WHAT I NEVER SKIP
There are approximately ten thousand travel hack lists on the internet.
Most of them are about packing a Ziploc bag or downloading an app to find cheap flights. This is not that list.
July 27, 2026
TRAVEL BLOG
GO FIND THE DUTTONS
Yellowstone is different from every other set-jetting destination I have written about.
There is no European cobblestone. No Greek island ferry. No stately home with a gift shop.
There is just Montana. Big, wide, breathtaking Montana — where the sky actually looks like that, the mountains actually look like that, and the sense of space is something you cannot manufacture on a soundstage.
July 17, 2026
BATH IS BRIDGERTON
The honey-colored Georgian streets. The sweeping crescents. The colonnades and cobblestones and grand assembly rooms.
Bath was not chosen as a Bridgerton filming location by accident. It looks exactly like Regency England because it is Regency England. Almost nothing needed to change.
Since the show first dropped on Christmas Day 2020, it has reached over 82 million households. Season four landed in early 2026 and reignited the obsession entirely. Bridgerton is now Netflix’s most-streamed original series — ever.
And the places you fell in love with on screen? Nearly all of them are real. Nearly all of them are open. Here is where to find them.
July 10, 2026
BETTER THAN THE PALACE
Here is the twist that surprises almost everyone who watches The Crown: the production never filmed at Buckingham Palace. Never at Windsor Castle. Never at the real Balmoral.
The royal family was, understandably, not interested in lending their actual homes to a television show about themselves. So the production designers did something almost more interesting — they found a constellation of England and Scotland’s most extraordinary stately homes and quietly turned them into the most famous addresses in the world.
July 3, 2026
OUI EMILY OUI
Oui, Emily, Oui. Emily was right — and I say that as someone who has been making the case for Paris long before Netflix got involved. Still, there is something about watching that show that makes the city feel urgent all over again. Suddenly you are Googling flights at midnight and wondering why you ever stopped planning a trip there. That is the magic of great set-jetting. The destination was already extraordinary. The show simply reminded you.
June 26, 2026
KALOKAIRI IS REAL
If you have seen Mamma Mia — and statistically speaking, you have seen Mamma Mia — you already know exactly what the Greek islands are supposed to look like. Do you know what Kalokairi means? It means summer in Greek. Kalo means good, and Kairi means season or time. So basically “good time” which is what the movie was based off of.
June 19, 2026
DIANE LANE WAS RIGHT
“Under the Tuscan Sun” has inspired countless travelers to visit the enchanting town of Cortona, Italy. The film depicts Frances’s journey of self-discovery and allure of a slower life, attracting visitors to its rich history and stunning landscapes. Cortona’s charm lingers, making it a destination worth exploring beyond the movie’s fame.
June 17, 2026
THE RESORT IS REAL
The White Lotus has a gift. It takes a place — Hawaii, Sicily, now Thailand — and turns it into the only place in the world you want to be. Never mind the scheming, the dramatic irony, the bodies. The locations are impeccable. And Season 3’s Thailand is the most gorgeous setting the show has ever used.
June 5, 2026
OUTLANDER MADE ME GO
— and if you’ve seen the show, you already understand why.
There’s a moment in Outlander — probably different for everyone — when Scotland stops being a backdrop and becomes a destination. I read the books long before the series came out, and I was in awe of the production. Maybe it’s the first time Claire steps through the standing stones at Craigh na Dun, the mist rolling across the moorland, ancient and wild and completely irresistible. Maybe it’s Jamie Fraser on horseback against a Highland sky. Maybe it’s just the cumulative effect of eight seasons of some of the most atmospheric scenery ever committed to television.
May 29, 2026
NOBODY TELLS YOU THIS
— but after enough miles, enough countries, and enough trips that went sideways and sideways-in-the-best-way, I feel like I owe you the truth.
I have logged a lot of miles. A lot. And I have many more to come 🤣
And while I wouldn’t trade a single stamp in my passport, there are things I know now that I absolutely did not know in the beginning — things that would have saved me time, stress, and more than a few moments of standing in the wrong place wondering what went sideways.
May 22, 2026