The Resorts, Volcanos + Cloudforests of Guanacaste + The North Travel Guide

Arrive in Costa Rica and within a few minutes you’re sure to hear the phrase pura vida. Literally, it means “pure life,” but locals use it as a greeting... Read More

Craving some adventure this summer? The notion of a solo trip might be a bit overwhelming at first, but once you get past the initial fear of traveling... Read More

This story originally appeared on Money.com. MONEY’s fourth annual Best in Travel guide highlights 20 destinations in the U.S. and around the world that... Read More

Ask the Travel + Leisure staff where we want to travel in 2019, and most of us will answer, honestly, where don’t we?When it comes to singling out the... Read More

T+L launched Operation Vacation to inspire workers to use their days off and get away, offering exclusive travel discounts as incentive. For the latest... Read More

Resort vacations can get a bad rap among more adventurous travelers. When you’ve got a perfect infinity pool and a good book, it can be tough to tear... Read More

Over hundreds of thousands of years, volcanic activity has yielded a breathtaking array of breathtaking features, from craters and calderas to lava... Read More

It’s no secret that Tulum has become somewhat of a mecca for bohemian beach bums. But as of late, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica — with its palm tree–lined... Read More

Global life expectancy averages out to 71.4 years. That means, of course, that some parts of the world see much shorter life spans, while others enjoy... Read More

After the holiday high subsides, January comes along and hits us with a serious reality check — all that merrymaking has come to an abrupt end. And with... Read More

In Costa Rica’s Arenal Volcano National Park, a luxury resort has just opened a Sloth Sanctuary to protect the area’s most laid back residents.At Nayara... Read More

Imagine sipping Argentina’s finest wines with the snowcapped Andes in the distance, sailing the fjords of Finland while the midnight sun shines down, or... Read More

As a Manhattan assistant district attorney and mother of three, Kerry Chicon can make a persuasive case for needing a break from stress and planning. So... Read More

If you’ve suffered the indignity of squeezing onto a little patch of sand between sweaty sun worshippers, you know not all beaches are created equal—and... Read More

Picture a cypress-lined road in Tuscany. Now picture yourself arriving at a 10th-century former castle on more than 4,000 acres of rolling hills.... Read More