He Travels Solo

New Zealand gave me more than a few moments when I stopped walking and wondered how a place could look that good in real life.

Yet the scenery isn’t the only reason these places deserve room on your trip. The best stops give you something to do, whether that’s walking beneath huge mountains, cruising through a fiord or watching a dark cave ceiling glow above you.

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Rhode Island is easy to underestimate on a New England road trip. I’ve learned that the smallest stops can sometimes change the rhythm of a trip, especially when they give me something different from the place I just left.

That’s how I’d approach Rhode Island. Instead of racing across the state because it looks tiny on a map, pick a few places that give you a mix of oc...

I’ve spent enough time traveling to realize that you don’t need a huge party to make a birthday memorable.

Sometimes waking up somewhere new does the job. Your morning coffee comes with an ocean view, there’s a trail waiting outside your cabin or you step onto a city street knowing you have nowhere familiar to be.

That’s what I love about birthday travel. The tr...

A couple’s vacation can look perfect on paper and still feel strangely exhausting.

I’ve seen couples arrive somewhere beautiful only to spend their days rushing between reservations, checking maps and trying to squeeze another attraction in before sunset. By the time dinner arrives, they’re tired instead of connected.

A real escape needs breathing room. The goal...

Ireland has famous places for a reason.

I wanted to see the dramatic cliffs, old streets and green scenery I’d seen in photographs long before I arrived. But after traveling around the country, I realized some of my strongest memories weren’t tied to the places everyone told me I had to see.

They came from smaller roads, quiet towns, long conversations and after...