Two days. Well, two nights. Two totally different experiences. One culturally iconic, one a hybrid adaptation from Mexico’s northern neighbor (the US). Both a bit overwhelming. As I spoke about earlier, Cabo San Lucas is more a tourist hub than a “real” city. (Click here to read about Cabo.) But it does take people to…
Regular readers of The Royal Tour will be surprised that I stayed in a beach resort to begin with. After all, I tend to prefer cultural immersion to relaxation by a rather substantial margin. But here we are. I recently was included on a trip with A’s godparents to Mexico, one that included staying at…
Editor’s note: I have never been to Poland. But as a Jew, I feel a connection to a place where so many of my people lived - and died. As an aside, if after reading this powerful piece by Sam Spector you want to immerse even more in the events of the Warsaw Ghetto, Mila…
There is no question that Cabo San Lucas, the southernmost point on the Baja California peninsula, is beautiful. The turquoise of the water here could be mistaken for the Caribbean, though it comes with reasonable surf at this point, where the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez meet. Mountains surround the town, with low…
It seems that most tourists come to Mexico City for its museums and historical sites. This makes sense, as Mexico City has more museums than any city in the world outside of London, and remnants of both Aztec (click here to read about that) and earlier civilizations (click here to read about Teotihuacan). But Mexican…
Welcome to the first installment of the day to day itineraries of my 2026 Europe trip! For this chapter, we are based in Genoa, but exploring the northwest of Italy. Why Genoa? Why not? It’s a large city (Italy’s sixth largest), but not so big as to have too much to try to see in…
For the first time since resuming travel coming out of the Covid shutdown, I didn’t make it to Europe in 2025. And while I had an amazing travel year, that absence was felt, both in that I missed my favorite place in the world and that I didn’t have my “normal” (I’ve only done it…
From time to time on this site, we have talked about travel rewards, ranging from airline and hotel loyalty programs to credit card perks. Today, I’d like to discuss the credit card that is my primary card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve. For those who are into credit cards, this won’t be a new subject, since…
It’s hard to believe another year has gone by. 2025 was a travel blur, with some amazing adventures had (you can read the year in review here), and was a wonderful year for me personally despite the state of the world. Well, 2026 doesn’t look to be much better from the world’s standpoint - although…
I struggle every year on what exactly to write for this post. I’ve mostly done a sort of “best of” list of my trips, reminding readers what they may have missed. To be honest, I don’t really like that. Yes, it’s nice to take some time to reflect, but a “here’s all the trips I…