Travel recommendations from people who spend their own money getting them wrong.

We’ve spent years travelling the world, following recommendations from guidebooks, travel website and social media. Some were incredible. Others left us wondering why we’d travelled so far, queued so long, or spent so much money.

Crosswater Explore was created to help people avoid the disappointments and discover experiences genuinely worth their time.

Every place featured on this website has been personally visited by us. We don’t accept paid placements, sponsored rankings or recommendations from marketing agencies.

If we’d happily recommend it to our friends and family, it earns our verdict: Worth The Trip

If we wouldn't spend our own money doing it again: Not Worth Your Time