Halloween 2027 falls on a Sunday, and that single calendar fact rearranges the whole trip. In the United States, parades and grown-up parties tend to slide back to Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October, and many towns move trick-or-treating off the Sunday altogether. Across much of Catholic Europe the opposite happens: All Saints' Day on Monday 1 November is a public holiday, so the same dates become a three-day weekend that costs no leave. And in the UK and EU — but not the US, which waits until 7 November — the clocks go back on Halloween morning itself, delivering an extra hour in bed and an hour-earlier dusk for the evening's processions. The twelve places below were chosen because the 2027 calendar genuinely changes what you get there.
12 Best Halloween Destinations for 2027, the Year the 31st Is a Sunday at a glance
| # | Destination | Suits | Main trade-off | Planning estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem, Massachusetts, USA | First-time visitors who want the full American Halloween machine at maximu | Skip the car: on peak October weekends the city has in past years actively steered | — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the gr |
| 2 | New York City, New York, USA | Travellers who want a huge, free, public-street Halloween without building | Skip the parade route itself if dense crowds are a problem — the pavement press ne | — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the gr |
| 3 | Derry, Northern Ireland, UK | Families and festival-goers who want a large, largely free, street-scale H | Skip the day-trip version: beds in the city are finite during festival week and la | — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 4 | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | Travellers who want ritual and spectacle over fancy dress, and photographe | Skip it without a ticket plan: the fire festival has historically been capacity-ca | — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the gr |
| 5 | Dublin, Ireland | Travellers who want the museum, literary and folklore side of Samhain, and | Skip the Halloween weekend if a specific festival event is the reason for the trip | — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the gr |
| 6 | Isle of Man, Isle of Man, British Isles | Folklore-first travellers, families with children old enough to carve a tu | Skip the fly-by plan: reaching the island means a ferry or one of a small number o | — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 7 | Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland | Travellers who would rather witness a remembrance tradition than attend a | Skip it if you came for Halloween — you will not find it, and the 1 November obser | — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 8 | Vienna, Austria | Travellers who want the All Saints three-day weekend wrapped in grand-city | Skip it for nightlife: the weekend's register is quiet, and the Monday holiday thi | — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 9 | Paris, France | Couples and friends after a dark-tinged city break built on sights rather | Skip it if queues ruin a trip: the Toussaint school break is French family high se | — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the gr |
| 10 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | Families and food-led travellers who want the season with Mediterranean mi | Skip beach expectations — this is an autumn city trip, and rain arriving in bands | — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 11 | Lisbon, Portugal | Families and couples who want mild weather and walkable city days, and any | Skip it if you actually want Halloween: the celebration is thin and aimed mainly a | — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the grou |
| 12 | Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala | Travellers who want the remembrance end of the season at its most visual, | Skip a tight schedule: roads to the kite towns jam solid on the day, and the slow | — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the grou |
Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices. Ranges are deliberately wide, assume two people sharing, and cover lodging, food and local transport unless a row says otherwise.
1. Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Salem's Halloween is a month, not a night: the city's October season of haunts, museum programming and street theatre has typically run all month and peaked on the final weekend — confirm the official 2027 programme. A Sunday 31st splits that peak. The crush lands on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October, while the day itself becomes a closing night with a working Monday behind it — the pattern that historically thins the late crowd and returns the 31st to people who came for the place rather than the party. And because US clocks do not change until Sunday 7 November, Halloween evening here keeps its later sunset, the opposite of every European entry on this list.
The honest warning: Skip the car: on peak October weekends the city has in past years actively steered visitors toward trains and boats rather than parking, and driving in is the day's first defeat. Book far ahead, expect capacity caps on anything ticketed, and treat every attraction's dates as unconfirmed until the official 2027 season is published. Late-season New England weather can swing from golden to raw within a day. Best suited to first-time visitors who want the full American Halloween machine at maximum output, and returners who have learned to aim for the quieter edges of the peak. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
2. New York City, New York, USA
Manhattan's Village Halloween Parade has historically stepped off on the night of 31 October itself, whatever the weekday — so in 2027 the city's great public costume night lands on a Sunday with a working Monday behind it; confirm the official 2027 arrangements. That is the version to want: the parade's costumed core still turns out, while the party surge books itself onto Saturday 30 instead, leaving Sunday night, by New York standards, the manageable one. US clocks hold until 7 November, so the evening keeps its later light — kinder to anyone walking to a viewing spot with children.
