Hearing from viewers over the years, I’ve found: people dream about traveling abroad, and they often just need a confidence boost to take the jump.

The blogs on my site are designed to deliver that boost, whether you’re looking for iconic spots in big cities or off-the-beaten-path gems.  

I’m hoping to:

• Calm concerns about safety for Americans in Mexico…
• Show you how to avoid crowds in increasingly popular places like the Azores and Iceland…
• And go beyond a place like Bali in Indonesia.

These are the things I wish I’d known *before* I traveled to these destinations: