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2 weeks ago | travelawaits.com | Tay Belgeri

When we’re talking about famous coastlines in Mexico, nothing tops the Riviera Maya. That being said, it’s far from Mexico’s only riviera. Riviera, which is Italian for coastline, can cover any long stretch of sandy beach… but we usually use the word to talk about popular and well-known coasts. Home to major destinations like Tulum and Playa del Carmen, it’s been a hotspot for Americans for well over a decade now. But what about Riviera Nayarit?

2 weeks ago | travelawaits.com | Tay Belgeri

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3 weeks ago | travelawaits.com | Tay Belgeri

The idea of cruising across the Atlantic Ocean has always sounded a little counterintuitive to me. Isn’t the Atlantic Ocean massive and subject to Mother Nature’s whims? Also, what about all those icebergs—I remember what happened to Rose and Jack. And wouldn’t it be a waste to lose precious vacation time to a multi-day cruise that could be a short plane ride instead? Here’s the short of it: the Atlantic Ocean has a hurricane season, which cruises and voyages avoid.

3 weeks ago | travelawaits.com | Tay Belgeri

I have a secret navigational skill that nobody will care about until a survival situation rolls around. I can read a road map. A physical road map. An analog road map, if you will. While this skill might seem a little unimpressive to older Americans, it’s a flex here in Western Europe. I grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri, where people still give directions using the cardinal directions—which I never thought twice about until moving to Barcelona and telling someone to head north.

3 weeks ago | travelawaits.com | Tay Belgeri

Whether or not you lost a great Airbnb rental for your upcoming trip to Spain, the writing is on the wall: you need to have a backup hotel in mind when you visit the country. I sincerely doubt that Airbnb, Booking, and VRBO will lose their footing in Spain. While the Spanish government nixed 66,000 rentals in mid-May, tens of thousands more remain on the market. And many of them have legitimate licenses.