The honest warning: Skip the parade route itself if dense crowds are a problem — the pavement press near the start is real, and arriving early is the only lever you control. Hotel pricing is New York pricing regardless of the occasion, though Sunday nights can undercut the Saturday. Nothing about the parade's 2027 route or timing should be assumed until organisers publish it. Best suited to travellers who want a huge, free, public-street Halloween without building the trip around tickets, and families who can do the daytime events and leave before the evening press. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
3. Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
Derry treats Halloween as its signature event: a multi-day, city-wide festival of parades, illuminated trails and fireworks that has typically built to a finale on 31 October itself — which in 2027 makes the finale a Sunday night; confirm the official 2027 programme. Two calendar quirks sharpen it. The UK clocks go back that very morning, so full dark arrives an hour earlier and the closing spectacle plays out in proper night; and with no October public holiday in Northern Ireland and Monday 1 November an ordinary working day, the finale crowd skews local and family rather than weekender. The Samhain framing here is heritage on home ground, not an import.
The honest warning: Skip the day-trip version: beds in the city are finite during festival week and latecomers end up with long dark drives. The northwest of Ireland in late October is wet and windy, outdoor events can be reshaped at short notice, and the festival's content is set annually — do not book around a previous year's schedule. Best suited to families and festival-goers who want a large, largely free, street-scale Halloween where the whole city joins in. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
4. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh's Samhuinn Fire Festival — a torchlit, drummed, costumed staging of winter overthrowing summer — has typically been held on 31 October itself, which in 2027 puts the fire procession on the Sunday night; the venue and programme are set annually, so confirm the official 2027 arrangements. The same morning, UK clocks go back, and the early dark is an asset here: the closes, kirkyards and underground vaults do their best work from late afternoon onward. With Monday a working day, the 31st itself skews atmospheric rather than raucous — the big party demand lands on Saturday 30, which is precisely the night to avoid if the ritual is what you came for.
The honest warning: Skip it without a ticket plan: the fire festival has historically been capacity-capped and ticketed, and its on-sale date is the fixed point to diarise. Late-October Edinburgh is cold and frequently wet, and hotel rates around the final October weekend run high. Best suited to travellers who want ritual and spectacle over fancy dress, and photographers who gain an hour of workable darkness from the clock change. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
5. Dublin, Ireland
Samhain is a Gaelic festival attested across Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, and Dublin programmes that heritage rather than an American import — but 2027 pulls the city's two draws apart. Ireland's October public holiday is set by statute as the last Monday in October, which in 2027 is Monday 25 October, so the holiday weekend runs Saturday 23 to Monday 25 October, a full week before Halloween. The Bram Stoker Festival has historically clustered on that bank-holiday weekend, which means in 2027 "Halloween in Dublin" and "the festival in Dublin" may be two different weekends — and you can choose one rather than being handed both at once. Confirm the festival's own published 2027 dates before deciding which weekend to fly.
The honest warning: Skip the Halloween weekend if a specific festival event is the reason for the trip: if the programming sits on the bank-holiday weekend again, you will have paid city-centre rates for an ordinary break. Late-October weather is wet, the clocks going back on Sunday 31 October shorten the usable evening, and the late-October week overlaps school breaks in parts of Britain and Ireland, which is what makes family-sized rooms the first thing to disappear. Festival content and dates are set annually — treat any previous year's schedule as unreliable. Best suited to travellers who want the museum, literary and folklore side of Samhain, and who are willing to let the festival calendar rather than the 31st decide their dates. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
6. Isle of Man, Isle of Man, British Isles
The Isle of Man keeps Hop-tu-Naa, a Manx tradition tied to the old Celtic year's end and fixed to 31 October — turnip lanterns rather than pumpkins, and its own songs sung door to door. Because the custom belongs to the date and not to the nearest convenient weekend, Sunday 31 October 2027 is simply the night, and the island's heritage venues have typically run Hop-tu-Naa workshops and evening events in the surrounding days — confirm the 2027 listings. The clocks go back that morning, island darkness is the real thing, and everything is small-scale and local: the least commercial entry on this list by a distance.
