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from Tom and Kris, based on more than 15 years of full-time travel.
Our goal is simple: we want to help you travel more and better for less money.
Our blog and newsletter are focused on exactly that: how you can get where you want to go as easily as possible, and how can you have the richest experience once you're there. It's our pleasure to offer personalized travel advice, helping our readers sort through travel decisions and providing our best, tried and true travel tips.
We've been sharing our experience since we started traveling full time in 2010.
After living in Madrid for two years and returning dozens of times, here is our definitive guide to Madrid — the Prado, tapas bars, the best neighborhoods, where to stay, and the day trips worth taking.
Plan a smarter trip to Italy with our guide built from years of slow travel across Rome, Florence, Venice, Puglia, Sicily, and beyond — practical advice, art, food, and UNESCO sites for travelers over 50.
Thinking of things to do in Rome? Keep in mind Rome is the capital of the both the Roman Empire of the Caesars and the Christian Church. Today it's without equal in its display of Western Art.
The UNESCO World Heritage sites in Padua, Italy, along with the University and other cultural touchstones, provide more than enough to see and do in a short visit to Padua.
Taking a foreign language course in a foreign country, like Tom just did, is one of the best ways to enjoy a new country – and help your own brain stay sharp while you're at it.
Three things were born in Jerez de la Frontera: sherry, flamenco, and the Carthusian horse. Spain's Gastronomic Capital for 2026, this storied city in Cádiz province rewards curious travelers with world-class wine, extraordinary equestrian culture, and some of the best eating in Andalucía. Here's everything you need to plan your visit.