Crowd avoidance

Escape mass tourism in Amsterdam

Amsterdam attracts two very distinctive crowds. One the one hand you have the sophisticated travelers searching for a cultural experience in Amsterdam’s museums. On the other hand, you have less...

Traveling Off Season

Traveling off season during the later fall or winter months (not during the holiday season) can be a great way to save money. Depending on where you are looking to travel to, many hotels look to...

Talk to the Locals

A quick and easy travel tip is talk to the locals while traveling! Chances are, they will have the best advice on where to avoid too many tourists and they will probably have the inside scoop on...

Hetch Hechy, Yosemite

Because Hetch Hechy is not as well-known, it’s much less crowded. When we arrived at Yosemite on a Friday afternoon the first week in June, we did a drive through Yosemite Valley and then checked...

Pen y Fan, highest peak in South Wales

If you want to hike up Pen y Fan 886m, the highest peak in South Wales, most people do it the easiest way from Pont ar Daf which is the high point of the Brecon to Merthyr road. This way is easy (in...