North America

Destinations > North America

North America is the newest chapter, starting with a trip to Nuuk, Greenland built around a Team USA handball training block rather than a typical vacation. Expect guides written from an athlete’s travel schedule first: arctic and off-the-beaten-path corners seen between training and competing, not a leisure itinerary. Genuinely, this continent has far more range than the postcard version most guides show.

Planning a North America Trip Beyond the Usual Route

North America covers a lot more ground than the usual road trip through the lower 48. This site’s first guide to the continent starts in arctic Greenland, built around real training days rather than a typical sightseeing schedule, and more guides will keep filling in the map as trips happen, from Canada’s far north to Mexico’s coastlines.

Before traveling anywhere on the continent, it is worth checking the U.S. Department of State’s travel advisories for the specific country on the itinerary, since requirements can differ a lot even between neighboring countries. The CDC’s destination pages are also useful for any recommended vaccinations, especially for trips into more remote or arctic regions where medical care is harder to reach.

Climate is the biggest variable to plan around here. A trip to Greenland or northern Canada calls for genuine cold weather gear even in summer, while Mexico and the southern United States need the opposite kind of packing entirely. Layering, checking seasonal averages for the exact region, and never assuming one packing list covers the whole continent will save a lot of discomfort.

Currency and language also shift depending on where you land, with the U.S. dollar, Canadian dollar, and Mexican peso all in play, plus English, French, and Spanish spoken across different regions. Cards work reliably in most cities, but carrying some local cash is still smart in smaller towns and more remote areas, including most of Greenland’s settlements.

Timing matters a lot for the northern parts of the continent. Greenland and northern Canada have a short, intense summer window when daylight stretches nearly around the clock, followed by long, dark winters that make travel logistics much harder. Checking flight schedules early is important too, since routes into places like Nuuk run on limited, seasonal service rather than the frequent flights you would expect between major cities further south.

Budgeting also swings widely by region. A trip through Mexico or the southern United States can be run on a relatively modest budget with plenty of affordable food and lodging options, while remote arctic travel in Greenland or northern Canada tends to run expensive due to limited infrastructure and the cost of getting supplies that far north in the first place.

If there is a particular corner of North America you would like to see covered next, whether that is a specific province, state, or region, feel free to reach out. Reader interest genuinely shapes which trip gets planned and written up next.

Thanks for following along as this continent’s guides keep expanding well past the usual stops. More arctic and off-the-beaten-path stops are already in the works. Truly.