North America
Every V-TIMES guide across North America.
USA · road trip
California Coast Road Trip: Highway 1, San Francisco to Los Angeles
San Francisco to Monterey and Carmel, then the heart of the drive through Big Sur, on to Hearst Castle and San Simeon, Santa Barbara, and finally Los Angeles, with a night or two banked in or near Big Sur.
Costa Rica · multi city
Costa Rica: Arenal, Monteverde & Manuel Antonio
San José to La Fortuna for three nights of volcano trails, hanging bridges and hot springs; across Lake Arenal to Monteverde for two nights of cloud-forest reserves, a night walk and coffee; down to Manuel Antonio for four nights of national park, beaches, mangroves and a waterfall day; back to the airport via the crocodile bridge at Tárcoles. Ten days is our honest minimum; with twelve, add a Río Celeste day from La Fortuna and a whale or mangrove day from the coast.
USA · multi city
Maui and Oahu: Planning the Two-Island Hawaii Trip
Four nights on Oʻahu for Pearl Harbor, Waikīkī, the North Shore and the windward beaches, then five or six nights on Maui for Haleakalā at dawn, the road to Hāna, a Molokini snorkel morning and the resort coast. In winter, whales fill the channel off West Maui as a bonus.
Mexico · region
Los Cabos
Base by your style (San Lucas for energy, San José for charm, the corridor for luxury), take a water taxi to the arch at Land’s End, snorkel Chileno or Santa Maria, give San José del Cabo an evening for the Gallery District, and add a Todos Santos or Cabo Pulmo day trip. From mid-December to April, build in a whale-watching morning.
Mexico · city
Mexico City
Come between late September and early May, sleep in Roma Norte or Condesa, book the Casa Azul and Pujol or Quintonil weeks ahead, walk the Centro from the Zocalo to Bellas Artes early, give the Anthropology Museum a half day, ride out to Teotihuacan at opening, spend a slow Saturday in Coyoacan and San Angel, and eat everything: the tacos are as much the point as the museums.
USA · city
Miami
Split your attention across four areas: South Beach for the Art Deco district and the sand, Wynwood for murals and brunch, Little Havana for Cuban food and music, downtown for the museums. Add a day trip to the Everglades or Key Biscayne.
USA · city
New York City
Split your nights between Midtown or the Lower East Side for the classic sights and a night or two in Brooklyn for the neighborhood feel, book timed tickets for major attractions in advance, and leave at least one evening unplanned for whichever neighborhood you liked best.
USA · multi city
San Francisco and Napa Valley
Three or four nights in San Francisco for the city and its day trips, then two or three in Napa Valley for the wine country, linked by a 1.5-hour drive rather than a flight.