Welcome to Panoramic Pathways! Here we show you that, with careful planning, exploring the world can be achieved affordably, reasonably, yet enjoyably. Listed below are our latest posts of travel destination guides.
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“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo, The Fellowship of the Ring
Destination guides, starting with the most recently posted:
Colmar, France: The Perfect Base for Exploring Alsace
If you’re exploring France’s Alsace region, Colmar is hard to beat as a home base. Unlike many historic European cities, Colmar escaped widespread wartime destruction, helping preserve the remarkable old town visitors enjoy today. Its beautifully preserved old town is an attraction in its own right, yet it’s also within easy reach of vineyard-covered hillsides,…
Devils Tower National Monument: What to See, Do and Know Before You Go
Rising dramatically above the Wyoming prairie, Devils Tower is one of America’s most recognizable landmarks and its first national monument. We’ve all seen photos of it. In fact, by the time we visited in June 2020, I felt like I already knew what to expect. I was wrong. While the photos prepared me for its…
Montserrat Day Trip from Barcelona: What to Know Before You Go
When planning our time in Barcelona, it became clear that a Montserrat day trip belonged on our itinerary. We’d seen photos of the monastery perched high in the mountains and marveled at how it appears chiseled out of the mountain. We were also interested in its history and the intriguing story of the discovery in…
List of guides:
- Colmar, France: The Perfect Base for Exploring Alsace
- Devils Tower National Monument: What to See, Do and Know Before You Go
- Montserrat Day Trip from Barcelona: What to Know Before You Go
- Mesa Verde National Park Guide: Cliff Dwellings, Scenic Drives, and Ancestral Pueblo History
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park: A Guide to the North & South Units
- Is a Day Trip to Tangier Worth It? Our Honest Experience Visiting Morocco from Spain
- Lagos, Salema & Sagres: Exploring Portugal’s Western Algarve
- Sintra Day Trip: How to Plan Your Day (Without Trying to See Everything)
- Arcos de la Frontera: A Perfect Stop Between Gibraltar and Seville
- Seville, Spain: A 2-Day Itinerary + Complete Guide to What to See and Do
- Devils Garden Trail Guide (Arches National Park): Hike & Highlights
- Gibraltar Travel Guide: How to Visit the Rock from Spain
- Granada, Spain Travel Guide: The Alhambra and Beyond
- Consuegra, Spain & the Windmills of Don Quixote
- Toledo, Spain Travel Guide: Cathedrals, Synagogues & Medieval Streets
- Madrid: A 2-Day Itinerary For Spain’s Regal and Grand Capital
- Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, New Mexico
- Barcelona: A Well-Paced 3-Day Itinerary
- Lisbon in Three Days: A Well-Paced Itinerary with Belém or Sintra
- A Desert Southwest Road Trip Itinerary: National Parks, Scenic Drives, and Classic Landscapes
- Planning a Visit to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho
- The Perfect Weekend in Wichita, Kansas: A Complete Travel Guide
- North and South Dakota Itinerary
- Stone Mountain Park: Atlanta’s Outdoor Playground of Granite and Sky
- Anna Maria Island Travel Guide: Sunsets, Seafood & Serenity
- How to Spend a Perfect Week in El Salvador
- Highline Trail Guide: Which Hike Is Right for You?
- Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador: Three Can’t-Miss Stops Along the Route of the Flowers
- The Len Foote Hike Inn: A Perfect Fall Getaway in North Georgia
- Ronda Spain Travel Guide: A City Straddling a Gorge
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad / Roughing It