Where to Next: Adventure Awaits
Trips so epic you’ll forget you’ve been waiting a whole year to take them.
Where to Next: Group Getaways
We’ve all missed traveling with family and friends. Whether your crew is looking for a low-key Caribbean escape or an all-out adventure in Alaska, these are the group getaways we’re eyeing for 2021.
Smooth Sailing: Cheers to Charters in 2021
If you aren’t quite ready to dive back in to the waters of hotel stays, learn why Emily Pariseau thinks chartering is the perfect way to dip your toes into travel again.
Gone Tasting: Where to Sip and Swirl in 2021
Local Foreigner IC Meg Nolan is ready to say cheers to 2021. Here are he top picks for viniculture vacations, both near and far.
Southern Jaunt: On the Road
Like a lot of travelers, TLF IC Elizabeth Walsh rediscovered the beauty of the road trip in 2020. So hop in the car and check out the best places she drove to this year — chorus of “are we there yet?” not included.
Live Like a Local Foreigner: Bucket List Bonanza
The refrain we’re hearing again and again is, “I can’t wait to get back out there and visit the places I have always wanted to see.” Click through for five trips that define EPIC, because we’re ready to go big - it’s bucket list time.
Table for Dru: Napa Valley
Napa may be known for its wine, but the food scene is what calls Local Foreigner IC Lauren Dru back year after year. In Table for Dru: Napa, Lauren pulls up a chair at three of the region’s best restaurants.
Live Like a Local Foreigner: Long-term Escapes and Private Homes
Now is the time to trade the city for the country, the east for the west, Central Park for the great outdoors - think of it as the chance to take a grown-up semester abroad. We make travel better, but we also know there's no place like home.
Festive Fire & Ice: Holiday Hotels with Flexible Cancellation Policies
We get it - 2020 has given us all trust issues. So we’ve rounded up our favorite warm and cold weather properties that understand it’s tough to commit right now and have adjusted their cancellation policies for the holidays, because we all deserve something to look forward to.
Where to Next: Take a Snow Day
Depending on who you ask, skiing is either an accessible diversion, an annual highlight, or a flat-out obsession. TLF Travel Consultant Jordy Lievers-Eaton has rounded up the best destinations to get your snow fix, whether you’re a powderhound or the local mountain’s après-ident.
Travel in the Time of COVID-19
We may have lost the breakfast buffet, but what have we gained from post-pandemic protocol? Five Local Foreigner clients share their thoughts on what it’s like to travel right now.
Southern Jaunt: Sea Island
Charlotte based IC Elizabeth Walsh has a special place in her heart for Sea Island, Georgia’s lauded coastal resort. Check out her resort guide to see what she loves to do (and what she loves to eat!) while on island time.
Hidden Gems: Carpinteria
An under-the-radar spot near Santa Barbara, Carpinteria is everything TLF IC Camilla Catlin loves about California beach towns— laid-back, quirky, cool with just the right amount of spunk. Her guide uncovers all the best local spots, from record stores and antique shops to organic markets and strip-mall taco joints, and where to stay nearby.
Are We There Yet?: Hotels with Homes Big Enough for the Whole Crew
While hoteliers the world over are starting to dust off the welcome mats (and then dust them again for good measure), TLF Partner Brooke Lavery is dreaming of square footage and freedom paired with amenities and services — because there’s no place like a hotel-home.
Erdman vs. Wild: Hotels Near National Parks
The National Park System comprises over 400 awe-inspiring natural, historical, recreational, and cultural sites across 29 of the 50 states. And while it’s possible to march off solo into the wild with a tent and a map, there are also cushier ways to appreciate our nation’s natural beauty…
Egypt and Jordan
Local Foreigner clients celebrated the start of 2020 by exploring the ancient wonders of Egypt and Jordan.
Christmas in Africa
Local Foreigner clients Alec and Sarah took their three daughters to Botswana and South Africa for a magical Christmas holiday.
Flipping the Script…When a TLF Partner Becomes a Client
Local Foreigner Partner, Alex Erdman Ely and her husband Jamie, spent their epic honeymoon in Japan and the Philippines, where they split their time between the slopes and the beach.