Travel

Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to Prévost, 8 miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I had walked out of Au Clos Rolland, a historic inn where I’d spent the previous night dining on a decadent three-course meal and resting up from a day of cross-country skiing.

After packed-to-the-brim days in Philadelphia and New York City, the final stop of our East Coast train trip was here. Ashley, my twin sister, and I had been to Boston before separately but we both had things we wanted to see for the first time, or again, so it was an easy choice to add the city to the itinerary.

“Pachamama,” said our guide, Orlando Condori. He tilted his glass, pouring some blush-colored wine onto the parched sand.

No matter how much time you plan to spend in New York City, it never seems like quite long enough. It’s truly a “so much to do, so little time” situation.

Let’s buck the trend, a local marine biologist suggested.

Despite living in Pennsylvania for about two and a half years while in high school, I visited Philadelphia only once or twice. Wanting to make up for lost time, when my sister Ashley and I decided to take a train trip from Spokane to the East Coast, we chose the City of Brotherly Love as our first stop.

Turns out that whale scene in Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ hilarious 2020 movie, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” may not have been so overblown, after all. We chalked up the scene of two massive humpbacks breaching in breathtaking unison to cinematic magic. But the little town of Husavik is considered not only the whale-watching capital of Iceland, Lonely Planet calls it ...

Known as the “Golden City of 100 Spires,” Prague boasts a fairytale medieval Old Town, historic churches and synagogues, and perhaps Europe’s largest castle. A good way to introduce yourself to the city, its layered past, and its resilient people is with a walk across town, starting on lively, urban Wenceslas Square, weaving through the atmospheric Old Town, and ending at the picturesque Charles Bridge.

Just before Halloween last year, my twin sister Ashley reached out to me.

Inflation has hit all parts of the travel world, including Nomadic Matt.

For a window into the soul of a city, take a stroll along the waterfront: Think of the Seine walkways in Paris, the Copacabana promenade in Rio or the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.

In 1978, Rick Steves had a good thing going at home in Edmonds, Washington – until he blew it up.

It’s no secret that Yellowstone National Park can be jampacked in the summer, when up to 1 million people jockey for space each July. But February typically draws fewer than 50,000 visitors. That makes winter the best time to beat the crowds, as well as to experience a captivating and seldom-seen world revealed only when the park is covered in snow.

“Rugged” is putting it mildly when it comes to 80% of Norway. Historically, it was a challenge to live here. That’s why Vikings ventured south and so many emigrants left for America.

TAWI-TAWI, Philippines – As rebrands go, the southern islands of the Philippines face what has to be among the toughest challenges.

The National Photography Museum in Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, sits right on the Atlantic Ocean inside a 19th-century fortress. On a recent visit, I was surprised to find just a few people inside admiring its innovative galleries. The only other people enjoying the stunning views outside were two fishermen, casting into the crashing waves.

Even if you’re a big fan of snowy mornings and cozy nights, winter can sometimes bring on the blues.

KOH SAMUI, Thailand — Mike White, the creator of the HBO series “The White Lotus,” was in Thailand searching for the perfect place to film the show’s third season. His journey had led him to the island of Koh Samui and into the open-air lobby of the Four Seasons Resort, overlooking lush mountains, glimmering ocean and $9,000-a-night villas. The hotel‘s general manager, Jasjit Singh Assi, was ...

As a year of travel that was marked largely by overtourism protests in Barcelona, Spain; Oaxaca, Mexico; and Venice, Italy, draws to a close, the appeal of offbeat vacations continues to grow.