The honest warning: Skip the fly-by plan: reaching the island means a ferry or one of a small number of flights, late-October weather disrupts both, and a missed sailing costs a full day. Events are village-hall scale, so check listings before travelling, and book the crossing before anything else. Best suited to folklore-first travellers, families with children old enough to carve a turnip, and anyone allergic to queueing for their traditions. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
7. Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland
This is the counter-programme to Halloween rather than a version of it. All Saints' Day is fixed to 1 November, so in 2027 it falls on Monday 1 November, and it is a public holiday in Poland: Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November becomes a three-day weekend, and the candle-lit cemeteries — Rakowicki among them — are on the Monday night rather than a weekend night. The mechanism to plan around is domestic rather than international: intercity trains, coaches and motorways carry a national travel surge into that Monday, and a great deal of retail, offices and some museums close for the holiday itself. That pressure will not show up in the international fare patterns you might be watching.
The honest warning: Skip it if you came for Halloween — you will not find it, and the 1 November observance is solemn. Treating a working cemetery as a photo opportunity lands badly; follow local cues and keep back. Holiday closures can strip a usable day out of a short trip, so check opening hours for anything you specifically travelled to see. Expect cold, often damp evenings and a short window of usable light. Best suited to travellers who would rather witness a remembrance tradition than attend a Halloween event, photographers comfortable working in low light, and anyone who can take Monday 1 November off to be there on the right night. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
8. Vienna, Austria
Vienna is a remembrance pick, not a party pick. All Saints' Day is fixed to 1 November and is a public holiday in Austria, so Monday 1 November 2027 turns the Halloween weekend into a three-day run without spending leave. What fills it is grave-visiting: around All Saints and All Souls, Viennese families have traditionally tended and candle-lit family plots, and the Zentralfriedhof — one of Europe's largest cemeteries, composers' graves among its avenues — is the centre of that custom. Halloween itself is a minor import here; the draw is the city at its most autumnal, with concert halls and museums carrying the evenings after the clock change pulls dusk forward.
The honest warning: Skip it for nightlife: the weekend's register is quiet, and the Monday holiday thins shop and museum hours — check ahead for anything you specifically came to see. A working cemetery deserves a church's restraint: keep back from mourners and follow posted rules. Expect cold and early dark. Best suited to travellers who want the All Saints three-day weekend wrapped in grand-city comfort, and anyone drawn to the Kraków entry who prefers coffee-house warmth around the solemnity. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
9. Paris, France
Paris qualifies through La Toussaint. All Saints' Day is a public holiday in France, so Monday 1 November 2027 completes a three-day weekend — and the national autumn school break has in recent years spanned roughly a fortnight across late October and All Saints, set by the education calendar; confirm the 2027 dates. The gothic inventory does the rest: Père Lachaise under chrysanthemums, the flower the French carry to graves at Toussaint; the capacity-limited Catacombs; gargoyles and crypts across the city — all at their most atmospheric once the clock change on Halloween morning brings dusk an hour earlier.
The honest warning: Skip it if queues ruin a trip: the Toussaint school break is French family high season and headline sights run at near-summer pressure. Halloween programming itself is thin and mostly aimed at children. Book the capacity-limited underground sites well ahead, and expect holiday-Monday closures at smaller museums and shops. Best suited to couples and friends after a dark-tinged city break built on sights rather than events, with the holiday Monday sparing a day of leave. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 3 of 3: roughly US$1,000–2,800 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
10. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Catalonia counter-programmes Halloween with La Castanyada, a chestnut-roasting custom pinned to All Saints' eve and day — exactly 31 October and 1 November — so in 2027 it fills the Sunday and the holiday Monday. Street braziers sell hot chestnuts and roast sweet potato in paper cones, bakeries stack panellets — small marzipan-and-pine-nut sweets — and because All Saints' Day is a public holiday across Spain, the Monday is free. Imported Halloween runs alongside rather than instead: costumes on Saturday night, castanyada through the Sunday and Monday, which makes this one of the few cities where a single weekend delivers both.
The honest warning: Skip beach expectations — this is an autumn city trip, and rain arriving in bands is normal by late October. Cemetery visits on 1 November are a family observance, not a photo call, and the holiday Monday closes plenty of shops and some sights; plan that day around food and walking rather than ticketed attractions. Best suited to families and food-led travellers who want the season with Mediterranean mildness, and anyone pairing a city break with a free Monday. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 2 of 3: roughly US$700–1,900 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
11. Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon is the pick for the long weekend rather than for the occasion. All Saints' Day is fixed to 1 November, so in 2027 it is Monday 1 November and a public holiday in Portugal, joining Halloween Sunday into a three-day run without spending any leave. The Atlantic autumn here stays mild rather than wintry, so the trip is built around daylight, walking and eating instead of around one night — and Halloween itself is a minor imported event, which is precisely the appeal for anyone who wants the calendar and not the costumes.
