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!
One of the things you’ll read over and over again when you’re looking for the best ways to find travel bargains is that being flexible is key. For the most part, that means being willing (and able) to move your trip by a day or two in either direction from your chosen travel date, or taking an early flight instead of one that lets you sleep in. But even beyond that, being flexible with the airports you fly in and out of can help you expand your ability to find travel deals, too.