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…
There’s a stretch of the Kinness Burn, just past Lamond Drive, where the local ducks have clearly decided the humans owe them something. I walked past most mornings on my way into town when I was a student at St Andrews, and there was always a small committee of them parked on the grass bank,…
Most people show up to St Andrews, Scotland with one of two ideas already in their head: golf, or Prince William. Both are true enough, but neither is the place you’ll actually find once you’re there: a small, walkable university town on Scotland’s east coast with three main streets, a ruined cathedral at one end,…
Planning your first trip to Europe is exciting… and then, very quickly, it can feel like a lot. Too many cities. Too many routes. Too many people telling you what you “can’t miss.” Add in jet lag, border crossings, and the pressure to make every day count, and it’s easy for a dream trip to…
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