The honest warning: Skip it if you actually want Halloween: the celebration is thin and aimed mainly at children and at expatriate venues. Expect closures on the Monday holiday, Atlantic rain that arrives in bands rather than politely, and a hilly city with tram queues that punishes a tight schedule, particularly with a pushchair. Best suited to families and couples who want mild weather and walkable city days, and anyone using the public holiday as a bridge rather than booking time off. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
12. Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
On 1 November every year — All Saints' Day, so Monday 1 November 2027 — towns in Guatemala's Sacatepéquez highlands fly giant barriletes: hand-built kites metres across, raised over the cemeteries to link the living with their dead. It is among the great fixed-date spectacles of the season, and the Monday timing means Halloween Sunday becomes your travel and staging day rather than the main event. Most visitors base in Antigua Guatemala or the capital and go out early on the morning itself; the day is a public holiday nationwide, and the festival remains a community observance first and a spectacle second — confirm current local arrangements for 2027.
The honest warning: Skip a tight schedule: roads to the kite towns jam solid on the day, and the slow return is part of the deal. Settle transport in advance, keep clear of the flying lines, and remember you are a guest at a family occasion held in a cemetery. Check current government travel guidance for Guatemala before committing to anything non-refundable. Best suited to travellers who want the remembrance end of the season at its most visual, and photographers with long lenses, sun cover and patience. Editorial planning estimate, not surveyed prices — Tier 1 of 3: roughly US$450–1,300 for two people, two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
The halloween destinations 2027 calendar
| Halloween 2027 | Sunday 31 October 2027. Verified. |
| Halloween 2026, for comparison | Saturday 31 October 2026. Verified. The one-day shift — Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027 — is the calendar fact this edition is built on. |
| The 2027 Halloween weekend | Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October 2027, back-counted from the verified Sunday date. Monday 1 November 2027 is an ordinary working day in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. |
| All Saints' Day 2027 | Observed on the fixed date of 1 November, so Monday 1 November 2027. It is a public holiday in much of Catholic Europe and Latin America, which turns Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November into a three-day weekend in those countries. Status is not uniform: it varies by country, and within Germany by federal state. Confirm it for your destination. |
| Día de Muertos 2027 | Observed on the fixed dates of 1–2 November, so Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 November 2027 — two working weekdays. The observance does not move; the weekdays under it do. |
| UK and EU clocks go back | The rule in force is that summer time ends at 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October. The Sundays in October 2027 are the 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st, so the last is 31 October and the change lands on Halloween morning itself: the local day runs 25 hours and Halloween evening is already past the change. In 2026 the last Sunday of October is the 25th, so the two do not coincide — this is a 2027-only collision. The rule is legislative and can be amended. |
| US clocks go back | The US rule is the first Sunday of November. 1 November 2027 is a Monday, so the Sundays in November 2027 are the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th, and the change is Sunday 7 November 2027 — a week after Halloween. American Halloween evening 2027 is therefore still on daylight time and does not get Europe's abrupt early darkness. |
| Ireland's October public holiday | Set by statute as the last Monday in October. The Mondays in October 2027 are the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th, so the holiday is Monday 25 October 2027 and the holiday weekend runs Saturday 23 to Monday 25 October — a full week before Halloween. There is no equivalent October public holiday in Northern Ireland. |
| Bonfire Night | Observed on the fixed date of 5 November. Because 1 November 2027 is a Monday, 5 November 2027 is a Friday, giving a separate Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November window that sits five days clear of Halloween on the calendar. |
| School half-term — the part that is not a rule | No national rule fixes it. In many English and Welsh authorities the autumn break is the week containing the last Monday of October, which in 2027 would be roughly 25–29 October, putting the drive home and the return to school either side of the Halloween weekend. Dates are set by authority and by individual school and must be checked directly. |
Planning and booking notes
- Expect Saturday 30 October 2027 to be the night you compete for. Because Halloween is a Sunday, venue-run programming — parades, club nights, adult costume events — has historically shifted back into the weekend when the 31st sits before a working day, which puts the demand peak a day before the holiday. The cheapest reshape of almost any trip on this list is to take Thursday 28 and Friday 29, or to arrive on Sunday 31 and leave on Tuesday 2 November, rather than bidding for the Saturday night everyone wants.
