and smaller crowds – but it’s not always ideal. Weather can be dicey, businesses may close seasonally, and you risk missing out on the things that make a…
Albania’s capital, Tirana, was shut off from the world, like the rest of this Balkan country, for decades under communist rule. Tourism has only just begun evolving in the now increasingly cosmopolitan city over the past few decades, and as a…
US national parks are known for stunning, mind-bogglingly diverse landscapes, and fall reveals a quieter, shier side. As summer crowds fade and cooler weather sets in, vibrant foliage transforms forests and mountains, wildlife becomes more active, and brisk pine-scented air…
Ask any Parisian what he or she loves about New York, and they’ll inevitably gush about its energie. It’s true that Paris can feel sleepy in comparison (which is actually why I love it), but I would argue that there…
On the scores of superb hiking trails in Crete, you can glimpse life through the eons. Ancient churches and caves haunted by the ghosts of medieval hermits border paths down deep gorges, into patches of lush foliage and among stark,…
Hong Kong has seen many changes since it was reabsorbed into the People’s Republic of China in 1997. But British influences endure – not least in place names, which recall the 156 years of colonial rule during which Hong Kong…
We’ll never forget our first time planning a trip to Hawaii. Staring at that cluster of all the Hawaiian islands in the middle of the Pacific, it’s easy to feel a bit lost. Should you go to the one with…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a country that packs so much to see and do in such a compact area. Slovenia sits amid both the Alps and the Adriatic, influenced by neighboring Italy, Austria and the Western Balkans. And because…