Draw Inspiration From Pinterest’s Top Travel Trends 2019

Like most of us, you’ve probably lost far too many hours hypnotized by the alluring images posted on Pinterest — maybe you’ve even tried a recipe or design hack based on the popular site.

Another way Pinterest influences our behavior is by dazzling us with travel photographs, some by influencers but others from regular folks like you and me.

That said, Pinterest released its top travel trends for 2019, which include everything from bike excursions to castle tours.

Here are 11 favorite vacations that racked up the most pins:

• Cycle in the tracks of Europe’s iconic long-distance train connecting Paris and İstanbul on TDA Global Cycling’s Orient Express tour. Follow the Danube Cycleway from Germany to Hungary and climb into Romania’s Carpathian Mountains along the way.
• Trek from hut to hut, past hot springs and through colorful rhyolite mountains on Iceland’s Laugavegar trail with Adventure Life. Guides will lead guests through one of the largest geothermal zones in the world on the way from Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Thorsmork.

Trek through Landmannalaugar – Landscape in Iceland © Adventure Life

• Ride & Seek’s 3 Islands tour hops from the mountains and fishing villages of Corsica to the cliffs and coves of Sardinia to the farmland and volcanoes of Sicily, taking in cultural and culinary traditions by bike.
• Explore awe-inspiring landmarks in the Ecuadorean Andes like the Mojanda Lakes, Cotopaxi National Park and Quilotoa Crater with SurTrek and spend a night at a resort with pools heated by volcanic hot springs.
• Ride through rolling vineyards, an ancient fortress town and colorful fishing villages on a new tour of Spain’s Basque Country and Rioja wine region from Sojourn Bicycling & Active Vacations. Off the bike, there’s time to taste wine, savor bite-sized pintxos and explore sunny beaches.
• More than 500 nautical miles from the Seychelles’ main island, find remarkable saltwater fly fishing with at the Astove Island Lodge with Frontiers. Cast for bonefish, permit, barracuda, triggerfish, tuna, wahoo, sailfish and marlin.
• Big Sky, Montana, has one of the largest ski resorts in the country, but the town of less than 3,000 on the edge of Yellowstone still has few lift lines. Rent a slope-side home at Moonlight Basin for easy access to 5,800 acres of terrain.

Big Sky skiing © Moonlight Basin

• Join Grasshopper Adventures’ Stunning Shikoku tour in Japan and ride through a land where Shinto shrines and Buddhist monasteries overlap with modern wonders, soaking tired legs in traditional onsens along the way.
• Travel down the Rhine and Danube Rivers on Riviera River Cruises’ Cruise the Heart of Europe itinerary and see castles in ruins atop towering valley sides and still standing, overlooking cities and towns such as Nuremberg, Melk, Bratislava and Budapest.
• Outside the small town of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, play cowboy at Red Reflet Ranch, spending the day riding horses, herding cattle and learning the ropes, then sitting down to a gourmet meal before retiring to a luxury chalet.
• Cycle through rolling hills with endless vineyards and past ancient castles and hilltop hamlets in Italy’s Piedmont with Tourissimo and learn about local cuisine with guest chef Mary Sue Milliken, a Julia Child Award winner.

Chef-led Cycling © Tourissimo