The Oberammergau Passion Play 2030 runs from May 18 to October 6, 2030, in a Bavarian village of about 5,000 people that has staged it every ten years since 1634. Official ticket-and-hotel packages don’t open until spring 2028, but tours and river cruises with a guaranteed seat are already on sale. If this is a…
A Danube river cruise is a week on the water between Budapest and Bavaria, with three capital cities, a valley of vineyards and abbeys, and only one suitcase to unpack. It suits travelers who want Vienna’s palaces and Budapest’s riverfront without the hotel-hopping, and it’s one of the two classic first river cruises in Europe,…
A Rhine river cruise is a week on the water between Amsterdam and Basel, with a different town outside your window most mornings and only one suitcase to unpack. It suits travelers who want castles, cathedrals, and wine country without hauling luggage onto trains or packing up a hotel room every second day. The best…
Yes, the Mediterranean in winter is worth it if you’re going for the cities, the food and the history rather than the beach. From January to March you trade swimming weather for jacket weather, and in return you get shorter lines, calmer streets, and hotels that aren’t running at full tilt. The first time I…
If you’re trying to figure out the best hotels in St Andrews, Scotland, this guide covers all of it: splurge-worthy stays on the Old Course, boutique hotels in the town center, and apartment or house rentals for groups, based on four years of actually living there as a student. I’ll walk through what each one…
I was standing at a miraduoro in Lisbon, looking out at genuinely one of the most stunning cityscapes I’ve ever seen in my life, when I noticed the couple next to me wasn’t looking at the view at all. They were looking at their phones, trying to figure out if they could still make the…
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