Summer’s almost here, and if you haven’t already planned your summer travels you’ve got some catching up to do. This is the time of year when people plan big trips – it’s usually when people take their longest blocks of holiday time – but summer is also a great time for lots of long weekend trips. You don’t have to let location or budget keep you from exploring a bit beyond your usual borders, and summer is an excellent time to get out in the world.
If you don’t need convincing to take a trip this summer but you’re stuck on the subject of where to go, then we’re here to help. Depending on the when you’d like to travel, we’ve got suggestions for each of the summer months below, as well as some ideas of the best spots to go in Europe and the United States during the summer months.
>> Note that when we say “summer” here, we are referring to the Northern Hemisphere’s summer. To find out where to go in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer, check out where to go in December, where to go in January, and where to go in February.
Summer, for many, just screams “road trip” – and there are few countries better suited to a road trip than the United States. We love our cars, the interstate highway system is an intricate lace-like web connecting here with the furthest there, and there’s just so much country to see!
Going on a bargain vacation doesn’t mean you have to spend a week a fleabag hotel off of an interstate in the middle of nowhere. In fact, some of the cheapest places to travel in the United States are also the most popular and desirable. The good folks over at 
By now, you have probably heard that Canada invented the maple leaf. It is true. Just look at the Canadian flag.