Tag Archives: Countries

U.S. Announces This Paradise Island Is Back To Being One Of The Safest Countries In Europe

U.S. Announces This Paradise Island Is Back To Being One Of The Safest Countries In Europe

Share The Article Summer is finally here, and if you are looking for a European beach getaway that is beautiful, sunny, and incredibly safe, you need to look at the latest updates from the U.S. State Department. When the U.S. government hands out safety ratings, they are famously strict. The State Department does not take […]

3 European Countries Americans Can Fly To Without Being Fingerprinted

3 European Countries Americans Can Fly To Without Being Fingerprinted

Share The Article Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month or so, chances are you’ve come across the horror stories coming out of Europe lately. As in, the long, snaking wait lines starting at security and extending all the way to the exterior of the terminal building. They all have one […]

New Train Will Connect These 2 European Countries For First Time In Decades

New Train Will Connect These 2 European Countries For First Time In Decades

Share The Article We’re not sure about you, but there’s no other way we’d rather explore Europe than by train. Though you could make an argument for sustainability, in reality, it goes far beyond that: Trains are generally more reliable than budget carriers like Ryanair and easyJet, you don’t risk getting charged upwards of $50 […]

4 Underrated Destinations To Visit In One Of Europe’s Safest Countries

4 Underrated Destinations To Visit In One Of Europe's Safest Countries

Share The Article If you’ve been toying with our recently-launched Traveler Dashboard lately, the must-have tool for Americans going abroad, you’ve probably realized that, in the midst of the turmoil and chaos that is Europe lately, there’s an unlikely black sheep in the family. Though it is bordered to the West by Germany, a country […]

5 Of The World’s Most Off-Path Countries Want More Travelers To Visit

Woman in traditional garb on Bangladesh beach

Share The Article We’ve all seen the bumper stickers reading “it’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” But is that really true? Well, we at Travel Off Path scoured the map to find out for ourselves. With that said, I’m admittedly a travel weirdo. I’ve been to Moldova before Paris, Cuba before Punta Cana, and […]

5 Countries Americans Mistakenly Think Are Dangerous, But Aren’t

Ataco, El Salvador with people in the street

Share The Article When we think about international travel, our brains often play tricks on us. We suffer from what risk analysts call “perception lag.” We anchor our ideas of a country to old movies, decades-old news cycles, or generational trauma, and we assume those places are still active war zones or ganglands. Truthfully, the […]

U.S. Embassy Issues New Security Alerts For 7 Countries As Global Travel Disruptions Expand

U.S. Embassy Issues New Security Alerts For 7 Countries As Global Travel Disruptions Expand

Share The Article The global travel landscape is shifting overnight. In an unprecedented move, U.S. Embassies in multiple nations have issued a wave of emergency security alerts, adding 7 new countries to an already massive matrix of regional travel disruptions. If you are an expat, a digital nomad, or simply have an upcoming international flight […]

U.S. Issues Emergency Security Alerts For 22 Countries & Increases Travel Advisories For 3

U.S. Issues Emergency Security Alerts For 22 Countries & Increases Travel Advisories For 3

Share The Article The global travel landscape just shifted overnight. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. State Department has issued emergency security alerts for 22 countries and severely elevated the official Travel Advisory levels for three major destinations. If you are an expat, a digital nomad, or simply have an upcoming international flight connecting through […]

32 More Countries Will Stop Stamping Passports In 2026

32 More Countries Will Stop Stamping Passports In 2026

Share The Article There is a specific sound every traveler knows. The heavy thud of the rubber stamp hitting the ink pad, followed by the crisp crunch of it landing on a fresh page of your passport. For decades, that sound has been the universal “welcome” to a new adventure. It’s a souvenir that money […]

American Travelers Are Banned From These 3 Countries For 2026

Paradisal beach in Holguin, Cuba

Share The Article You’ve likely seen the headlines over the last year or so — something along the lines of “America bans another country”. Right or wrong, many of us tend to turn a blind eye to these headlines, no matter how eye-catching they are, since they don’t directly affect us. But what’s been lost […]