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Day-by-Day Plans
Blog-length, day-by-day trip write-ups. 232 dispatches and counting.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Hungover 2-Day Mexico City Itinerary: Tacos, Tepache, and Zero Judgement
This 2 days in Mexico City plan is calibrated for the mezcal-wrecked. Ranked by how little you have to walk, fuelled by tacos and fermented pineapple, and entirely free of moral lectures.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Rainy-Day 3-Day Aarhus Itinerary: Hygge, Art, and a Town That Owns the Drizzle
Aarhus gets a lot of rain and barely seems to mind. Here's a three-day Aarhus itinerary built for grey skies — rainbow-roofed museums, cosy cafes, and Denmark's friendliest second city.
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Day-by-Day PlansRomantic 3 Days in Bruges' Rival: A Couples' Long Weekend in Annecy
Everyone romanticises Bruges. But 3 days in Annecy — canals, a turquoise alpine lake, and half the crowds — quietly out-romances it, for less money. Here's the couples' long weekend that won me over.
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Day-by-Day PlansRomantic 4 Days in Santorini Past the Crowds: Sunsets, Cliff Pools, and a Quiet North
Oia at sunset is a selfie-stick mosh pit and I'll die on this hill. Here's how to spend 4 days in Santorini up north instead, where the cliff pools are quiet and the sunset still ruins you.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Slow 3-Day Sintra Itinerary: One Palace a Day So You Don't Hate Your Feet
Most people do Sintra in a day, cram in four palaces, and limp back to Lisbon hating their lives. This Sintra itinerary does the opposite: one palace a day, time to actually look at it, and a body that still works at the end.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Slow 4-Day Puglia Itinerary: Trulli, Olive Oil, and Refusing to Rush Lunch
I went to Italy's heel to do almost nothing, and I did it beautifully. Four slow days through Puglia where the only deadline is lunch — and lunch runs late, on purpose.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Slow 5-Day Kyushu Itinerary: Onsen Towns, Volcano Sand Baths, and Empty Trains
Everyone funnels through Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka and fights for elbow room. Down in Kyushu I rode half-empty trains between hot-spring towns and got buried alive in volcanic sand. Five slow days, the way southern Japan wants to be done.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Solo 3-Day Berlin Itinerary: Techno, Currywurst, and Talking to Nobody
Three days in Berlin alone is the best argument I know for solo travel. Nobody cares that you're by yourself, nobody talks to you on the U-Bahn, and the currywurst tastes the same for one as for two.
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Day-by-Day PlansThree Days in Catania: Volcano Breakfast, Lava-Stone Streets, and Sicily's Loudest Market
Catania is gritty, loud, built from black volcanic stone, and criminally underrated. Here's a three-day Catania itinerary with Etna at your back, the wildest fish market in Italy, and granita for breakfast.
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Day-by-Day PlansThree Days in Matera: Sleeping in a Cave Without Feeling Like a Caveman
This Matera itinerary is for design lovers who want to sleep in a 9,000-year-old cave that somehow has a rain shower and a Nespresso machine. Three days in Italy's strangest, most photogenic city, done with taste.
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Day-by-Day PlansTwo Days in Colmar for Hopeless Romantics Who Refuse to Grow Up
Colmar looks like someone built a town entirely out of fairy tales and flower boxes. Here's a two-day Colmar itinerary for couples who want canals, Alsatian wine, and absolutely zero cynicism.
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Day-by-Day PlansTwo Days in Kotor for People Who Booked the Cruise Stop and Now Have to Plan It
This Kotor itinerary is for the panicked: you booked the cruise, the stop is real, and now you've got two days to figure out a town wedged between a fjord and a mountain. Climb the walls before the ships dock, breathe after they leave.
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Day-by-Day PlansTwo Days in Mostar Beyond the Bridge Everyone Photographs and Leaves
Most people give Mostar ninety minutes and a photo of the bridge. That's a crime. Here's a two-day Mostar itinerary that stays the night, so you actually get the place after the buses leave.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe Weekend 2-Day Ljubljana-Free Slovenia Itinerary: Lake Bled and Vintgar in 48 Hours
You've already done the capital. Now skip it. Here's a tight 2 days in Lake Bled and the Vintgar Gorge — the island church, the cream cake, the wooden walkway over green water.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Adelaide: Wine Valleys, Festival Buzz, and South Australia's Easy Pace
A relaxed Adelaide 3 day itinerary from someone who ate her way through the Central Market, drank Shiraz in the Barossa, and finally got why locals are so smug about their underrated foodie city.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Almaty: Snowy Peaks, Soviet Cafes, and Kazakhstan's Green City
An honest 3-day Almaty itinerary: ski slopes by lunch, Soviet-era cafes, the apple-tree origins, and Central Asia's coolest coffee scene. Real prices, real timing, the bits worth skipping.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Baku: Flame Towers, Old City Walls, and the Caspian's Boomtown
Three honest days in Baku: a medieval walled city wrapped in glass skyscrapers, oil-money architecture, a mud volcano day trip, and where the locals actually eat. Day by day.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Cairns: The Great Barrier Reef, Rainforest, and Tropical Far North
A no-nonsense Cairns 3 day itinerary from someone who snorkelled the outer reef, got rained on in the oldest rainforest on earth, and learned the hard way which reef tours are worth it.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Cebu: Whale Sharks, Waterfalls, and a Sardine Run You Can Swim
A three-day Cebu itinerary built around swimming with whale sharks, canyoneering to Kawasan Falls, and a sardine run you can dive straight into. The honest version, ethics included.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Chiang Rai: The White Temple, Hill Tribes, and a Black House of Bones
A Chiang Rai 3 day itinerary with the art-temple trio everyone comes for, the hill tribe villages worth visiting (and the ones to avoid), and where to eat khao soi that beats Chiang Mai's.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Da Nang: Beaches, Marble Mountains, and the Bridge That Breathes Fire
A honest, opinionated Da Nang 3 day itinerary from someone who got sunburnt, ate too much mi quang, and watched a dragon spit actual fire. Beaches, caves, and the stuff the guidebooks skip.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Guilin: Karst Peaks, River Cruises, and the Scenery on the 20 Note
A honest 3-day Guilin itinerary built around the Li River, the rice terraces, and that exact view printed on the back of the 20-yuan note. Day-by-day, real costs, the bits worth skipping.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Hanoi: Motorbike Chaos, Egg Coffee, and One Perfect Bowl of Pho
Three days in Hanoi without pretending the traffic is charming. A food-led plan built around egg coffee, the Old Quarter, and the single best bowl of pho I have ever eaten.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Hong Kong: Skyline Trams, Dim Sum, and Islands Off the Grid
A honest 3-day Hong Kong itinerary for the vertical city: the tram up the Peak, dim sum done right, and a ferry day to a tiny island where nobody is in a hurry. Day-by-day, no fluff.