Jun 30, 2024 • 6 min read
26.06.2024 - 22:23 / insider.com
If you're determined to take a road trip this summer but aren't sure where to go, consider one of these 10 states ranked by WalletHub as the best summer road-trip destinations.
To determine the best states for summer road trips, WalletHub, a personal-finance website, measured 32 metrics in each state across three overall categories: costs, safety, and activities.
Each state's road trip potential was determined by examining factors such as gas prices, safety, and the number of attractions including amusement parks, historical sites, and national parks.
These 10 states earned the highest scores in WalletHub's ranking.
Jun 30, 2024 • 6 min read
Last summer, my family of six went on vacation to a Florida beach. We hadn't been on a "real vacation" since before the pandemic. Despite having free flights by using credit card rewards, between the rental car, food (most of which we prepared and ate at the rental), and condo costs, as well as limiting our vacation to five days instead of a week, we dropped close to $6000.
Jun 28, 2024 • 9 min read
A record-setting nearly 71 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July holiday, cementing this as the summer of travel.
Jun 26, 2024 • 10 min read
A popular road at Montana's Glacier National Park has fully reopened, allowing travelers to once again explore by car.
Perhaps no piece of clothing is more essential for travelers than a tried-and-true pair of leggings. From chilly plane rides and city walking tours to early morning hikes and a quick errands run after checking into your Airbnb, leggings serve as an easy and always-reliable wardrobe staple. While there are many pairs on the market to love, the price of many popular leggings is less favorable. That's why went on the hunt to find the best leggings on Amazon for travelers—ones that are comfortable, flattering, and won't break the bank.
While I am, admittedly, biased as a lover of the city, the best time to visit Lisbon is really any time. The Portuguese capital is a hybrid of activity at all times, with warm temperatures outside even in the winter months, and a seemingly endless list of great hotels and restaurants to visit no matter what month you arrive. Plus, Portuguese warmth and hospitality is a year-round thing, so you can expect a sunny welcome whether it’s July or January.
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There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of a festival. Great music, immaculate vibes, and memories to last a lifetime. But there is more to the festival scene than Glastonbury and Coachella, especially over in France. The ever-increasing prices and difficulty of getting tickets mean that people are casting their eyes elsewhere in search of a fun, memorable festival with excellent artists, an electric atmosphere, and great value for money. So whether you want to discover up and coming artists or are following your favourites on tour, pack your tents and hop on the ferry with DFDS to check out some of the amazing festivals happening in France this year.
“When they first go to museums, the first two things people want to know is, where’s the gift shop and where’s the bathroom?” said the writer and illustrator Bob Eckstein, 61, whose new book, “Footnotes From the Most Fascinating Museums,” is an illustrated field guide to North America’s cultural and historical repositories.