- Treat the on-sale date as the fixed point, not your travel dates. The elements most likely to make or break these trips — capacity-capped light trails, historic-site evening programmes, Edinburgh's fire procession — open on their own annual schedules. If your itinerary depends on one of them, diarise its release rather than counting months back from 31 October.
- Check whether your destination town has moved trick-or-treating. When Halloween falls on a Sunday, US municipalities frequently designate an alternative evening, commonly the Friday or Saturday, and some leave it on the day. This is decided town by town and often announced only weeks ahead, so if trick-or-treating is the reason for the trip, find the specific city or county announcement before booking non-refundable nights.
- Plan European daylight for the Saturday. With the UK and EU clock change falling on Sunday 31 October 2027, dusk on Halloween arrives roughly an hour earlier by the clock than the previous evening. That helps a procession or a churchyard and hurts anything that needs light — a late-afternoon walk, a coastal drive, an unlit ruin. The US does not change until Sunday 7 November 2027, so American evenings on the 31st keep the later sunset.
- Día de Muertos 2027 falls on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 November — two working weekdays — so a Muertos-centred trip costs two days of leave before it starts and runs on a different rhythm from every weekend-hinged trip above. If the remembrance end of the season is the goal without the leave, the Guatemalan kite festival on the Monday public holiday is the nearest fixed-date spectacle on this list.
12 Best Halloween Destinations for 2027, the Year the 31st Is a Sunday FAQ
When is Halloween in 2027?
Sunday 31 October 2027. The weekend around it runs Friday 29 to Sunday 31 October, and All Saints' Day follows on Monday 1 November 2027.
Do the clocks change on Halloween 2027?
In the UK and EU, yes. The rule in force ends summer time on the last Sunday of October, and in 2027 that is 31 October itself, so clocks go back one hour on Halloween morning and dusk arrives an hour earlier that evening. In the US the rule is the first Sunday of November — 7 November 2027 — so American Halloween keeps its later sunset. The EU rule is legislative and could be amended, so re-check nearer the date.
Will American towns trick-or-treat on the Sunday?
It is decided town by town. When 31 October falls on a Sunday, many US municipalities designate the Friday or Saturday instead, and some keep the day itself. Announcements often come only weeks ahead, so check the specific town before booking around it.
Is Halloween 2027 a long weekend?
In much of Catholic Europe, effectively yes: All Saints' Day on Monday 1 November 2027 is a public holiday in countries including Poland, Portugal, Spain, France and Austria, so Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November needs no leave there. In the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Monday 1 November 2027 is an ordinary working day — and Ireland's October public holiday falls a week earlier, on Monday 25 October 2027, under its last-Monday-in-October rule.
Where is Halloween a home-grown tradition rather than an import?
The festival's Samhain roots are attested in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man — which is why Derry, Edinburgh, Dublin and the Manx Hop-tu-Naa are on this list. In most of continental Europe the season's traditional dates are All Saints' and All Souls' on 1–2 November, remembrance days rather than fright nights.
What about Día de Muertos in 2027?
Its fixed dates of 1–2 November fall on a Monday and Tuesday in 2027, two working weekdays, so a Muertos trip needs leave on both days. On this list, the closest fixed-date remembrance spectacle is the giant-kite festival in Guatemala's Sacatepéquez highlands, held on All Saints' Day — the Monday public holiday.
What this page does not claim to know
- Recurring festivals and events are described by their typical pattern from previous editions only, never as confirmed 2027 listings; programmes, dates, venues and ticket arrangements are set annually. Confirm everything against the official 2027 announcement before booking anything non-refundable.
- All cost bands are editorial planning estimates, not surveyed prices — deliberately wide ranges for two people and two nights on the ground, flights excluded.
- Public-holiday status for All Saints' Day varies by country, and within Germany by federal state. Verify it for your specific destination before counting on the three-day weekend.
- The UK and EU clock-change rule is legislative and can be amended; the 31 October 2027 change described here assumes the rule currently in force.
- School holiday dates are set by local authorities, education ministries and individual schools; treat the half-term and Toussaint windows described here as approximate patterns to verify, not fixed dates.
- Government travel guidance changes; check current advice for any destination on this list, particularly Guatemala, before committing money.
- Nothing on this page is a first-person account: picks are compiled from calendar rules and published tradition, not from a claimed visit.
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John Morrison is the founder and lead travel writer at Packzup. Over the past decade he has explored destinations across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania — always self-funded, never on a press trip.
